Done-ish: Replace study screen door

The old study screen door was actually a storm door that we didn't have a screen for. We had intentions of putting a full screen door in its place, since you don't really need a storm door in Austin. But then we started letting our cat go outside. Then she sat at the by the door and meowed. All the time.

So instead we took off the storm door and fixed the old, broken doggy door (or in this case, kitty door) in the main study door. So now Pip (the cat) can come and go as she pleases.

RR stands for retro robot

Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks this record player is beautiful. Grain Edit featured their catalog and I recently found out they're remaking them as the Brionvega RR226 Turntable (and adding a CD player). I haven't found an American shop that sells them but everything I've read says they cost £4500 or €6000, which means I'll have to keep watching craigslist for a vintage one. I'm pretty sure the RR226 only comes in white, which is a shame; I think the wood look really adds something to it.

Here's a RR126 in action:

Glass Mid-Century Ornaments

Rachel and I went to an estate sale in the neighborhood this weekend. They had a lot of neat stuff that we just don't have the space for, including a record player/stereo/china cabinet. But we did pick up a whole bunch of mid-century glass ornaments.

Here's a selection of what we picked up:

Patio furniture

We bought some new patio furniture for the front of the house. Unlike everywhere else in the country, fall is the perfect time in Austin to enjoy a dinner outside. We'll be adding some white chairs soon to fill out the set.

Done: Add smoke detector to 3rd bedroom

We bought the a smoke detector the first weekend we moved into the house, I just couldn't be bothered to get up on a ladder till now. We have plenty fire alarms in the house already, but Austin fire code says you should have one in every bedroom; now we do.