Victorian House Renovation in Bloomingdale, DC
as with any decor projects – creating a wedding is really very much a decor project – color is key. We went with red, given our theme of Russian wedding – how the Russian theme came about you can see here.
One of my favorite bits about the planning process was creating a mood board. It was actually the first time that I created one, a skill which afterwards I applied to make my kitchen mood board.… Read the rest
Annnd we are back! thank you to all wonderful friends and family for an awesome, epic wedding celebration. our photographer posted some pics here, which were also featured here. After 8 months of incredible amount of work (and at times stress) i am looking forward to return to normal life here at VIB :)… Read the rest
To our April chalkboard? since it was pretty much a joke (though we did cross off the dryer vent), I erased it. A few of my bridesmaids came to visit, and we needed a surface to keep track of our wine tasting for the wedding.
by far the best use of chalkboard so far:
And now we are in May. given the wedding crunch, and unexpected surprises, i figured I would keep it simple for now:
my latest project is not directly for or about the vib. although, its got the same vibe
i am collecting tea cups and saucers for our wedding this summer. the color scheme for the event is red and white, and i am trying to collect tea cups in the same pallet, around 120 of these.
it also means that i get to discover new thrift and antique places in DC (and elsewhere) in addition to tried and true ruff and ready (on my last trip i got 8 cups there!)… Read the rest
happy news — sergey and jenia are engaged. (yes, we do everything backwards)
of course that means that some attention from the VIB will shift to the VIB- wedding edition. as of right now the plan is for a very late summer nuptials, which is going to require quite some time from us for the next couple of months.
we will still be doing projects on the house, just with a slowed pace.… Read the rest
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