example #3

according to apartment therapy, we blend a traditional fireplace with modern art. who'd a thunk it?

sleepover

friday and her bff, cascabel

yeah, you're talking to two of AT's newest bloggers...

that's US alright! we just learned today that we got the gig.

thanks to all who clicked over and took a look at our post and even more so to those who took the time to comment. you guys ROCK.

after a bit of training, it looks like we get started in mid-march. so stay tuned for our first post and behind-the-scenes tidbits.

AT HOUSE TOUR: ann & dabney's splendid blended storefont conversion

it's official: we're in the running!

truly madly deeply

brings me back to my rugby days...

not.

potential AT house blogger

russ & elissa's vintage pastel pastiche house tour

someday, our post will come...

bad catholic girl

once upon a time, i was a good catholic girl. now, not so much.

it's one topic that can bring instant tension between my mother and me. she views my not attending church every sunday as a slap against my family, even though i've explained over and over again my decision has nothing to do with family but more about the church's stand on abortion, gay rights, women's rights, etc.

now that we've moved down the street from a catholic church, the topic has a tendency to come up more often. when we first moved into our house, my mother and aunt attended mass there just to scout it out, i am convinced. she reported, "ann, they have good music there. you will like it." um, no.

about the closest i come to a catholic church these days is this once or twice a year.

what kind of people use a stump for an end table? Tell me, would you?

westminster

of course, you know who we'll be cheering for tonight.


image via the huffington post

another potential AT house blogger

tony & betsy's victorian rowhouse

chinese new year dinner

perhaps the most delicious homemade dinner we've ever had. thank you, peggy!


setting


shrimp and vegetable shumai


smoked red snapper (smoked using green tea leaves)


chili shrimp and smoked snapper


pan-fried noodles with scallops and snow peas

another AT house blogger

again, not ours, but you can read it here.

diy console table

can i just say finding a good console table for a reasonable price is nearly impossible? or rather, they are never on craigslist.

after seeing this nifty article on making a rustic bench in this month's readymade magazine, we decided to try our hand at a console table using the same concept (just a little taller).

we found an old joist in a local salvage shop for cheap.



ordered a couple of hairpin legs from hairpinlegs.com (good name, huh?).



screwed in the legs.



voila, nearly instant table!  (picture below photobombed by you-know-who)



we're pretty happy with the result. it's modern and rustic, but most importantly, sturdy. i think a little lamp would look great on one end.

decal dream

it's not that the coroplast on our windows isn't cutting it. actually, it works great.

but wouldn't something like this be much more fun?


via dwell

i am fantasizing about a cloud scene on our storefront windows. not only would it provide privacy, it would eliminate the need (notice: i didn't say "desire") for artwork in our big room all together.  plus, it would be art that could be seen from the inside and out. I WANT! I WANT!

anyone know any vinyl decal artists?

godzilla baby

more AT house tour samples

not ours, but read 'em here and here.

how to disguise your cow as an english springer spaniel

go, audrey, go!

congratulations to audrey on her directorial debut!

what if wes anderson directed spiderman?

via jezebel

coming soon: AT house tour

a couple of months ago, apartment therapy put out a call for new house tour contributors from various cities. dabney and i heeded that call and gave a tour of our own digs as a writing sample (a.k.a. "secret project"). honestly, we're hoping that the addition of AT credentials might just give us the perfect excuse to go snooping around st. louis's coolest places.

we learned the other day that we've managed to make it to the next round, which means sometime over the next few weeks, our sample will be up on the AT website for all the world to see (and possibly pick apart). so, dear readers, we ask that when our time is up - that you'll be one of our kind commenters.

there are other folks who are vying for spots. so far, just this one post has made it up on the site.
amy & stephane's minimalism meets hoardinghouse tour

more soon...

this is the house that dayquil built

we've been battling sickness around here. first dabney, now me. in the past 5 days, we've gone through three boxes of kleenexes, two bags of lozenges, and 1/2 dozen dvd rentals.

i hate being sick.