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Once upon a time, we lived in 680 SF. Then we moved, and don't anymore. From the space station to the Space Center! Any questions, drop me a line at rocketgirl [at] rocketcitydigs [dot] com.
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Category Archives: Furniture
Product Review: The Pop-a-Tot!
Now that the Agent of Chaos is almost seven months old, we’ve moved into a new phase of baby gear: the not-quite-mobile baby stage. She’s sitting up, she likes assisted standing and bouncing, and she’s able to roll off of … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture, Kids, Reviews
Tagged baby gear, exersaucer, johnny jump up, jumperoo, pop-a-tot, popatot, portable baby walker, portable exersaucer
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Just in time for no sleeping, a new bed!
I’d planned on blogging this earlier, but life (specifically, new life) interfered. For going on six months or so, RocketMan had been saying he wanted to build a bed—something with storage underneath. Weeks passed, months passed, and as I neared … Continue reading
From CRT to LCD, at last!
We’ve been saying for months that we’d like to get a new television. The idea was purely for upgrade’s sake–our four-year-old JVC 27″ worked just fine. But it weighed in at 40 pounds and measured two feet deep, so abandoning … Continue reading
DIY Wine Rack II: Taller, Thinner, Less Cardboard
My second blog, way back, was about our custom-built combo bar, cookbook shelf, and wine rack. (Cocktail Hour, January 15, 2009) The wine rack itself was made of stacked cardboard tubing; it worked well, but didn’t fit bigger Pinot Noir … Continue reading
What’s almost as good as midcentury modern? Arts and crafts!
Once again, the Alameda Flea Market came through for us. We headed out yesterday with one goal: find a rocking chair built to the specifications listed in my last rocking chair blog. I sat in about a dozen rocking chairs … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture
Tagged alameda flea market, arts and crafts, creativity explored, devil-ettes, mission style, rocking chair, shabby chic
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Our $70 Kitchen Renovation
If you remember from way back in January, I started this blog by giving Le Tour Grande of our kitchen—all 7′ by 6′ of it. While everything above the counter was in reasonably good condition (everything organized and more or … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts & DIY, Furniture, Home, Kitchen, Organization
Tagged city soot, drawers, Kitchen, Organization, shelf unit, shelves, sliding shelves, small kitchen, small space
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Have you seen this rocker?
Yesterday RocketMan and I took a jaunt through the furniture stores in the Mission, and found two rockers that are near-perfect for our needs: small footprint, comfortable, and super-cool looking, to boot. Alas, one cost $1300, and the other, $450. … Continue reading
Cocktail hour!
Although I’m not drinking as much as I used to, RocketMan still enjoys a cocktail, and our friends certainly enjoy when he shakes up a Manhattan or a Negroni at our home bar. For a long time I’d wanted a … Continue reading
