Still Life with Camera

We had the first floor of the house painted so now our furniture looks like it belongs here rather than is just being temporarily stored in someone else's house. I love Benjamin Moore paint so the Living Room and Dining Room are Chestertown Buff, the Kitchen and Breakfast Room are Audubon Russet, the Family Room and upstairs hallway are Greenbrier Beige and the Master Bedroom is Maryville Brown. All the colors are from their Historical Colors line. The Chestertown Buff color is magical - in some lights it's quite yellow/goldish. In other lights it's very neutral. On the walls where the buff and the beige adjoin, in some lights, they look the same. The Greenbrier beige brings out the subtle color in our "fossil fish" stone fireplace. I had originally selected a different beige, but when I tried the patch on the wall, it looked white. The Maryville Brown is a rich, warm brown which I want to brighten with pops of color in pictures and pillows and lam...

We've been in the new house now for 2 weeks. The first floor is coming along, i.e., we can now walk through without tripping over boxes. And we can put together a meal without opening every cupboard to find: pick 1- (the mixing bowls, the measuring cups, this or that ingredient). So here's a little tour starting with the living room. I've developed a yen for a house with a two-story room in it over the past few years -I'm not sure why. But we got one with this house. Dining Room - complete with bay window that overlooks an area of native plantings. Entry Mirror And the patio - currently covered with snow, dreaming of summer barbecues.