It's all seemingly possible

The floor guy came this morning and gave me a great price. Not to mention we can stay in our house during the time they are working. Phew! I really didn't want to head to a hotel. A good price, easy work style, this may be too good to be true. . .

Renovated Kitchen Slide Show

The Washington Post has a slide show of all the renovated kitchens they have featured. Check it out here.

Got Requests?

Since it's pretty slow at DC Rowhouse right now (as we wait for the kitchen/downstairs remodel to start), I am taking requests. Need ideas for a room? Decor? Remodel ideas?

I have a mountain of ideas and items stored in my head and I only have used a small fraction! Tap into those at: dcrowhouse@gmail.com.

Dates are used for a reason . . .

Last week I scheduled an estimate with a flooring company for the work on the downstairs. This was on Wednesday May 20th. He asked what day the following week worked best: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. I asked if Friday worked. He said sure, took my information and hung up. I came home on Friday (the 22nd) to find two messages from him and his card in my door. Apparently, he thought I meant the 22nd and I thought he meant the 29th. I felt terrible. Thankfully, he's willing to come back.

Today's lesson: confirm the actual DATE not just the day.

I heart rewards

I have a Chase credit card, which gives me rewards (yay!). I forget about it all the time and rarely redeem them. I remembered this perk the other day when I was sweating trying not to buy buy buy and ended up feeling down about it. Until . . . I remembered the rewards. I redeemed my "points" for $85 in Target gift cards! Now, I have to wait for them to arrive in the mail. Until then. . .I can plan how to spend them. Yard? Living Room? DC Rowhouse is in for some new duds!

Summer Inspiration

I've been dreaming of making an outdoor bar for awhile thanks to this amazing inspiration by This Old House Magazine. Not sure I would like the sink in there, but the whole thing is just darling.

Steal this look. . . for less

I love (LOVE) Potterybarn. This month's obsession is dedicated to the sea urchin salt and pepper shaker:

But although I deeply love Potterybarn, I don't always love thier prices. I decided to see if I could replicate this look (using the shakers as my centerpiece) for less:

Check out the savings if you were to set a table for four the DC Rowhouse way:

Potterybarn bowls ($60 for four) vs. the sea-shaped cereal bowls at Kohls ($27.96 for four) = savings of $32.04

Potterybarn chargers ($144 for six) vs. Target chargers ($26.99) = savings of $87.01

White dinner and salad plates from Ikea for four ($35.92) instead of the potterybarn great white ($56)= savings of $20.08

Wine glasses from Target ($14.99) versus Potterybarn ($66) = $51.01 in savings

Hemstitch napkins from Target ($14.99) versus Potterybarn ($54) = $39.01 in savings!

A total savings of $229.15. You all know what I'll be buying this weekend. . .