Archive for the ‘decorating’ Category

Mad with power.

October 13, 2011 in decorating, garden, house, local, oakland, photos, project - ideas, projects - in progress

One of Vim’s friends has agreed to do some work for us in exchange for money. I love how that works. Right now he is off in his studio building us a larger chicken coop and a matching outdoor (v. small) shed. Vim made very nice mock ups of both of those in Sketch Up. [...]

Routines and wallpaper

August 29, 2011 in about me, decorating, health, house, rant, travel
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I am a non routine sort of person and therefore I desperately wish I WAS one. I imagine that my life would be so much easier if only I could stick to a routine. Laundry would all be done on Thursday, like clockwork. The dishwasher would be unloaded by 7am everyday and the counter would [...]

Backyard progression

August 10, 2011 in decorating, garden, goodness, horticulture, house, oakland, urban farm

What it looked like in November: In November we whacked a bunch of plum trees that were taking over the whole back section of yard and we had the arborist leave all the branches. Those branches are precious organic material to make new dirt with, also sort of annoying to deal with. Vim is on [...]

Before and In-Progress

September 17, 2010 in decorating, housing

Welp. I’ve been busy y’all. Very-so busy. Our absurd first time home owner dreams of waiting to move in to our new house until the renovations were complete were totaly horse shit as I’m sure season home owners knew. As if we could plan and coordinate like 4 million contractors all in 1.5 months. WTH? [...]

House Porn

January 20, 2010 in about me, decorating, housing

I love house porn. This is my newest favorite site: HOUZZ.com. You can search by location or by room or by style. I’m dying for a house but am trying to fight it as a totally irrational thing. I know myself well enough to recognize a little bit of that, “if i just have/do/see/remember this [...]

I finally feel old now that the 90′s are back.

August 15, 2009 in a dress, about me, decorating, housing, other people

I’m obsessed with wallpaper right now and I am loving pretty much all the ones from Ferm Living. Witness: Now I need a house so that I can wallpaper it and then like 2 years later wonder what the fuck I was thinking. When my mom was here recently she gave me endless shit (hi [...]