Day 4: And then, there was an office.

Day 4: Lassie, please save the day and unpack so I don't have to.

Day 3: The Swan is revealed

World, meet my new office; office, meet my world. 

Wedding gift time and a craft project that I am jealous of

Last night after bombing at roasting artichokes (I hate you, epicurious), I had the perfect bit of dessert to cheer me up: this adorable ring-bearer (or just plain decorative) pillow from my sister. It might be the perfect pop of color that our living room needs...

Day 2: The Plan

Day 1: things are looking peachy

I painted the moldings (even taped off the crazy floor to avoid mistakes on MY part) and picked out paint colors. And no big surprise, I'm going to go with a pale peachy-pink color with one wall in blackboard paint. I even met a (potentially more dangerous than the clothing shop) neighbor in the building: a new online wine company, the Wine Feed.

A mild case of buyer's remorse

So the carpet has been ripped up. Unfortunately, that little peek at old beams proved to be just that... the patchwork quilt of beams, plywood and linoleum definitely had me in a bit of a tizzy when I saw what was under the ENTIRE room. Deep breaths, deep breaths. Other than the fact that I could hear people underneath me (does carpeting sound-proof rooms? Anyone?) I still agree that ripping it up was the way to go. Perhaps a rug is the answer....

This is the corner we ripped the rug from--amazing beams, right??

And the not-so-amazing beams