Albion Gould
makes & travels
When I was a teenager, I had a thing for house design magazines (I was a weird teenager). I still do, but they’re much harder to find. I used to daydream about my perfect house. It would have an awesome kitchen, a sunroom, breakfast area, lots of bedrooms, a sitting area in the master… you …
When we closed on this house, I was pregnant but didn’t know it yet. We had all sorts of ideas for every room in the house except one. There was a bedroom upstairs that was smallish and, as crazy as it sounds, was just superfluous for our needs at the time. We thought about letting …
I have a list of projects I want to do all over the house. I decided to make my first major focus our downstairs bathroom. I chose this room because it is the bathroom most people see, it’s absolutely hideous, it’s a small bathroom, and it’ll take a little work for a lot of impact. …
I have been missing New Zealand desperately lately. There’s always those aches and pangs for it and for the most part we’ve made our peace with our decision to stay in the States for now, but the desire to be there has been very strong this winter. I’m sure it has nothing to do with …
I hate my role as the main cleaner of the house, but I love having it clean. I’ve talked about needing to have my surroundings clean in order to really accomplish anything, so I’ve made keeping a better house a priority. I’ve been frustrated with feeling that I’m always in maintenance mode and it being …
I’ve been spending a lot of time reflecting on the past year and making grand plans for 2014 along with the rest of the world. 2013 was a wild ride. It was heartbreaking and rough, joyous and beautiful. I probably learned more about myself and who I want to be in that time than I …
