Upstairs Pre-Renovation

The upstairs pre-renovation

496 - The Outdoors

Check out the beautiful exterior views of 496. Dad is working really hard to revive the garden and freshen up the fence...and it shows!!

"Before" Photos - First Floor, 8.23.08

Displaying Photos

I like the corkboard idea on a wall that we can use to post fun pics from holidays or a shot of out of town guests....it should be in a fun place such as the kitchen or even the sewing room? We should get a polaroid camera so we can take pics of guests on the spot and write the date etc...I've seen other people do this and it is such a fun idea!

The Stairwell

I think this is a fun way to display family photos and utilize the space on the stairs.

Color Swatches

I was finally able to make it to the Benjamin Moore store here (they have banker's hours!) and picked up a ton of swatches. We just need to sit down now and make the final selects...especially for the sewing room + living room. Bridget - your choices were great and I naturally chose many of them without looking at the list first! So we are on the same page. Above is the Domino shot that inspired the gray slate color choice.