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One Small Thing: Soap

Susan Brinson
Style
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I think about the environment and sustainability often. It’s such an overwhelming, huge topic, I’m not sure where to begin making changes. My stress level about the state of our wildlife, food supply and general planet health is something I try to make better decisions about in the future.

The Fence One Year Later

Last summer we spent several months building this fence (sponsored by Lowe’s!). It was a long, but rewarding process. no really, a 4 month project. We did everything from planning the design, select materials and building it with the help of our friends. The fence has contributed to our… read more

Queen of May Bathroom: Before

This renovation has been a slow one. I want to talk about this part of the process because renovation and design has a public face of being ‘fast and easy’. We don’t talk often enough about how that isn’t always true.

Media has trained us to respond to ‘instant… read more

Susan Brinson
At Stonyford, Interior Design, Renovation
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Updating the Electrical in an Old House

We did it. We updated our electrical. What had been years of anxiety and a vortex of unknown is done. And it was way less painful that my imagination said it was going to be. Our house is from around 1850 and we were scared, mainly because we had… read more

A New Look at Slip Covers with Bemz

This post is sponsored by Bemz. Their product + our style = the perfect collaboration. We hope you’re inspired.

Bemz makes transformative slipcovers. I have to admit, when I first got the email introducing me to the product, I was a bit unsure. Bemz makes slip covers for… read more

Susan Brinson
Interior Design
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Three things we did to reduce ticks in our yard

Living in the Hudson Valley has one draw back: ticks. I know most people in the North East are plagued by these little pests, and want to enjoy being outside during warmer weather. The tick itself is not the real issue, it’s the disease they carry: lyme. I’ve had… read more

We opened an online shop!

Friends!!! I’m not sure if I’m excited or terrified to say this, but we opened a little online shop. I’ve always loved the idea of having a shop. For my friends and family that have known me for a long time, I’ve always been dreaming up some product to… read more

Susan Brinson
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Quick Pizza at Home

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you had a great holiday season. We partied, made over the top food and ran around until we dropped. Now it’s time to get back to reality, work and our future endeavors. That being said, I would like to make some quick meals… read more

William Brinson
Recipes
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How to Strip Paint from Doors

I titled this post How to Strip Paint from Doors, but really you can use this technique on most wood items, like windows or stair ways, etc. We’ve lived in our 1850s Greek Revival for about 5 years now and have been stripping doors since we moved in. Since…. read more

Susan Brinson
Renovation
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2018 Holiday Gift Guide

This year we put together a master holiday gift guide that includes gardening, renovation tools, food, skincare and even a few hints to each other about what we would each like to receive.

GARDENING

Japanese Weeding Sickle

Brass fitting Garden Hose 50 Feet

Hudson Valley Seed Co

Monty Don The Complete Gardener

Wollerton Old Hall… read more