10.26.2012

{sea of gold}

todays project: leaves...rake rake rake












update. some gone. but leaves are still falling.

hard to tell but this pile is a few feet high. & more to do.




10.25.2012

{a bit mad}

temporary solution to hard wood stools. well....these are compact and a bit of that eames for herman miller feel to them. but they sure could use a little slip cover to hide that wonderful orange nau-ge-hyde.

10.21.2012

{botanical}


hand painted botanical on velvet, scrap...
couldn't leave it behind for a buck and a half...

adding pretty


10.20.2012

{pillow talk}

bought at the 50 cents store {now, 99 cents + tax}

silk screen on silk

pretty

channeling hilary robertson


10.14.2012

{fall}

it was warm and cloudy today.

i put in a tiny garlic patch.

the new garden is small but will expand with time.

last weekend we added currants and gooseberries to the rear berm. happy with the berry patch, although it doesn't get much sun. hoping for the best.

i also cleaned the gutters on the flat roof. it took longer than i thought. not easy of a reach. i created this make shift rake on my new long painting pole. with lots of patience, i got most of remainder of the pine needles and then i flushed the rest.

will hire out the rear side if the ladder doesn't reach. soon i will working only on inside projects. looking forward to getting a fresh coat of paint on all my surfaces.




10.13.2012

{Bill, looks good}

mom and i moved the coffee table back in front of the sectional. it's too big. but the round 60s one i bought today at RMc sale looks shabby for the space.

Bill was absolutely right. with this sort of layout one can enjoy the (future restored) japanese garden, and a fire in the fireplace. not perfect yet, but overall good vive. now i can edit with time and find replacement pieces. the primitive cupboard is now on the back wall.

{Bill and sis aren't into the 60s orange still life. i still love it.}

i should study Bill's pictures more.


not sure if i'll hang the george nelson globe over the milo table or bring out one of my sputnik chandeliers.

{Bill was here...}

so what happens when the architect who designed the house you live in and you love... just happens to stop over.

after some wine and great chow.

one of us ends up moving furniture around. something about lines.... 


I wanted to just scream.

now what?


Bill's room. c. 1980s

"...see the lines. the intimacy of the space..."



















10.07.2012

{americana}

yesterday mom and i went to the most amazing little household sale full of americana and primitives. i was surprised there was so much left as it was 2 hours before closing. if i had room left i would have brought a few americana pieces home with me.

we dragged, yes dragged, my red primitive cupboard down the steps out of my bedroom. i've hated it up there since i put it there a year ago. it's landed into my living room for now. i love primitives. always will.
feels completely cluttered now in my living room, but my mexican tin collection looks amazing against the blood red stain. i gave my black modern painting a try here too. it's too small. will paint a massive one over the winter.





{so need a new camera. this one is completely out of focus. and a lampshade for cupids would be a good score.}

10.05.2012

{wall update}

the differences in color are less noticeable in person.

and as expected it's more orange and lighter than the other side (new cedar is not the same is 30 year old cedar and the oil soaks in differently). but the wall is better than where we started.


many many lessons learned on this project. one of my objectives was to test drive the guys doing the work. would i hire these boys for my bigger renovation project? i'm not sure. the positive is that they were somewhat pleasant to work. but NOT to my standards. not even close!!!


i'm fully exhausted.



10.04.2012

{the wall}

working on the wall and porch column over the next two days. this one i hired out. i'll be adding photo's as the day and the work progress.



















wall progress
no backing paper ... makes me wonder.


















a bit of progress



















end of day 1. we have run into what could have been a huge disaster, but my quick thinking allowed us to  recover. the column is improved. let's just do a big lessons learned and say...you absolutely always get what you pay for.

we'll see how staining goes, but it's definitely not going to be as dark as the old stain, likely i will just need to live with that and let the weathering start all over again.

it's a tremendous improvement over what it was.