Deck remodel with new lighting and hand rail
Not wanting an orangy look, I chose this dark walnut for the stain, which brings out great contrast and richness, complementing all those gorgeous trees.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: house fixer upper
If Walls could talk at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
After Jefferson’s death, Poplar Forest fell into the hands of other families who made the octagonal-shaped private retreat more utilitarian.
Master closet remodel rescues historical costumes
And then…my clothes rack full of my dresses and our historical costumes fell off the wall of the master suite clothes closet.
New kitchen appliances delivered day before Thanksgiving
With this fancy stove I had a bit of learning curve in preparing Thanksgiving dinner, but it was the best meal we had the entire time in the house.
Kitchen remodel commences: new microwave and display shelf
At the suggestion to raise the cabinet over the stove to the proper height for adding a microwave underneath, I saw pros and cons.
Painting Lafayette walls, creamy kitchen, and my kids on PBS
This time, our Becoming History presentation presented the Gilded Age, while debuting the heroically regal Lafayette golden-green. What a perfect combination.
Lafayette paint inspires patriotic names on Bastille Day
While prepping to paint the Lafayette color in the our new Virginia house, I had an idea.
Why not name the rooms after Lafayette and his American friends?
Auditioning paint colors and finding Lafayette
Perplexed I looked around…and realized the sunshine was coming from the yellow paint, which had finally overtaken the old cave pink salmon of gloom and doom.
Paint samples, new crepe myrtle, planting entryway urns
Since the main floor is open-concept, I reached the point of not being sure where I wanted creamy yellow to end and sage green to begin.
Lost grill en route to Virginia so we Texas-fied our new one
For him, that was a happy problem, because he just used that grill on roadside stops to grill his dinners…better than truck stop fare! Hey, a kindred spirit!
