possumlady's Profile

Single woman here. I was living in Arlington, VA while looking for a house to purchase in 1998. My only must haves were a teeny tiny bungalow with a front porch. I found that Takoma Park, Maryland had them in spades (funky progressive suburb of Washington, DC filled with craftsmen bungalows and victorians). But, before I bought my house, I drove through the neighborhood at all hours of the day and night (okay, not in the middle of the night), on weekdays and weekends to get a feel for it. Everyone walks in my neighborhood, so I would literally drive by women or a couple walking, role down my window and ask them about the neighborhood, was it safe, etc. Everyone was happy to talk to me and encouraged me to buy. My first week living there I was walking to my neighbor hood coop (2 blocks away) while hearing the bells ringing from an ice cream truck driving by. I had tears in my eyes as I finally felt like I had found my home.

My dream is a red leather loveseat (nothing larger than 58 inches) for my teeny tiny living room. Has anyone bought any furniture from CSN?

I was getting ready to throw out my 15 year old worn and nasty dirty white wicker set when the recession hit. On second thought, maybe I'll just spray paint it!! The color was called Apple Green and I picked up some cushions on sale at Pier one and viola! See the banner photo of my blog (which is in hiatus) at possumlady.blogspot.com

Being a native St. Paulite from the West Side, would love to know what area of town you live in. Your house is a very typical style from what I remember (haven't lived in MN for 28 years!). I also loved the little note that read "St. Paul is the new Minneapolis"

I live in an 860 sq ft. bungalow outside of DC and you seem to have loads more room then I do. I think my purging skills need work. Love the floors!

Behr makes a color named Pear that is very close to that. I thought I wanted that for my bedroom but it was just too bright. I choose Honeydew instead. Still very dramatic, but more green than yellow.