General posts
Well, sort of… I was recently interviewed for an article about homes with ”Wow Factor.” Unfortunately, while the story of the discovery of our bungalow was published, there was no mention of our little blog. I can’t really complain though. The interview was a lot of fun!
If you’re curious about the WSJ piece, it’s posted here: http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/sir-insights?WC=HPInsThumb
We stumbled on this a few weeks ago in the Dunthorpe area. Never seen anything like it…
We could live in this thing!
I think I found another twin this week. I’m starting to wonder if I’m trying too hard to find similarities where they don’t exist, but I’m convinced this is a heavily-modded version of our house. It looks like they flipped the bow and chimney to the right side, and of course, the elephant in the room is that it has a full porch. Our dormers are swoopier than all the look-alikes, but the placement and sizing is identical. It’s too similar to just be a coincidence. You can see the other copies here and here.
The third sibling
This wasn’t a planned shot…it just struck me as funny when I opened up the fridge.
Mixing work and leisure
Sorry – I know most of you are probably looking for an update on the exterior paint, but this was too funny not to share.
Our six year old daughter Chloe has been asking for a playhouse for ages. Unfortunately, with all of the other house projects we have going on around here, the playhouse project has fallen by the wayside. Yesterday, I came up with a temporary fix involving four folding chairs and an old fitted sheet. (Please try to overlook the shoddy construction.)
the new "playhouse"
Both girls (Chloe and her one year old sister) were thrilled with with the new abode, but before long I noticed Chloe piling weeds on top of the sheet:
Perplexed, I inquired as to the point of the weeds, to which Chloe responded “It’s an eco-roof.”
Perhaps there’s too much architecture talk at our dinner table…
Lovely, isn’t it? Wait until you see the inside! Oh yeah, it’s for sale!
If you haven’t, and you feel so inclined, we’d certainly appreciate your vote!
Our living room is posted under “Julio B – Portland, OR.” The prize is $1000 in Rejuvenation lighting. Winning would mean we’d have pretty new photos of the bungalow to share with you. See – it’s a win/win proposition. 
Voting ends May 31.
It’s no secret that I ADORE Bradbury and Bradbury wallpaper. I often cycle through the gorgeous photography on their web site thinking â€How big of a deal is it, really, if our kids don’t go to college?â€
Little did I know that dreams of a college education for our children – and Bradbury and Bradbury wallpaper hanging in our bungalow – might not be mutually exclusive. Turns out, Bradbury and Bradbury actually sells seconds! I had NO idea.
Tremendous thanks to the folks at Bangor Bungalow for outlining the process and making my day!
Looks like I spoke (wrote?) too soon – I just found the black and white damask rug on another website.
I can’t decide how I feel about olefin though. On the one hand, I don’t want to spend a fortune on a wool rug which might get trashed, and getting trashed is a distinct possibility in a playroom. Click to continue »
view from outside chloe's room
Chloe turned six earlier this month, and while it may be sort of an odd fixation for a six year old to have, she is nonetheless obsessed with Paris. Santa must have heard about her francophile tendencies, because he left some brand new Parisian-themed bedding under the tree on Christmas morning. Click to continue »
