really? #4? it's pottery barn. shabby chic slipcovered chairs, grass on the mantel, photo grids (hint: use a yard stick to align the frames before the photo shoot). and i'd like to see six adults e...

what a fun interior to look at. can we go obtainium-ing together sometime?

love it, especially how the paintings punctuate the wedding-cake whiteness with their vibrant color. i particularly like the round one next to the bed. or is that an antique with a painted undersid...

patrick - good question. the placement of the portraits caused a brief debate in our house. i ended up choosing back-to-back because it makes the compositions feel more expansive. when they were fa...

blackbird - the shutter color came with the house. it's a turquoise blue. wish i knew the name...

thanks for the kind words, everyone. our last home was midcentury, so the current traditional style is kind of an experiment - we were ready for something different. glad you like it. ...

rachel - the living room wall color is benjamin moore's "sea haze" (flat finish). it's actually more gray than it appears here, but it does have a hint of blue. it's great in person!