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Hi Everyone, I hope you’re all doing well this weekend, the last weekend of the year 2024. Most years I do a “best of Laurel Home” post. However, this was an unusual year because my posts were almost entirely about my renovation. Here’s what’s on my mind. Yes, the headline about a geriatric interior design […] The post Geriatric Interior Design Blogger Gets Sued for $175,000! appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, If you celebrate the December holidays, I hope yours have been beautiful and warm. My son Cale is here, (but leaving soon) He’s not super into the December holidays, so this visit was prompted mostly by my kidney biopsy last Monday at Mass (Massive) General Hospital. This hospital is so huge that I […] The post Happy Holidays 2024 + Some Good News! appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, Whew! Did we get hammered unexpectedly yesterday? What was supposed to be an inch or two of snow turned into a substantial five inches of fluffy wet snow that sticks to the trees in the most magical way.   Those storms are less common than the ones that drop the dryer, more powdery […] The post A Boston White Christmas – The First Since 2009! appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, Hope you’re all doing well one week before the big holidays commence. Okay, by “here” I mean the George Smith Jules sofa has safely sailed across the pond, and is resting comfortably in a New Jersey warehouse.   Oh, common’ Laurel. You said it was HERE. I want to see it in your […] The post The George Smith Jules Sofa is here! appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, Yes, it’s a huge update of the Best White Paint Colors. I see that some of you are jumping up and down for joy because, for once, I’m not talking about my renovation. However, my renovation taught me much, over and above what I already knew. Still, no one knows everything, and even […] The post The Best White Paint Colors – A New Analysis for 2025 appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, Somehow, I thought once December came, things would calm down. Well, I was wrong. My to-do list is never-ending. Some of it is things that got put off because of the renovation. But much of it is furnishing my home and completing some of the details the builders don’t do. Like the closets… […] The post A Relatively Inexpensive and Easy Closet Solution appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, This is a super-quick, newsy post that emphasizes my family (my two sons) and what we’re doing for each other right now. First, there will be a few pics from when Cale came to visit and a very short video of us in the kitchen.   And later, some interesting family news.   […] The post Laurel’s Family Comes Together in Surprising Ways! appeared first on Laurel Home .