All this for a TV?

posted on July 23, 2012

Well, it’s still raining here in Texas, but at least not non-stop. We’re doing our best to work around the down pours. It looks like the upcoming week shows some improvement and we’ll see the return of heat and humidity. Never thought I’d be so excited for the return of both!

I have been taking advantage of the fact that there is always an indoor project to do when the weather doesn’t cooperate. So LUCKY ME, I’ve been working on a portion of our media cabinet. Yes, aren’t you jealous?… I know you are. If dirty, messy, stinky, and sticky are ….

“Who’ll Stop the Rain”

posted on July 16, 2012

Credence Clearwater pondered it, Prince colored it purple, Adele set fire to it, Gene Kelly sang in it, Led Zepplin were fools in it, The Cure prayed for it, Husker Du stood in it, Willie Nelson saw blue eyes crying in it, The Jesus and Mary Chain were only happy when it happened, the Eurythmics let it fall on their heads, and Bob Dylan knew a hard rain’s gonna fall……. but I’m just SICK OF IT!

My drive to work most days looks like this.

Every day for the last 12 days it has RAINED! I know, I know, most of the country ….

Good Finds

posted on July 10, 2012

While taking pictures of some of our recent finds it struck me that this post will be somewhat “arty” without me trying or really thinking about it until now.
It’s no secret that we love to hunt! NO, not with guns… however there were times I thought there might be a “shoot out” between collectors at some of the estate sales we go to… but usually we get in and out really quickly and have yet to get in any fights. (hey, it happens.. people are crazy! Besides, we prefer to find our stuff on the side of the road.)
I’m always ….

This, that, and a red arrow

posted on July 6, 2012

Time to get back to business around here. Summer is in full swing and we’ve been a little crazy with house projects. With the heat so bad we try to have at least one outdoor project and one indoor project going so when it gets unbearable we can move inside to work. It’s going good but now we have crap scattered everywhere which tends to make me crazy. Oh well.. I’m just happy to be “doing”.

Our bedroom project is still going, but it’s mostly my fault for being slow and wanting everything just so. So this post is about the ….

Friday Instagrams

posted on June 29, 2012

I can’t seem to get all my project photos uploaded from my real camera in time to do a “house” post… so I’ll wrap up the week (a very crazy week) with some of my Instagrams. I’ll get back on track during the 4th of July holiday. I’m off for a few days and can finally catch up.

Yes, I know, I know… but it’s NEW and FUN and I’m enjoying my new phone so it’s inevitable that this would happen. You knew it was coming!!
Have a great weekend!

Now… what to play?

It’s been so hot… I saw this and seriously wanted ….

Flattery or Theft?

posted on June 28, 2012

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Thanks everyone for your input and thanks to Mike for contacting me.

This is such a sad post for me. Have you ever posted something that ended up bring you to tears? I had a horrible experience today when I received an email from an artist who was very upset that I “stole” his work. Imagine my devastation! Hell…. imagine his. How awful he felt and how awful I feel. It sucks!

This whole experience brings up an issue that I think about quite often and that is …. the internet exposes us all to so many beautiful ideas, ….

2 things that rocked my week!

posted on June 23, 2012

I have to say that it’s been a pretty fun week for me and for reasons that may make some roll their eyes and say “what’s the big deal”? But we all have our “things”. You know, the things that make us smile like little kids at Christmas and excited for what lies ahead. The things that bring us joy and make us tick. They’re big and small… but they definitely ROCK!

Definition:
ROCKS: verb – intransitive
to be great, exciting, or fun.
– You got Stones tickets? That rocks!
– This chocolate cake rocks!
Also Means: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
– This band rocks.

I think ….

Good Find: 20 years in the making

posted on June 20, 2012

I love to share the many things we find each week and I’ve been holding back on this post because I didn’t know how we were going to handle this. It required thought and consideration… and has been the topic of countless dinner conversations at our house. We’ve finally made a decision and so I must share. I’m too damn excited not to.

Teaser picture – via Knoll

Okay… here’s the playback:

Him – “What’s for Dinner”
Me – “I’m tired.. I really don’t want to cook tonight”
Him – “I’ve been craving chips and hot sauce… lets get Mexican”
Me – “YES!, YES, lets get ….

Blog Love and other chatter

posted on June 18, 2012

Here I am again… almost an entire week has gone by without a post. I’m really getting crappy at this blogging thing!

I guess I should just get this over with right now and address the whole “Freshly Pressed” incident. I didn’t want to even bring it up but if you’ve visited my blog in the last week you may have thought WTF! At first I thought Word Press had really screwed up some code because I had too many visitors in a matter of minutes. No offense Word Press.. we all love you, but you do screw things up! Half ….

Plant FREAK!

posted on June 12, 2012

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I think I might need help! Do they have support groups for plant freaks? I could possibly be out of control with my desire for the green stuff. I’ve always loved them but I do believe having a home with so many windows and so much light has definitely brought things to a level that might warrant a new show on A&E.

It’s been a almost a week since my last post and I needed to take a little break from my digital world.. because there’s lots going on and I can’t organize it in ….

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posted on June 5, 2012

I believe our mid-century modern home is not only fun but also a little bit fun-ky. Which is one of the reasons we fought so hard to get this place. The Goode’s (previous owners and architect) were definitely a creative and very talented pair and they did some things to this house that made it really special. Some of the wonderful things about this house, for me, are the awesome door bell, the cool mail box, and the autograph doors as you enter the house.

Our mailbox is pretty fun, as it’s built into the fence that surrounds our house and ….

Thrifty Finds – Estate Sale Scores

posted on June 2, 2012

Just a couple of things to share from this weeks estate sale stops. If we’re anything… we’re persistent! We never miss a chance to find something beautiful or useful.

As you may already know we have been collecting Russel Wright dishes for many many years. (See some of our collection >> HERE.) At one point I had so much that it was overflowing into other rooms and bordered on hoarding. The madness had to stop… so we sold lots of it on ebay or to friends. We do use it every day and unless it’s a really special ….

Update: Bedroom Cabinet Refinishing

posted on May 29, 2012

Well there’s nothing like a quick little project to breeze through and spiff up your house is there? ….. unfortunately I know nothing about that idea. Quick… NEVER, Easy… RARELY, Spiffed up… POSSIBLY! Thank goodness for blogging because I had to go back to figure out when the heck I started this refinishing project…. turns out April 23rd! Good grief, I’m slow. Okay so it only took me 6 weeks minus the two I couldn’t work … so 4 weeks! It ain’t love but it ain’t bad!

I have a million pictures so please excuse all the visuals… ….

Instagram inspired ::: photos from the week

posted on May 27, 2012

Yep, still waiting for the iPhone! Until then, I’m crazy about the look so thought I’d continue with “faking it”. Here’s some photos from “life in the last week”. I’m trying to finish up my bedroom cabinets. Hope to share the progress by Tuesday.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

San Jacinto Building and clock tower downtown. The flag seemed appropriate for Memorial Day. Thanks to all the men and women who serve our country both past and present. We appreciate your service! HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

Another Goode House

posted on May 24, 2012

Yesterday was just another “normal” day at work… full of paperwork, phone calls, listening to other people talk about their broken air conditioners, flat tires, and Memorial Day weekend plans. I didn’t expect it to be any different, but then I get a call from Rebecca. Rebecca is not only an awesome person, but the daughter of one of Rex & Ruth Goode’s best friends (Reminder: Rex and Ruth Goode owned our home and he was the architect) What a nice surprise! She called to ask a favor and to be honest I was sort of stunned…. not because she ….