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Before & After

Design 8:34 PM
What you're about to see are the 3rd floor Before/Afters.   Bear in mind, they are only an INTERIM version of the Afters. Obviously, the "Before" shots won't be changing.  These images are not fancy - nothing high res or well-lit at this point and we are so very very far from done, but it will give you context of the progress we've...Read More

3rd Floor Update - White Painted Floors!

Decorating 6:11 PM
After 6 months of painstaking floor stripping and nasty clean-up, we have reached the fun part! The part where we really get to see results and change!  It's floor painting time. I should also say, the major impetus for pushing this project through, other than just having our 3rd floor usable, was that my best friend Emily was coming to stay with me...Read More

Dining Room and Breakfast Room Updates

Chicago 6:00 AM
Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.  Here is our dining room as pictured in the real estate photographs. Much lighter and brighter in this picture than in reality, but a pretty good representation. Pretty neutral and not terrible. Just kinda...bland? Definitely not bad, just too neutral. Light grey below the chair rail and a cream above.  I...Read More