I think owning a dog does great things for a community. As a result of my daily dog walks with my dog Oliver, I have met all of my neighbors in my building and many people in the surrounding neighb...

Doesn't look at all "dated" to me. Having lived in Europe for quite a few years, (in my case, Italy) I would say the European design sensibility has always embraced bright colors, whereas that migh...

Does anyone know where the couch in the picture is from?

I love this house and this post. The only thing that worries me is that a Wellesley girl might not be able to relate to the woes of us urbanites squished into 500-square-foot apartments in the city!

I agree that the writing is not much fun, and the subject matter is well-known to most of us up here. I want to see more whimsy in the writing and learn something new!

We have a doggy door that we had specially made in a door that we ourselves designed. There is the plastic flap where the dog can come and go, but also a sliding door on the lower portion of the do...

I am glad to hear that a few of us still have futons and find them practical and stylish. My design friends say I need to grow up, but nothing sleeps as comfortably as a high quality futon, or wear...

Oops, I forgot to answer the question about the paint: Ceiling was Benjamin Moore ceiling white, trim was BM Super White and walls in the livingroom, dining room and sunroom were BM Alpine Wh...

Hello everyone, Thanks for all the comments! The "before" pics were taken before we took ownership of the property, hence the totally different aesthetic. Like someone men...