Lori de Wet's Profile

I would have to arrive with a big coffee and lots of time because I would need to give Pearl lots and lots of loves and kisses before I could even look through this fun store! If I ever get to Denver I will be sure to find this place!

You are such a natural at decorating! I love your metal kitchen Island and just want to come eat a piece of that cake and drink a latte in that little vintage mug and be your new friend (and neighbor!). Oh, and my best friend is obsessing (in a good, artist way) about teal and burnt orange for her kitchen right now so i promptly forwarded her this link. Turquoise and orange work so well. You make me want to put a bit more effort into my own place...

Okay, let me make sure I have this straight... you live in CHICAGO, have incredible taste, a beautiful dog, a fabulous older home, over 50 pairs of shoes, you can sew AND you are totally hot?!?! Wow, I am impressed! well done!

hahaha! I also had to laugh at that Portlandia episode as my bag had a crow on it at the time! Now, every time I see a bird on anything at all, I think..."Put a bird on it!"
Incredible home! The outside of the building leaves so much to the imagination of what awaits inside. I'm guessing it is North facing? Although it is truly beautiful it does seem quite dark. However, in Brooklyn winters I'm sure it is super cozy with floor lamps, fires, and heavy rain pelting the windows.And what about the Green man/ Gargoyle (?) above your front door? Love it!

Oh my goodness, I just looked again and forgot to mention your dog! What an adorable pooch...I think s/he may be a corgie cross? SOOO cute!

I personally wouldn't suggest that you dishevel your lives to re-do a piece of furniture in a small space. You might get frustrated and hurry the project along just to get your living space back. It is also not healthy for you, you need an open, ventilated space. Think hard, who do you know that has a garage or at least a drive-way? I am sure you could work something out with them to use their space with the understanding that you aren't going to impose on them in any way...you just need the space. If there is nobody with a space you can use then you could make it a summer-long project, doing one drawer at a time. It is a beautiful dresser, definitely worth your time and effort. Those 2 little drawers with the key holes at the top are lovely and quite rare! And yes, I also hope you keep all the hardware! Give this "heirloom" 100% of your efforts as you are sure to have it for many, many years. We'll look forward to the "after" picture! Good luck!

Spring cleaning...usually means taking my broom outside and eradicating all the cobwebs that have accumulated around my cabin over the winter. After that I clean the outside of my windows which is so satisfying. About dogs in kitchen sinks. I loved the comeback about raw chicken carcass being far grosser - no kidding! People can be so full of crap sometimes! So here is a tip when you do put your little fella in the kitchen sink (GAK!!) or bathtub~ put down a wet hand towel first so they feel more stable and have something to grip. Slipping can be very scary and when they do their "shakety shake" at the end they won't be in danger of slipping and hurting themselves.

Your floors are beautiful. I'm not sure how this would look on white-painted floors but my favorite cafe has very old (unpainted) wood floors as well. They have patched similar holes with copper sheeting (I think it is the stuff used around fireplaces etc.). They just cut a square to size and then hammer it on with tiny copper nails. It looks great... natural, raw and interesting in a creative way. Good luck...and may the birth of your little one go perfectly!

Kaytaybicks ~ 250 years old! Which country is this apartment in and when are we (please, please, please) going to get a tour?! I would love to see such a historical place. Don't worry about decor and your things, it's the architecture and personality of the building that will be so fascinating. I was definitely born in the wrong country (Baby Canada) and I get very excited over old buildings (especially ones that people live in!). Hope it can happen... lori

"Amidst the indoor forest, looking through a windowed wall on to the abandoned, overgrown, pastoral railroad tracks"...AND you look onto overgrown railroad tracks? Bliss! About that gorgeous oak dresser that you found at a garage sale in Chicago, I can hear it now, "Mom! You what?! You sold that dresser? I LOVED that dresser!!". I mean really, was there nobody in the family that had wanted that dresser? I bet there was! Good score though. And I love the chair in your little desk corner. For such a vast expanse of room your home still seems cozy. Thanks for sharing!