Do you know what this is? It’s called an air gap. By California code, it’s required on a sink that’s…
How to make faux-zinc house numbers, part 2
Years ago my husband gave me Jocasta Innes’s book Paint Magic, which is completely inspiring and totally intimidating at the…
How to make faux-zinc house numbers, part 1
I love big zinc numbers and letters like the ones that Anthropologie has. And if Anthropologie had numbers, I probably…
POP! go the garden chairs
Full disclosure: I did not make these, my super creative sister Sally did. My sister Sally is an amazing craftsperson.…
The best frying pepper EVER IMHO
Despite owning an entire set of Proust, inherited from my erudite grandmother (who lived in France for several years and…
Garden in a bag
It looks a little white trash, but this year we’re gardening in bags of potting soil (plus a few boxes).…
I beg your pardon; I never promised you a… stump garden?
The Schoolhouse is in the redwoods, but when we bought it it was IN the redwoods – literally – with…
Seven degrees of separation, or, in which we fail our final inspection
The fact that we failed our final inspection was not a surprise; we’ve been told that hardly anyone passes on…
Baby love (or, how we made an outdoor table out of a salvaged piece that we think was a doll bed but aren’t quite sure)
Months ago I found this on the street, being given away for free. I think it was originally a doll…
Bloom where you’re planted
The original bathroom at the Schoolhouse had a cast iron tub. When the guys took the bathroom down (it was…