Nerds have Cyber Monday. Sports fans have Superbowl Sunday. First time, mid-century loving homeowners have the Modernica Factory Sale. Every year, this well known manufacturer of mid-century accouterments packs in an inordinate amount of people… Continue reading
It took Pointy Shoes a while to figure out what kind of kitchen pantry she wanted. Pointy Shoes researched the internet and magazines for a long time for similar pantry styles and found… Continue reading
It always happens this way. You walk into Swedish box to get ideas and you walk out with 4 six-foot long boxes that don’t really fit into your car. Thankfully, Pointy Shoes &… Continue reading
A: Never. Seriously. If not for this lovely, shiny, new LG that we had installed in mid-May (but completely forgot to post until now, oops), there would be much more %*?! involved in… Continue reading
Lets drop some stats. 85 boards 47 cross cuts 700 stainless screws 40 feet of tarp 5 weekends 4 cans of paint 3 trips to the lumberyard 2 rain delays and 1 finalized… Continue reading
For men, manly men, with serious facial hair, red flannel, and propensity for all things protein(cow, pig, chicken or bacon (Yes. Bacon is its own category(#dealwithit))), there exists a magical wonderland of wooden… Continue reading
oh look, check me out. I’m a cute little egg chair. Oft associated with super villainy, I’m a timeless piece of mid century modern design. I’m an eye-hog; when you try to look… Continue reading
April is here and for most people, it means taxes. Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs put part of their tax refund toward purchasing (31) 2x4x16s, (14) 2x4x10s, (1) 4x4x8, and boxes of brackets… Continue reading
Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs spent weeks researching and pondered how to fix the corner of the living room that often ended up as the dumping ground for piles of stuff. The room… Continue reading
Broken Thumbs & Pointy Shoes had an awning problem, or more specifically, 3 awning problems over their patio. Broken Thumbs and Pointy Shoes have no idea what possessed the previous owner to install… Continue reading
It’s 2012. Making it 2 years of home moneypit ownership for Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs. Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs felt obligated to end the last days of 2011 on a productive… Continue reading
Night after night Pointy Shoes sits upright in bed against our Ace-fauxtel denim headboard and stares bleary-eyed into the endless gray abyss that spans from the left corner of the bedroom to the… Continue reading
Public transportation = win. This is not pizza. It is a monster pie made from tomato blood and cheese. Yes, we forgot to take photos of the delicious dogs. hot dogs. Oh, but… Continue reading
Pointy Shoes was pickled about what to do with her broken floor. After jiggering the hallway to their liking, Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs were left with a straight line across their floor.… Continue reading
Pointy Shoes and Broken Thumbs were tired of being the ugliest front yard on the block. They still had the sign post from when they bought their house hidden under the massive undergrowth… Continue reading
This is the city. Los Angeles. August 2011. It was a late night of winning Pictionary, Celebrity and $4. Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs came home after too many Bacardi & Diets and… Continue reading
Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs absolutely loathe summer weather but cannot complain about summer deals. Craigslist has been good to us so far in that it has produced another gem. Broken Thumbs was… Continue reading
Hate is a strong word but I believe that’s exactly how Broken Thumbs would describe our old door. The wood frame around the knob was wearing away, requiring a certain wrist movement and… Continue reading
A preview of what’s to come… Orange you glad?
Two years ago, Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs moved into a house without a refrigerator. As usual, the budget was minuscule at best so they were forced to hit up the Craigslist. A… Continue reading
Once upon a time, Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs were paying a horrible landlord to live in a decent place. They had a white picket fence, a yard, and a great neighbor. He… Continue reading
Upholstered beds have long been out of reach for Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs. The price of their favorite bed, by bludot, was beyond their financial means and upon sampling the bed at… Continue reading
The Ace-ification of a room begins with a blank canvas but this room was far from blank. The walls were heavily textured and yellowed. It had a non-working air conditioner and a handful… Continue reading
We were most fortunate to re-hire Manuel from far away lands. Although we could not re-hire his compatriot, Jose, we were able to give Manuel a full weekend’s worth of work. We last… Continue reading
Here’s a sneak preview of the progress on the new bedroom this weekend. The new bed upholstered in organic grey wool felt over an inch of high density foam… A section of finished… Continue reading
Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs loved the Ace Hotel so much they found it hard to leave on Sunday. The return drive down their street left them yearning for architecture that was actually… Continue reading
Room after room, the conflict carries on. After a year-long series of many small battles, this war of attrition had begun to whittle down Pointy Shoes & Broken Thumbs’ once steely resolve to… Continue reading
The shipping status read ‘Delivered to Front Door’ yet no such thing had happened. No wonderful new addition had arrived. When you wait 2 years to finally buy the rug for the house… Continue reading
One short year ago, Pointy Shoes and Broken Thumbs fell in love with the gorgeous home on a tree lined street in their favorite part of town but sadly they got rejected so… Continue reading
The TRUE test of any kitchen’s mettle, is the thanksgiving dinner. Our kitchen passed with flying colors. Guard of Honour Lamb with Herb Crust + Lamb Sauce
Broken-Thumbs made a short film of himself working on the fishtank. We hope you like it!
As you may know, we are avid fish keepers, or more precisely, avid coral keepers. Pointy Shoes would like you to note right here that we are not ‘fish people’ or at least… Continue reading
Whenever Pointy Shoes desires a piece of furniture from 1958, she scours Craigslist, and voila, the furniture forces from on high provide her with whatever she was looking for at a great price.… Continue reading
Look familiar? I didn’t think it was possible but we found someone else cursed with our old kitchen cabinets. I’m so glad we can look back and laugh at them now. They were… Continue reading
We had always wanted a rolling ladder, floor to ceiling, honest-to-goodness library in our house, but unfortunately, nobody has the space for such impractical impracticalities in the cramped confines of a southern California… Continue reading
Our living room was bland in a bad way. It didn’t look intentional or if it was intentional, it was far too timid to be truly interesting. The white on white thing worked… Continue reading
What do we have here? Is it a knox in a box? Is it socks on knox and knox in box? Is it filled with chicks or bricks? Is it filled with chicks… Continue reading
There are two kinds of people in this world. People who love Pee Wee Herman and people who are totally creeped out by Pee Wee Herman and think he’s some kind of pervert.… Continue reading
