Kitchen, Living Room Remodel

This one is strictly to document a significant event this year. After a very long time of saving- and then deciding what exactly to do- we have added hard wood floors to our living room. This completes our kitchen overhaul as well.

These changes also meant sanding and restaining the wood in our kitchen. We went from yellowish oak with a glossy topcoat to a more contemporary grey/brown matte finish. We're no Chip and Joanna Gaines, but the end result is pretty nice.

Our house needed the update! But it's so addictive. And expensive. So we are done... for now.

(Photographs copyright Mark Taft.)

Following You Home for 45 Years

Let's be honest: Celebrating 45 years of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland is mainly a cash grab. Why not wait for the 50th? That said, this poster is something worth looking at as it captures many ideas and images of the famed New Orleans Square attraction. Even with the infamous wallpaper as a background, it's still not very elegant. Kind of like the recent remodeling of Club 33 and what they have done to the exteriors of the buildings that were involved.

(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)