sigh.

I think this photo is from Domino. I LOVE LOVE this as a work area. (I wonder why really really white walls are so popular again...) If my office looked like this I might actually be motivated to work on a Friday afternoon. Probably not, though.



Happy weekend!

backyard

Let me preface this by mentioning the house we bought was in terrible shape when we moved in. The walls were full or cracks and holes and the basement was flooded. The ceiling was falling down in a few places and the weeds were waist-high. There was a shed made of pressed grey wood that was never sided and was falling over and full of hornets right next to the house. You can see the disaster here, although my pictures don't really show the up close and personal detail of the carpet, walls, ect. Just take my word for it.

Anyway. We've put in tons of work. The entire house has been painted, all the fixtures replaced, bathrooms tiled, basement re-finished, we've cleaned up the front yard, planted trees, ripped down the shed, built a new one... anyway.

So this summer, the plan is to get the yard looking decent. Here's a view now, with our ginormous shed almost complete:


On the to-do list this summer is:

1. till up all along fence line for flower beds
2. till up garden plot to the left of the shed
3. pour patio slab wider at back of house
4. plant shrubs, flowers and fruit trees
5. seed bare areas of lawn

a long way down

Nick Hornby writes some of my favorite books. I'm just getting around to reading A Long Way Down. For a book about a bunch of people trying to commit suicide, I shouldn't be laughing out loud so much.

pretty recycling station

This recycling station in the new issue of Blueprint is so freaking awesome, I think I might just have to work something like this up in my garage. And since we almost have a shed in the backyard, i might actually be able to reclaim a little section for this purpose!



Article here.