Amy
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tile ♥
I have been telling Dave for a long time that we simply do not have enough surfaces in our house to tile. I would love to find a place for these fantastic mosaics.
Amy
Amy
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Writing on the Wall
Seems like all of our progress lately is on paper... sketches of the exterior house, quotes for siding the house, sketches of the front entry wainscoting and storage bench... however we have managed to make a little progress in the front entrance.
We started by combining all of our inspiration for wainscoting into a little wall art. No better way to visualize the final product then to just draw it straight on the wall! Plus who can pass up the opportunity to do something you had been told not to your entire youth...
Drawing the wainscoting on the wall actually turned out to be quite useful - the 62" height we had initially picked out hit the windows at an awkward point in relation to the rails and stiles. So we have decided to make the wainscoting 2" taller so the top band is centered on the window rails.
From all of our inspiration for storage benches, we decided we wanted to copy the detailing on the bench we saw in the Victoria Cross show home.
We are hoping to have the entry ready for paint by the end of this week. It will nice to finally have somewhere to store shoes other than in a pile in the hallway... Scout is already making good use of the bench!
Amy
PS Hop on over to Playing with Food to check out the progress in the garden (and another cute dog photo).
We started by combining all of our inspiration for wainscoting into a little wall art. No better way to visualize the final product then to just draw it straight on the wall! Plus who can pass up the opportunity to do something you had been told not to your entire youth...
Drawing the wainscoting on the wall actually turned out to be quite useful - the 62" height we had initially picked out hit the windows at an awkward point in relation to the rails and stiles. So we have decided to make the wainscoting 2" taller so the top band is centered on the window rails.
From all of our inspiration for storage benches, we decided we wanted to copy the detailing on the bench we saw in the Victoria Cross show home.
Dave has made good progress on the base of the bench and is now experimenting with router bits to build the drawers.
We are hoping to have the entry ready for paint by the end of this week. It will nice to finally have somewhere to store shoes other than in a pile in the hallway... Scout is already making good use of the bench!
Amy
PS Hop on over to Playing with Food to check out the progress in the garden (and another cute dog photo).
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Etsy Finds
I am the first to admit I am addicted to Etsy. Having a whole house to decorate does not help my addiction, however recently it has produced two fantastic purchases.
First, two prints from Big Ant for Dave's mountain inspired office.
Amy
First, two prints from Big Ant for Dave's mountain inspired office.
And a vintage fan from Retro Groovie to make up for the lack of the ceiling fan in the master bedroom.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Break from our Feature Programing
We took some time away from the house this weekend and took the gods out for the first hike of the season - Nahahi Ridge in Kananaskis.
Still a little bit of snow on the ground...
Amy
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