meredith in MD's Profile

What is that cool wallpaper in the bathroom??

Thanks, all. We've taken a few steps this winter and hopefully we'll see a reduction in our oil use by the season's end. We spray-foam insulated the entire attic and the crawl space under the kitchen is next. As for the wood/pellet stove decision, it was made for me--a friend of mine had a pellet stove they no longer needed. It's only been a few weeks so we'll see how it works long-term.

Countertops are concrete. We poured them in place ourselves, a process that I'll not soon forget. The highlight being as we worked the wet concrete, we discovered some old, live knob and tube wiring in the wall that was electrifying the entire countertop and all of the cabinets. It was wild. Everybody was getting shocked. After that, the countertops were great looking, if a little less exciting...

This is awesome.

HouseOnClintonAve: I don't know the color...it's been there for probably over 30 years...but it looks close to a great color I've used before, Ben Moore's Colorado Gray.

EJK: Thank you so much. It's encouraging to know that there's hope that my kids will look back on this experience fondly...I know they were all pretty excited to find the goats in the wrong stall this morning, climbing and jumping all over (and trashing) their winter hay. But gathering eggs in the rain (I am so mean) and other farm chores are sometimes not as fun. If you have a picture of your old treehouse, please post or send to me!

Anybody know who makes the white bedspread in Picture #4? Thanks!

@DeborahMcP - Would love to get more info on the glazing repairs! Suggestions where should I look?

Wow, thank you for all the kind comments! I'm a little speechless--and anyone who knows me will confirm that's quite a feat! I really love my farm, and my experience with AT has been one of stopping to smell the roses even more than I hopefully do already.

@ all the red radiator lovers: I can't help but crack up. That's not a brilliant design move on my part, that's me never getting around to painting them. All the trim in the kitchen was that color red and given the incredible amount of oil based primer and cursing it took to get all the trim white, the radiators were simply last on the list. But since I'm a sucker for a compliment, I will probably leave them red now and claim I intended it all along...

@Sam I Am - I'm with ya! Though I generally like dark powder rooms, the deep purple color (what a gorgeous color, sigh) in my powder room was a desperate attempt to re-create a stunning family room in my friend's house. But, of course, her house and that space is completely different from mine and, in the words of Charlie Sheen, "winning!" is not happening here. New plan: killer wallpaper with dogs on it (I love dogs, and it's more farm-ish and casual which fits the house) and a drop cloth or linen skirt to cover the Habitat ReStore vanity. Depending on how much you didn't like it, please consider PayPal'ing me a contribution for this project as it will take roughly 500 gallons of primer to un-do the purple paint.

@maryloulou - the map in the dairy house (my office/kids' homework space) is from Pottery Barn from about 100 years ago. It's a fabric-covered bulletin board, and I saw similar ones on Etsy when I looked just now.

@mariyaodessa - the gray velvet couch was from Silk & Burlap, and they have so many wonderful pieces, I'd encourage you to give them a ring. www.silkandburlap.com

@mirandabee - the tree house is going to be killer. Too bad the kids will be in their 30's by the time I get around to it. I am now two summers behind the original promise! I did have them each come up with three must-have tree house items and it was a little concerning how many of the nine items involved launching food at grown-ups. Perhaps that's partly behind the delay...

Thanks again for all the kind words. They've been really nice to read, and I appreciate it. :)

It feels like Netflix streaming often doesn't have what I'm looking for. What other streaming options are there? I do like that I can stream Netflix from the Wii onto the big screen...

The C&B couch...love it! Which fabric is that? The antique white? Lovely house!