So this morning, shortly after reading the newest post on Door Sixteen, I sent Kyle an e-mail with the following subject title: “Dwell: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” We are beyond excited to see chezerbey mentioned in a feature about house blogs in the April issue of Dwell. Our site is listed among some pretty fantastic company, including blogs (and their bloggers) that I have a great deal […]
One door down, three more to go! Finally, after 2 1/2 years of temporary solutions, we once again have a real bathroom door. (Remodeling is not for the faint of heart, or the modest.) The color is “thunderbird” from Benjamin Moore. We used Natura zero-VOC paint in a semi-gloss finish. Here’s how it looks from […]
I’ve been eyeing the Boskke sky planter for a while now and last week Kyle surprised me with one of my very own. I kinda love it. Not only do I have basil at my fingertips, but the little bit of greenery and whimsy is a perfect antidote to this dreary Seattle weather. (Ok, maybe a perfect […]
So, apparently I need to see The King’s Speech. Oh, and Black Swan, The Social Network, and a bunch of other movies. But we saw Inception! Whatever, I blame the remodel. So this was our Sunday: Breakfast and paint chips! We came up with a potential color palette (above, right) for the doors and picked […]
The barn door concept started out as a way to further maximize our house’s efficiency while creating an interesting layer of functional texture (I just came up with that architect-speak on the spot!). Anyway, unlike a swing door, a sliding door doesn’t take up extra floor space when it’s in the open position (the same is […]