A Sleepy Weekend Update

It’s Monday night at 8pm and I’m falling asleep. Leaving the stadium last night after the U2 concert was a bit of a nightmare – it took 2.5 hours to simply exit the parking lot and I got home at 3:30am. Thus my creative energy is pretty much nonexistent.

In addition to going to the concert this weekend, we got a lot done around the house:

• Installed a Moravian star ceiling light from Ballard Designs in our foyer. It had been sitting in a box since the week after we moved in, exactly a year ago. I didn’t like it at first because it uses a 40w chandelier bulb, which doesn’t seem to be enough light. It’s growing on me though.
• Hung a large photo of Monaco (from this summer’s vacation) in the guest room.
• Painted the bedside table and one of the Chinese room divider pieces that I bought at the Brimfield Antique Show.
• Put two coats of paint on my Martha Washington sewing table out of an estimated three needed.
• Decided we’re having a Halloween party and…
• Made a pilgrimage to HomeGoods for more Halloween decorations.

None of this is quite photo-ready yet, but likely will be after another weekend of work. In the meantime, please enjoy this little pick-me-up of a room from this Sunday’s Boston Globe Magazine:

photo by Michael J. Lee for Boston Globe Magazine

I so wish more photos from this article were online, because the rooms are fantastic – and I’m not really an orange person. If I wake up a bit this week I’ll scan some more for you.

If you’re a Boston blogger, I hope to see you on Wednesday evening at Masa in the South End for a little blogger event coordinated by Everything LEB and Sabbe Spot.