Emergency Exit
The long twisty road that winds up to our little patch services about 50 residences and it's actually three roads...
Projects
Living “Private”
When we bought this place back in 2015 we really didn't understand what the term "private road" meant. Now we...
The Lesser Wall of Purgatory: Part 3
Once the concrete was cured we had a wall, but just a wall. The area between it and the pool...
The Lesser Wall of Purgatory: Part 2
Area where there was once a deck. Carrying on from the last post, we needed a small retaining wall to...
The Lesser Wall of Purgatory: Part 1
Back in 2016 we rebuilt the Great Wall of Purgatory. It was a very arduous project that took months. You...
Ottoman Empire and the Comfy Chair
A few months ago I created a bit of furniture to go with the chair I had reupholstered. First the...
Unifying with Circles
Carrying on from the last post and finally finished the super long tale of the redesigning "process" for the look...
Great Room “Note” — Outside Design Service
During our random discussions about what to do paint and furniture-wise in the great room, Agent Smith pointed me to...
Making the Great Room Great — Step Eight: Wall Lighting
Back when we had the main electric panel redone, we made the call to decommission the monument outlets in the...
Making the Great Room Great — Step Seven: Plants and Bits
Instead of random knick knacks (although we do have a few interesting items,) I always intended that the main ornaments...
Making the Great Room Great — Step Six: Finding Art
In addition to finding furniture for the great room, over the last two years we've managed to find interesting items...
Making the Great Room Great — Before and After Painting
Below are some before and after shots of the foyer and great room once the painters were done but before...
Making the Great Room Great — Step Four: Painting
As anyone who has painted a room (myself included) knows, prep work is what takes the most amount of time....
Making the Great Room Great — Step Three: Priming
Once the drop cloths and sheets of plastic were taped into place the painters got busy. The four interior doors...
Making the Great Room Great — Step Two: Paint Prep
In mid-August of 2019 our regular house painter slotted some time to come up and paint the great room. There...