Art and ideas for creative living
With cabinet designs firmly under construction next came the fun part of creating that backdrop to showcase the work of the League of NH Craftsmen in their new space. As much fun as it would have been to go crazy with fixture design (I am an artist after all) restrain is always needed when showcasing artwork to… Continue reading Artist’s gallery design; paint choices – part 3
The once inside, then outside, then inside again room in this old house contained the most history and was the room that needed the most help. It's laundry facilities were battered and out of code draining into main pipes that were leaking and the 40" apart floor joists let the tile floor sag and crack. So it… Continue reading Old House rehab 8; the laundry and new half bath
At first look the cheery yellow kitchen in our old house had it's merrits—bright and sunny with solid wood cabinets—but upon closer inspection it needed some work. The cabinets needed rearranging for better use of the space, the paint everywhere was patchy and the floor was sagging. So we tore into it. The initial plan was to move… Continue reading Old house rehab 7; the kitchen re-do
Carpeting is never a good idea in a rental property. Think; potty training, pets and exuberant beer drinking on game day. It all gets wicked away to settle down in the pad—yuk—and when it's not our own home... So in removing the carpet from our old house we had yet another opportunity to uncover some of its… Continue reading Old House rehab 5; reinventing the floors
It's hard to choose interior paint color for a multi-windowed open-concept house when each area has a different light exposure. The color changes in each direction. We were fortunate that the previous owners of our old house had freshly painted most of the walls a lively cream color with touches of red, yellow and blue undertones making… Continue reading Old House rehab 4; choosing interior colors
I have fallen in love with the color white. I can't think of when this affair started exactly but a couple of years back I started surrounding myself in it. My rooms have become white, I am collecting white brick-a-brack but most noticeably white has become the back drop color for almost all of my… Continue reading Color study; falling in love with white