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loveyh/Shannon: TWINS! They are going to be so happy in that sweet little room, hermes!
Pika: Hi there! blog hopping here....
Kerri: BTW thanks for something new to learn today. I had to look up Ketubah and it was interesting. Also, if you want to visit them, I used two different links in my tags to my two differenty journal/blogs.
Kerri: Hi, I was just surfing through. Wow, I love your older home. Y'all have put a LOT of work into it. Very nice! Congrats on the babies - hope all goes well for you.
Alicia: WOW TWINS!!!!! COngratulations sweetheart. I am SO happy for you. Miss you terribly. :)ALicia
adrienne: your house, blog and photography are looking great!!!!!!!adrienne
Alicia: OMG HG, The house looks beautiful!!! Miss you & thinking of you. Take care,
st james cooke: this looks great! i've really enjoyed looking through all your progress!
Miss Understanding: Hi! My name's Miss Understamding! I'm new to bravenet and I'm just stopping in to say "HI" and to let you know if you'd ever like a place to just relax and vent, I'm only a mouse click away!
fries: It looks beautiful. Just stopping by to peek in the windows and say hi
Tracey: WOO freakin HOO HG! I am so happy for you. It looks awesome. I love old homes. They have so much character.
Don M: I can't believe that you all have had to put up with these idiots. It makes me realize how great the folks I have working for me really are. You all are saints. You home is really looking great inspite of those creeps. The master bath is wonderful. I love your dog too!
Nathalie: Hellew, wishing you an AWESOME weekend! Please stop by and sign my "Bravenet Bloggers" map. There's a link to it in on my blog. Make sure you leave your URl to your blog so people can come and visit you Thanks Muchly
Eric: Hi there, just stop by to say hello!
venom75: Have a nice and safe Halloween.
Brenda: Heat AND hardwood floors!! Isn't it delicious? If I had heat and new hardwood floors, I would want to roll around naked. Um, but with the lights off.Thanks for stopping by the CrazyStable, where we are cold and splintery...
robin stivers: Hi Cynthia, If you would like to get Early American Homes magazine, their website is www.EALonline.com. If you like antique decorating youll like this mag. It is my favorite! robin
Johanna: ODB!!!!! ha ha ha - you know I love that ref.Crap about the flood- Noah never had it so bad as the NE this week. (ok so he did- but he had endless gofer wood)Here is to better days, and this being done in time for Turkey!
BmS: So you both stink and are drinking copious amounts of wine. Are you guys French?
Tonya: Thats a great house, love the pics.
Tracey: HG.....I am so green right now. I so want your walls! Two of our rooms that were redone already are cracking.....I love your journal....Hoping the leak is not serious. Hang in there cuase it is gorgrous!Tracey
Christopher Day: I found your blog just today. You don't seem to be on the Houseblogs map. I have my primary home in South Salem (Lewisboro), so I'm another Westchester County resident. My site on Houseblogs concerns a new house project I'm finishing on the Jersey Shore.I am most interested in your Unico system. I chickened-out w/RT Unico and now I probably regret it. Best of luck - it all looks great! - Chris
Johanna: A leak! Oy!!!! Can't wait to see it in person.
venom75: Out blog hopping and thought I'd stop by for a visit.
Anne: just dropped in to say hi
Rebecca: It's really come a long way! Email me sometimes and Ill tell you how I screwed up on Bill's website. And here I thought I was adding somme humor to his stress - it totally backfired.
Sami: Was out bloghopping. Your home is going to be so beautiful! I can't wait to see it when it is done! Hang in there!
chris: Can you live like that? Wanna trade? Mine's been half done for 10 years!!!
home*sweet*home: HEY HEY HEY! Much progress! LOL at the August 1st, didn't I tell you? Remember you will live there a long time, don't kill yourself now or you will learn to hate the house...take it slow, do it right and it will all be just a dream later...
Wendy: Here's some cool smilies I found
tnp020600: Hermes, your house is just BEAUTIFUL!! What an absolute dream come true. Talk about finding the perfect house. This sure will be a nice project and something I can see you doing so well :-)
Meg: Can't wait to see your plans develop!
Home*Sweet*Home: It's lovely...the only thing I can say - having been there before - is "BE PATIENT!" Patience is a virtue! And you'll need plenty of it - and a good sense of humor. Keep posting...
Betty: Hey girl!
skater: WELCOME to the community nice journal you have here keep up the good work i know you will be successful!!! tag me back

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Saturday, May 17th 2008

7:17 PM

Miscellaneous finishing touches (with photos)

Lots of small changes have been happening around here, many of which seem too small to document, but hey...it's our house and our blog, so why not?  Besides, we're pretty much wrapping up the interiors.  Which is really the point, after all!

This is one seemingly minor change that actually had a big impact.  We installed solid brass sash locks in our formal living room and formal dining room.  Amazing how much of a change they made in the overall look of the space!  It's little details like this that can really make a space feel complete.


Similarly small details, of which we're inordinately proud, can be found in our downstairs powder room.  This little space was outfitted with pink and black tile and an acoustic ceiling when we bought the house.  Big change!  The print is a hand colored antique print of the terrace at Central Park, a place which holds a lot of great memories for us.

Another random project that looks incredibly unimpressive to other people but which makes a big difference in our everyday lives:  we replaced several back doors around the house.  Here's the one we use most often...yay, it opens, closes, LOCKS, and is airtight!

And another gratuitous nook shot...this is Brian's pet project on the interior of the house, and he's justifiably proud of his decorating enedeavors.

Next up...this is our front door, which is still really really old, but at least now looks pretty nice.  We're still planning on replacing the door (no boos from the peanut gallery, please!  It's OLD but not original, and it's in really rough shape.  And we're replacing it with a solid wood door.), but in the meantime, I'd say Brian did an awesome job refinishing it and the interesting surround.  We'ved 86-ed the scary aluminum screen door from 1950, by the way, but if you want it, it's sitting in our barn

 

And last but not least, here are some shots of the area's wildlife...more or less wild, depending on the particular subject matter.

Here's a Golden Eagle we observed hunting in our front yard. 

And the more commonly seen Red-Tailed Hawk, a pair of which nest in our woods.

Hee hee!  Funny photo of a deer in our yard.

And no big post would be complete without the dog photos.  Here's Jack in a shirt (necessitated by a little sore spot which his brother kept licking):

 

And my two gorgeous blondes together, enjoying the early spring weather:

6 Comment(s).

Posted by Jen:

Oh! Someone else with a pair of Golden Retrievers!! I just want to snuggle up with them and give them some hugs.
Sunday, May 18th 2008 @ 9:38 PM

Posted by Nola:

Gorgeous photos! You are right, it´s all in the detail!
Tuesday, May 20th 2008 @ 5:46 AM

Posted by casacaudill:

All of the house photos are of course great, but my favorite of all is the last one. It just makes me smile.
Wednesday, May 21st 2008 @ 2:16 AM

Posted by Larry:

AWESOME pics! Your doing such a great job on the house too!
Wednesday, May 21st 2008 @ 9:11 AM

Posted by jenni:

Lovely Pics. I love the birds, the deer's funny face and the pups. So sweet.
Your house is coming together nicely.
Wednesday, May 21st 2008 @ 10:25 PM

Posted by Kathy:

:)
great photos! I love the blue bathroom can you post more photos of it?
Friday, July 11th 2008 @ 3:27 PM

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