
The White House Renovation, Part 2: The Irreplaceable Loss of the JKO Garden & East Wing
Today’s post is a continuation of Sunday’s post about the White House Renovation– and building of a new ballroom,

Today’s post is a continuation of Sunday’s post about the White House Renovation– and building of a new ballroom,

Hi Everyone, This is part 2 of the upstairs house tour. It was originally all one video, but it

Hi Everyone, Oh my! I am so sorry that many of you had problems with the videos I posted

Hi Everyone, First of all, thank you for so many darling comments on Sunday about the hardwood floors. The

Hi Guys, In addition to my mom’s expression, “It’s like a marshmallow in the snow,” another even more popular

Hi Everyone, Thank you for all of your kind messages regarding the lower level mess. Before I begin, if

Hi Everyone, Oh, what a week it’s been. And, really, most of it has been fantastic. My 6′-2-1/2″ 34-year-old

Hi Everyone, FC from NYC asked me the other day: Dear Laurel, Love your blog. Never miss a

Hi Everyone, Okay, the renovation building is complete– except for the den where I am currently sleeping. Also, when

Hi Everyone, Yes, the kitchen tile is back! That was one of the surprises I was waiting to tell

Hi Everyone, Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for the dozens of incredibly supportive and helpful comments and

Hi Everyone, I know, I know, I know! And, many of you had a premonition. Well, you were right,

Hi Everyone, This is a newsy post on the one year renovation anniversary. And it’s also a continuation of

Hi Everyone, This is an update to Sunday’s post with some new developments and a lovely preview in part

Hi Everyone, This is going to be a relatively quick post. While the symptoms of my cold have vastly

Hi Everyone, This has been such a weird week. It began with my annual checkup with a new PCP

Hi Everyone, Now that we are in month eight, (as of January 6, 2024), and the first renovation news

Hi Everyone, We’re (mostly) taking a break from the renovation today to discuss an article I found in Architectural

Hi Everyone, I find it difficult to believe we are now 8.5 months into this renovation. I was positive

Hi Everyone, This is a continuation of the surgical procedure (renovation growing pains) that’s been going on in my

Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for all of your terrific comments after I shared the odd-looking entrance to my

Hi Everyone, If you read part 1, I left you with a bit of a cliffhanger. To find out

This page is for short updates regarding Renovation News. The older entries are underneath. Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Hi Everyone, I hope you’ve enjoyed the last two posts concerning small renovation projects. If you missed them or

Today’s post is a continuation of Sunday’s post about the White House Renovation– and building of a

Hi Everyone, This is part 2 of the upstairs house tour. It was originally all one video,

Hi Everyone, Oh my! I am so sorry that many of you had problems with the videos

Hi Everyone, First of all, thank you for so many darling comments on Sunday about the hardwood

Hi Guys, In addition to my mom’s expression, “It’s like a marshmallow in the snow,” another even

Hi Everyone, Thank you for all of your kind messages regarding the lower level mess. Before I

Hi Everyone, Oh, what a week it’s been. And, really, most of it has been fantastic. My

Hi Everyone, FC from NYC asked me the other day: Dear Laurel, Love your blog. Never

Hi Everyone, Okay, the renovation building is complete– except for the den where I am currently sleeping.

Hi Everyone, Yes, the kitchen tile is back! That was one of the surprises I was waiting

Hi Everyone, Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for the dozens of incredibly supportive and helpful

Hi Everyone, I know, I know, I know! And, many of you had a premonition. Well, you

Hi Everyone, This is a newsy post on the one year renovation anniversary. And it’s also a

Hi Everyone, This is an update to Sunday’s post with some new developments and a lovely preview

Hi Everyone, This is going to be a relatively quick post. While the symptoms of my cold

Hi Everyone, This has been such a weird week. It began with my annual checkup with a

Hi Everyone, Now that we are in month eight, (as of January 6, 2024), and the first

Hi Everyone, We’re (mostly) taking a break from the renovation today to discuss an article I found

Hi Everyone, I find it difficult to believe we are now 8.5 months into this renovation. I

Hi Everyone, This is a continuation of the surgical procedure (renovation growing pains) that’s been going on

Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for all of your terrific comments after I shared the odd-looking entrance

Hi Everyone, If you read part 1, I left you with a bit of a cliffhanger. To

This page is for short updates regarding Renovation News. The older entries are underneath. Tuesday, January

Hi Everyone, I hope you’ve enjoyed the last two posts concerning small renovation projects. If you missed

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I’ve been creating new-traditional interiors since 1988. The blog is where I share all.
