Home Depot Commercial Shoot

This was the scene at our house today (tomorrow as well) as a Home Depot commercial was being shot at our neighbor's house. This is great for us as the production company sends a tidy bit of cash our way for the use of our driveway to set up the craft service table,lay some wires across our property, and trample over a few of our plants! They have set up a temporary fence with a lot of potted plants between the two houses in an effort to screen out the ugly house--as well as modified our neighbor's house inside and out. Added bonus--all the free snacks we want!! If you see a Home Depot commercial with this kid playing soccer out front--think of us!

Recycling

I love hunting for cool old stuff on Craigslist, thrift stores, estate sales, etc. Here are some of our recent finds. All of the photos show the fabulous pillows from our friend Jennifer's estate sale. She has superb designer taste that I will never have, so what better way to add some style to our place than to buy up all her old stuff? We got all these pillows in a mix of great fabrics, down filled, to toss around the guest room and on our window seat. A pair of mission style nightstands, which match our bedroom funiture, which we found on Craigslist for about a quarter of what they would be if we bought them new. And another nightstand, also from Jennifer's estate sale, $40. I think it's Danish from the '40s or '50s. Thanks to everyone who is getting rid of great used stuff!

Lighting on the Staircase

We found these great old globes at a local yard sale--$10 for the pair. Old globes don't fit into standard size fixtures, so we sought out the help of local lighting expert Carlos Castaneda to find some appropriate size fixtures. They were originally a chrome finish, so we had them refinished in an oil rubbed bronze. The longer one is on the upstairs landing, the shorter, more flush mount is on the lower staircase, and allows for a little more headroom when coming down the stairs. Not bad!