Sunday, June 11, 2017
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Temporary Insanity...
... aka remodeling.
Here's our kitchen before-ish. We called this phase "getting rid of ugly". It was so satisfying that I don't think we got any really good before pictures.
The paint was high gloss, hunter green.This room was taken down to the studs.
Here's close to the same view after. We chose cherry cabinets, soapstone counters, and white glazed subway tiles. Others thought I should have demo-ed the brick chimney. I kinda liked it. Fortunately, we didn't have the budget to remove it. I am happy now and everyone likes it.
We got a custom soapstone sink made to fit by our counter guys. It is my most favorite item in the entire house. It even beats out my soaking tub for that honor.
Here's one slab of custom soapstone going in with three very strong masons. It was amazing to see it go in: a heavy 3-D puzzle with expensive material and cabinets - but no pressure!
Monday, July 28, 2014
Channeling old house colors
Scraping wall paper from my studio revealed old house paint colors. New paint choices echo, to some degree, the old house's layers.
The lighter blue will be for the "Haint" blue porch ceiling. It's Benjamin Moore HC-143 Wythe Blue. Haint is an old Southernism for ghost. And the folklore is alternately blue porch ceilings keep ghosts away or spiders away. Take your pick. I like including Southern folklore in our new/old house. Also, I think it will look cool.
The bright blue is for our kitchen island paint. It's Benjamin Moore 663 Teal Tone. The island will have some kind of butcher block top. It's gonna rock our kitchen along with our ultramarine blue stove.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
my kind of place
a booth at a local antiques/makers' mall. what better home decor for a hospice nurse?
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