:) thankyou!

Thanks for the answer… I am so torn weather to use it or not… finding wallpaper is harder than I thought.
I had the brilliant idea of calling Orla Kiely Online support and they will send out a sample to me free of charge! Awesome!

I have been trying to find the perfect wallpaper and the closest I have gotten is the Blossom wallpaper from Orla Kiely that you have in the vestibule, but since it is no longer available at Anthro, I have to order it online at OK and they don’t offer samples. In your picture, the colour of the stem looks almost grey, but at orlakiely.com, they look brown. Are the colours of the petal more brown or grey? If my walls are a grey white colour and most of the accessories are grey/black, will it clash against this wallpaper?

Thanks!
Yolande.

puck: Yes, the woodwork was already painted. I scraped what was peeling/loose/flaking, patched, caulked, and did a really good painting job. I am not a huge fan of unpainted woodwork in homes of this era (it’s just not my style), and most likely would have painted the trim even if it were bare. You should do what YOU want to do in your house, and don’t worry about what others say! Your home isn’t a museum or a showpiece, it’s there to keep you protected and safe. (p.s. If you want to show your husband the possibilities of painted trim in a traditional home, just buy a copy of Martha Stewart Living!!!)

OC to Brooklyn and Back Again: Benkard has a rough reputation, but I’ve learned not to go by reputation alone when it comes to Newburgh–otherwise I wouldn’t live there! :) You’ve got to decide for yourself, really. There are a lot of vacant houses in that area, and if enough people take a chance and go for it, it will become a very nice part of the community. As for a craft beer bar, I have no doubt one could survive on Liberty with the right management and hours of operation. I recommend you come up here and talk to the on-site business owners on Liberty who are making it work (Caffe Macchiato, Moo & Oink, etc.) and see what they think. I’m sure they’d be happy to talk to you about it!

Elisabeth: Wow, that is amazing!!! I love it!

Kim de Montreal: That makes me happy, thank you. :) (And I don’t have time, which is why I’m always tired and sad.)

Magda: It’s all my husband’s tee-shirts!! And painting clothes…and dog blankets…and towels…

Amanda: The pillow inside of the dog bed cost about $75 at BB&B. Yikes! I had actually bought it for myself, but didn’t like it — sooooo…dog bed! I made the cover out of inexpensive, medium-weight unbleached linen from IKEA. (They have great pillows, too!)

puck: Oh sure, there are (exhaustive) pictures of my WHOLE house on the blog! Just look a the pages and pages of them in the “house” category. Also, I did a house tour for Apartment Therapy last year. The photo are a little outdated, but you get the idea. :)

Have you seen this Anna?:
http://www.pirsc.cz/pirsc-porcelan-katalog/3d-wallpaper-13/rain-30.html

My new question is… was your woodwork already painted or did you paint it? (I am guessing it was already painted).

I ask because I got into it with a couple people that kept harping on me to paint my woodwork. I argued that although I do like the look of white trim better, my woodwork is 100+ years old, and since the house is Queen Anne, it never would have had painted woodwork.

Some of the rooms that already have been painted, I am leaving white for now, since stripping them is a big job. But the stained ones, will stay stained. Unless someone can give me a good excuse to tell my hubby. ;)

My question is – do you have pictures anywhere on your blog of your living room, bedroom or kitchen? So far I am only finding bathrooms and the white floor room. I’d love to see the rest of your home!

I would ask about the book cover designing, but it sounds like you will be answering those later. :)