Day 28 - My House in August: New
So, what are some new things in your home?
New Electrolux induction range from this summer.
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Bonnie
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoNew cushions for sofa under the pergola. Billie approves!
Fall is in the air! Back to school tomorrow. DH and I will soon be dining in the DR. We eat our dinners by candlelight and have either placemats or a tablecloth with cloth napkins. This tablecloth is new and DH just said he doesn't like it! He also thinks we should change the window panels to a solid. He had zero opinions until he retired!
rockybird
6 years agoI posted these earlier. Alexander Girard ottoman:
Herman Miller Eames dowel leg chair(dark blue one):
Hans Wegner chairs:
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Day 5, My House in August: Outside
Comments (44)I'll play. I'll try to catch up on the other photos on the appropriate threads. With the exception of the immediate photo below (you'll guess why I'm including it), I'll try to keep this to my new build, not my current legal residence. Juvenile venison, he/she seems to have a twin, too. Connecticut, yesterday. Cannas plants. I planted them late, but they seem to be thriving on the southeast area of my future home. Massachusetts. These ones will be vibrantly red, probably starting this week. A few weekends ago, I had house guests up at my future home. That red dot is their drone, with which we had fun....See MoreDay 11: My House in August " Shelfie"
Comments (26)We're still in the midst of moving in and unpacking. My sweet hubby unpacked a lot of boxes yesterday and did his own arrangement on the shelves of the huge dining room built-in incorporating a lot of things that were displayed in small groups in various places in our old house. Bless his heart, it looks like a showcase in an antique mall. I know I want to do it much differently, but have no idea where to begin. I'll probably add a lot of books and be back here for advice on this one. The second pic is my little collection of 1939 New York World's Fair collectibles. Something about that fair just speaks to me. I'm drawn to its vision of the future, and it's the year my parents were born. There are also a few other World's Fair/Expo pieces thrown in for good measure. Also in that pic a peek at the built-in bookshelves in my office. They'll only hold fairly short books (must be all anyone had in 1954). I've got to go through all the book boxes this weekend and figure out where it all goes....See MoreDay 14, My House in August: Metallic
Comments (30)(as for the kippas..actually one's supposed to wear them all the time what's different though is the level of observance.Some do wear it only when praying, celebrating a holiday, etc. Some will wear them all the time..but if a kippah is knitted that's a sign that they are very traditional, yet not truly orthodox. Orthodox would wear black kippahs only..or, in some communities, hats. Obviously here everything's a bit different than in Israel. Including big thing they make out of Chanukkah..:) which is a wonderful holiday that we always try to celebrate, but no, it's not like Christmas, it's not a religious holiday even though it's about faith too, and involves a miracle..and the presents aren't such a huge part of it ..kids customarily do get something. And traditionally it was some money. I guess in order to play with dreidels..:) One has to have something to win and to loose, after all, lol OK where was I? so about knitted kippahs..in Israel people that observe everything yet are not orthodox still, are called either "traditional" or simply "knitted kippahs"..:) They'll always have extra supply in synagogue, very much so, because you're supposed to cover your head there. If you're a woman you should cover your hair too, Some light scarf will do. They usually keep some supply of scarves there as well. Unless you're a girl/woman who's unmarried yet. but little boys are supposed to wear kippahs. I like Bucharian kippahs the best-they're bigger, can look very smart, and usually are covered with some wonderful bright embroidery. Flowers and such. I'd love to see the thing from Turkey, and especially from Moscow..I think I know what it might look like:) Sorry for the big off-topic! I obviously miss home too much.. I love so many things here..the cat mold, the cake keeper, all the lamps, the candlesticks, the dragon, the tin ceiling, the cat door stop, the tea service, the chest..could go on and on..that's one dangerous thread. Sends one hunting.....See MoreDay 15-My House in August: Green
Comments (49)@ Caroline: "...she had the most vile, evil temper to ever be contained in a bird-suit. LOL We all loved her; she hated everyone and everything! She lived a long, healthy, indulged life, too, in spite of herself...." For some reason this is a description I wouldn't mind if someone attributed to me! You know, someone you can't help but want to be around! Anyway, here are my green contributions: My living room chairs - armless, but sooooo comfortable ...and a collage of Parisian items. I've loved lilies of the valley since I was a pre-teen and collected the container, the Lalique perfume bottle, and the Limoges tray on various trips to France. The print is a birthday card from a friend acknowledging my love for all things French (my first college major) and my completely unruly hair....See More
Bunny
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoFresh paint, new garage lights and house numbers:
New side yard fence:
Don't laugh. My first Rev-A-Shelf installation:
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Sueb20
6 years agoNew duvet cover from Anthro, set aside for fall. Still need insert.
Got this cute bath rug a couple of months ago.
And a new "goldfish" plant.
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6 years agoSueb.....I'm looking for round bath rugs.....may I ask where you found yours?
Heres our deck. We had it restained gray this spring. We had a clear stain put on when it was rebuilt three years ago and it turned out neon orange...it drove me crazy. Love the new gray color.
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Sueb20
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Peppapoodle
6 years agoNew old lamp I had made & new cream linen pillow covers. Old dog enjoying his senior years:)
Hand painted finial on lamp
raphaellathespanishwaterdog
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoMost of my new things are actually old, lol!!
The vase (seen in a previous post!), whilst not an antique, is 'vintage' although most likely not terribly so. We found it a few weeks ago........
The butterflies and moths - which I appreciate won't be to everyone's taste, but they are old - were found last weekend (the two with yellow mounts) and last month (the white framed set). We used to have a huge collection but sold them with another property. Now we're trying to build up the collection again.......
Lastly, we found this monkey lamp in Home Sense, but didn't like the boring blue shade that came with it. They also had this way more interesting crochet shade which adds a pop of colour :)
My3dogs ME zone 5A
6 years agoLike Raphaella, I was trying to think of anything new that I'd bought and was coming up empty. I always prefer vintage whenever possible. But then I saw Linelle's fence above, and thought of mine put in in July.
I needed to replace the old cedar fence that I had installed for the 'puppy pen' in Oct. 1996! But we did get our money's worth out of that one that lasted 21 years. It's like Ft Knox for my 'kids', and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'll be glad when it weathers to gray and doesn't look so 'out there'.
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Kitch4me
6 years agoNewest are the bedroom lamps..
A few months old, cow hide from flea market and lumbar pillow from etsy
cliff_and_joann
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThis is last thing we made... We completed it in mid July.
it's a outdoor wet bar...we use the 'wet' for watering our plants
the fridge for beer and soda, and the cabinet houses a big pail
for the recycable cans...The covered sink is from Korea. The
faucet is our old Price Phister kitchen faucet. Even the tiles
are leftovers from our stove backsplash...The bluestone top is from
a path in back of our pond. Actually, the only thing we bought was
the spray sealer for the blue stone.
We made it all with recycled cedar from our old wet bar.
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LynnNM
6 years agoI spent this morning repainting some of the wrought iron furniture out on our bedroom portal. Please overlook the partially missing brick flooring, as we're getting ready to do some renovating there. Anyhoo, this furniture was white, while the wrought iron furniture on our back portal off the family room is green.
Back portal furniture (off the family room):
As you can see one portal from the other, I wanted them to match. Now all the furniture is green, and all the seat cushions and throw pillows coordinate. So, newly painted furniture, new throw pillows for the bench, and a new pot of succulents for the table. Much more still to do, but that's my "New" for today.
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OutsidePlaying
6 years agoI think I posted this already, but this is the newest item...my new porch lounge chair. Getting a new sofa in a few days though. Just waiting for the delivery.
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
6 years agoroarah
6 years agoMy new curbside find. It needs refinishing but it works for the moment as a night stand.
jakabedy
6 years agoI was reminded of just how much "new" we have in this new house when the credit card bill came today. New range (no pic), washer and dryer, recliners (2), shed, bubble lamp . . . and on order is a cool new ceiling fan for the MBR and a hip, modern, ridiculously expensive new custom mailbox.
maire_cate
6 years agoAnother new house (at least new to us) owner here so it's easy to find a few photos. We should move in about 2 weeks.
new range
bathroom off the kitchen,
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