Tag Archives: living area

  • green room

    Since we ‘finished’ our TV room, we’ve had a nagging doubt that it needed something more. With white ceiling, floor and cinder-block, it just felt too white, even for us …

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  • chair corner

    We have two great spots for feature chairs in our living area. We filled the first, in our main living room, with our Plycraft. That left this second spot, in our TV room …

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  • rug swap

    Remember our TV room? This is where we began our VCT flooring install, last fall. That went well, but the new (very white) flooring made our existing rug look very beige …

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  • tour ready

    If this was a question, the answer would be “no”. But we’re getting there. Confused? I’m talking about the Sacramento MCM Home Tour –and we’re on it …

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  • dining table

    We planned on replacing our glossy white IKEA dining table, down the line, but that definitely wasn’t a priority. So you can guess what happened next …

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  • shelling out

    We have multiple Craigslist alerts, that generate little in the “need” department, but lots in the “didn’t need but do now” department. And sometimes you just can’t say no …

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  • turning the corner

    With no rain respite, we’re focusing on flooring. Having finished our all-purpose room and living room, we continued around the corner …

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  • living room

    Point a camera in the right direction (as we try to) and our Eichler could almost pass for finished. In truth, we have a long way to go. But we are calling our living room ‘done’ …

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  • art work

    Karen and I agree on most things, but artwork isn’t one of them. Our taste has plenty of crossover, but we differ on volume –she’d be happy with blank white walls …

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