Remote Control Light Switch, Savior of the Pre-War Apartment!

When Christmas rolls around, most dads and husbands can expect a tie or a World’s Greatest Dad mug, or maybe a cloisonne tie clip in the logo of the favorite sports team. (OK, my dad can expect that.) My husband? I figured he has a few years before the dad gifts roll in, so we’ll go . . . → Read More: Remote Control Light Switch, Savior of the Pre-War Apartment!

Oh, How Thy Trash Doth Light the Night

Canola Lamp

I’ve made no secret of our love for found furniture and recycled goods — half of our apartment furniture has been literally picked up off the street. (See the dresser from the bedroom blog.) Sometimes, RocketMan finds a bit of trash that’s every bit as useful as furniture, even if he doesn’t know how useful it’ll . . . → Read More: Oh, How Thy Trash Doth Light the Night

Cocktail hour!

Full Bar Unit

Although I’m not drinking as much as I used to, RocketMan still enjoys a cocktail, and our friends certainly enjoy when he shakes up a Manhattan or a Negroni at our home bar. For a long time I’d wanted a supercool art deco bar, or a 70s-style bar like my grandparents had (of which I cannot . . . → Read More: Cocktail hour!