Our Home’s History – Dining Room

Jenny — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:00:00 +0000

I think I’m suffering from decorating ADD – maybe it should be called “ADDD” or “DADD” – nevertheless, I am having a hard time focusing on any single project right now. Instead, I flit from one thing to another. I have been posting about our home’s history, and I think this is the source of my latest diversion. Let me elaborate. Here are photos of our dining room, as it has evolved from one owner to the next. Previous owner: Homearama Photo: And as it stands now: I guess the reason I’m feeling focused on the dining room now is because aside from it being a better photograph, little else has changed! None of the photos have an area rug, the chandelier is the same, even the dark wood tones of the furniture are similar! Although I do really love my furniture – especially my buffet… We have had our dining room furniture for probably 11-12 years now, and I still love it. But, while the room isn’t terrible, it’s just not the look I’m going for, and some days I’m tempted to start peeling away at the wallpaper – just to see if it comes off easily. It’s a […]

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What is Your Home’s History?

Jenny — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:10:00 +0000

Are you one of those people who would like to revisit an old house to see what the new owners have “done” to it? Or, would you like to see your current house as it looked over the years with previous owners? I admit it, I have driven by our past two homes in the hopes of getting a peek inside to see what they look like now. I’m nosey like that. So, you can imagine my glee when I Googled our current (new) house and discovered pictures that were never before seen when it was listed on the MLS. It’s like I found a buried treasure. So, granted, some of these pictures were in the original listing photos, but it’s still fun to see how I’ve made the house so much prettier compare. And, what’s fun about my house, is that for some crazy reason, they included photos from the previous owners, as well as photos from when it was part of Homearama (a local home builder’s showcase tour). I’m not saying that in a braggy way (that’s so not how I am – I’m just not the mom with the “My kid is an Honor Student” sticker on her minivan), […]

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Our Home’s History – Dining Room

What is Your Home’s History?