Being Creative with a Fireplace
When we were in escrow we had the chimney inspected as part of all the other inspections (well, septic, house,...
Great Room
The Blue Eagle and Friends
Or how to find interesting art for your home.... Auction Houses haven't just been a good source for interesting furniture...
Sunday Panorama
The Foyer
Extra Foyer Bits: “Custom” Shelves
Just like the walls and chimney in the great room, the foyer need a bit of something on the walls...
Extra Great Room Bits: Fun with Mirrors
It seems I'm still not done fine tuning the decor in the Great Room. When we had the awful yellow...
Sunday Panorama
This is what it's like to lay on the floor of the great room.
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 — Foot Notes on Molding
Perhaps my favorite detail in the great room is the very subtle change in the molding. Backing up a bit...
Making the Great Room Great — Step Nine: Ambient Lighting
In addition to deleting the sconces in the great room, Agent Smith got creative and ordered some coloring changing strip...
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 — Step Five: Finding Furniture
During the first few years that we were living here there was much discussion about what sort of furniture we...
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...