If the devil’s in the detail, then no detail is more devilish – or more often overlooked – than switch plates and outlet covers. When you’re dressing walls in a beautiful wallpaper, the eye is immediately drawn to stark white squares, so most skilled paperers will also swath switch plates so they blend in seamlessly.
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Shopping for Spatterware
Spatterware – aka splatterware and spongeware – is one of those remnants from my childhood that I love to revisit. My grandparents lived on a farm in upstate New York and their homey pine kitchen was punctuated by pops of blue and white, some in the form of vintage Spode plates and others in old
Read MoreBrass Kitchens, Brass Bathrooms, Brass Fixtures, Oh My!
When faced with the task of what to write about for my first-ever foray into the world of blogging, it seemed quite fitting to select one of the things that served as an inspiration for this new venture and subsequent name – brass. Brass has been enjoying its moment in the sun, so to speak;
Read MoreDream Kitchen Wallpaper & Fabric Samples
When you’re renovating a house, every day is a little like Christmas thanks to the stacks of boxes, packages and paper mailers that land on your doorstep. Today’s cache included fabric and wallpaper samples for the kitchen courtesy of my new bestfriends at Eades Discount Wallpaper in Olean, NY. They’re quick to respond, they ship
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