Dana's bath

I was hired to help fix up a small bath on a tight budget.

The cosmetic fix:

Dana and her father installed bamboo flooring.

Paint: walls and ceiling a cheery yellow.

Cabinet, doors and trim: off-white.

Shower curtain hung over glass door for color/interest.

Bamboo ladder for additional storage/visual interest.

One cabinet removed (hard to tell in this shot, but the larger cabinet was so deep, Dana would bang her head on it.) The smaller cabinet has a much slimmer profile.

New cabinet hardware.

Still to do:

Finish second coat of paint on doors

Paint mirror frame off-white

Paint or find vent that blends better with bamboo floor

Choose pendant lights for vanity

New towels and rug

Artwork

Color makes a big impact!

Studio Visit

Last week we stopped by Firelight Forge in Seattle.

Owner's Lisa Geertsen and Andy Blakney

show off a little of their work.

Click here for a VR shop photo.

Andy's work.

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Lisa's copper work.

Don't you just love Milo?

More of their work can been seen at Firelight Forge

Cove Palisades Remodel - progress

The marina cafe/store remodel at Cove Palisades is progressing.

The wall with the door opening and the wall to the left will be covered with corrugated tin which will be distressed a bit so it won't look shiny. All the light fixtures are to be switched out to industrial looking pendants.

The peg board was a surprise. I didn't know it was ordered, and can't really see anything redeeming about it. Also, I specified dark stained slat wall (slats) to tie in with the color of the wood floor. Not wild about slat wall to begin with, and this color looks anemic.

This shot shows the two different wall colors the best, although my photography skills aren't doing the colors justice.

The before shots can be seen here.

I'll post more photos once the tables, chairs and barstools arrive, and the bar counter is installed. I'm looking forward to seeing all the elements together.

Work = Fun

I'm a firm believer in happy office spaces.

Jonathan Adler's stationery items + my office.

Yep.

Photo: Philip Clayton-Thompson, Blackstone Edge Studios

New Fave

Terrain, from the creative minds at Anthropologie

The Road Home

Negotiating Seattle with a camp trailer.

Fun times.

Seattle

Entering the city...

Great window display in Ballard.

Traveling, cont.

We have a really cute dog.

Lanes with trees so thick a canopy is formed.

Cammie rides up front with us.

Water.

Traveling

When we left the high desert.

Lots of dry vegetation, and juniper trees...very brown.

Heading west...towards the water and greenery.

I always feel restored at the coast...

Anniversary

19 years ago today, I married the man I fell in love with.

So glad I did.

Beauty

"Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light."

~ John Ruskin

Shadows at home

More shadow shots at Hey Harriet

The Patio Project

Last year's summer project was the back deck and ramada...

This summer's will be the patio area.

This is the product I want to use.

Preformed cement flagstone looking blocks.

It is one of the most expensive products at the landscaping place.

Of course it is....

Sigh.

New York, New York

Here I come!

image from here

A trip to visit blog pal Chelsea in Virginia is turning into a whirlwind trip to New York City May 10 & 11th.

We're planning some sort of blog fest meet up...somewhere.

Michelle is in...anyone else?

Rachel?

Yes!

Elizabeth?

Coffee-Wednesday?

Tameka...

do you need to go home to New York that week?

Anyone else?

So excited!

Metal furnishings

I had this photo in my files...it is listed as a Casa Midy piece, but I can't find it on their website, so I'm not sure where I actually pulled the photo from. I do love the idea of a metal settee though.

I would use Chilewich upholstery so it could be an indoor/outdoor piece.

And I would, of course, have Mark fabricate the metal as his work is superior.