Living and gardening in an older Hudson Valley home
Posts about decorating and design in the house and outside
The dining room is a beautifully proportioned room. It is a generous size with a large bay window. Coming in through the front door, one looks through the entry hall directly into the dining room and the bay window. The most recent owners had painted the walls battleship grey and hung cheap curtains. The light […]
For many houses the kitchen is the heart of the home. I like to entertain and cook in general, consequently having a nice looking kitchen is desirable to me. The kitchen had been renovated in the 1970’s, without any changes since then. Modern kitchen are big, with islands and places for many people to gather. […]
While I chose to strip the outdated wallpaper throughout the house, the living room walls are covered in grass cloth, which I wanted to keep. The grass had mellowed over the years to a beautiful, rich honey color. It provides a nice neutral background for paintings and other objects in the room. I searched the […]
