Couple of Keys

Author: paola

  • Apologies.

    Sorry for the lack of updates. Work, life and taking on a lot projects does that to us. We’re working really hard to get as much done by February 6th, the day of our housewarming party. I’m working on mom’s room (did we mention she lives here too? :) ) which I will live vicariously…

  • Paint & Plans.

    Paint & Plans.

    We’ve finished painting the right side of the kitchen and added a second coat to the left side. I can’t even begin to explain how good it feels to get that done. It looks so clean now and finally starting to feel like a little bit of our own space. As far a future plans…

  • Getting Situated.

    Getting Situated.

    This was our new house a week ago: We’ve got most of our unpacking done. Gotten a good start on the painting with the living room completely done and about half of the kitchen. Still can’t convince Yong to let me paint the kitchen cabinets white (he has veto power), but I won’t give up!…

  • We Believed the Hype.

    We Believed the Hype.

    Hoping for the best we walked into Home Depot yesterday and purchased our paint. We chose Behr‘s Premium Plus Ultra which is supposed to be primer&paint in one. We had originally planned on trekking over to Sherwin-Williams but were scared away by the average price tag. Although Behr’s PPU has gotten mixed reviews online, I…

  • Books: Domino’s The Book of Decorating

    Books: Domino’s The Book of Decorating

    i finally purchased domino’s book of decorating (after months of procrastinating). if you’re not familiar with domino, it is the (now defunct) self-proclaimed magazine guide to living with style. in the book the editors write about how they’d like to think they are partly responsible for bridging the gap between professional designers and DIYers like…

  • Color us decided.

    Color us decided.

    As we’ve begun to try and decide on how to spend our money on big ticket items (i.e. sofa, dining room table) we’ve come to find that we’re not as in sync with each other’s taste as we might have thought. So compromise is the name of the game. However, we both decided we wanted…

  • Celebration!

    We’ve just been informed that we’ll be able to move in by Christmas!

  • Patio/Deck/Garden Ideas

    Patio/Deck/Garden Ideas

    So I think one of the things we were most excited about when we visited the house was the deck. The thought of entertaining in this area is probably what has us so exciting. Besides the existing bench that surrounds the tree, seating is something I’d like to improve in this space. There are a…

  • White Kitchens, Possible DIY?

    White Kitchens, Possible DIY?

    As we (impatiently) count the days until the big move (73 days!) we’re trying to prioritize what we want to tackle first. Besides the usual setting up of the cable, switch the utilities to our names etc. We’re both coming from shared apartment living and both relied semi-heavily on what the other person brought into…

  • Lighting: Pendant Lamps

    Lighting: Pendant Lamps

    I may have a slight obsession with lighting in general. I feel it can make or break any space and it can directly influence how you feel within that space. Lately, my obsession has had a concentration on pendant lighting. Living in an apartment now doesn’t allow me to work with anything that requires to…