Blog de Puree

I’m not even sure I know how to tag this one. (It would probably be more appropriate when our blog was called “The Hot Poop.”) But here goes.
As a huge fan of interior design, I love hearing about new products for the home. Some are certainly more interesting than others and this one is a [...]

We’ve decided that our son will be a Renaissance man, with an appreciation for the fine arts. Thus, we’ve added some color to the bare blue walls.

Above the changing table, we hung a virtual zoo of colorful critters for the baby to look. Kermit the frog will also be looking on and coaching Paul as [...]

We’ve been busy this last few weeks after our closet renovation, working diligently and steadily to create a room suitable for the new addition to our family.
After the painting was complete, we set to work buying and building furniture and accessories. Some we purchased, and other items were provided by generous friends and family.
Now, everything [...]

It was another busy weekend. We put together the crib and a twin bed for the nursery and proceeded to play room Tetris will all the furniture for about two hours. We finally have everything in place for the arrival of the wee beastie.
You’ll see from the pictures that there are a number of different [...]

Just wanted to add that Paul’s photos make the blue look much brighter than it is — in reality, it’s a soft sky blue. Oh, and lest anyone think potential motherhood has pushed my decorating style over to the “sweet” or “cute” side (quel horreur!*), we’ll be balancing the look with some of my trademark [...]

Saying that it was a busy weekend at our house would be an understatement. A more accurate statement would be that it was a tornado of gardening and home improvement.
On Saturday, a friend and I removed six yew shrubs from the front yard. It took two men six-and-a-half hours in the rain on Saturday. It [...]

I was flipping through Dwell, one of Randye’s favorite architecture and design magazines, and came across a one page article about an Oregon Army National Guard officer serving in Afghanistan. The article was about how Major Arnold Strong epitomized soldierly field expediency by using some simple furniture construction and design concepts to make his eight-by-eight [...]

Erik’s theme room? Come on. Yes, a 10 year old will love it, but for how long? Maybe 2 years — tops. How wasteful. (Maybe if he was 5 and could have gotten a few years out of it.) Besides theme rooms are easy-peasy AND cheesy.
Goil’s was excellent (well, except for all the white). His [...]

Despite subscriptions to just about every shelter magazine available, an unhealthy addiction to HGTV, and completion of an interior decor program at the Boston Architectural College, I really can’t get enough of interior design. So, it was with no surprise that I squealed like a pig when I heard about Bravo’s latest reality show, Top [...]