Simmer & Sawdustby Sarah

Living in a Half-Finished House

On paint swatches that have been on the wall for a year, and learning to like the in-between.

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Paint swatches taped to a partially painted wall

There are paint swatches on our hallway wall that have been there for eleven months.

For a long time that bothered me. Every room felt like a list of things I hadn't done yet. Then I started photographing the in-between, and the in-between turned into most of what I share.

A house is never really finished, and I've decided that's the fun part. The living room is proof.

Sarah

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