Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Front of House Before~After

Before~
and After


A100 year project
 'Astro-Retro'
meets Vintage Design ; )


After below
Before~

Front of House 

~Architect Robert L Wilson~


after
before below~

after ~ with landscaping


~This house, designed my my father, has been a joy to remodel~ 
We have loved every choice, every new construction.  
Stressful at times, but worth every headache.
~A 100 year project~

what's next?  who knows


Before Living Room

Before Living Room
below in white

then we
Raised the Roof, 
new windows, 
new entry 
new hardwood floors, 
new granite floor in entry
new door, 
added stone see-through fireplace, 
added lighting




before~
 After~




Fireplace after
Fireplace during
Raising Roof, new windows, walls,
 floors and lighting




Before and After Dining room


Dining Room,  took out wall between kitchen and dining room, took out brick wall in between dining and living, added wood floors, added hearth and new stone fireplace, new lighting.  Open floor plan

 

Before and After Kitchen

Kitchen before photos- 








After

Sunday, December 11, 2011

A White Marble Bath~




 Before 


and 

   
After







Pretty White Marble Bath
~the palest shade of verbena green on walls ~

Saturday, December 10, 2011

The Art Studio Before and After

Studio~
after
below
Before ~ there was just grass
the studio was built from scratch
(I love the view to the back yard)

Studio being built


my beautiful view
(after landscaping- it's another 100 year project)
~each year I add a few new plants, I approach it like a painting.
I'd like it to have color and interest all year, each year I look at
what is missing and add in color or texture.   
Sometimes, I divide, sometimes I transplant.
Each year, my painting becomes more colorful.

  





Before
nothing but grass and more grass


Bedroom 2

Bedroom 2

Before
After 

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 1
Guest Room
Before


Entry Way Before ~ After




Study TV room

Study and TV room before total makeover
from dark and gloomy


                                                                  ~ to light and airy~
                                               
                                 ~additional table for dinner parties ~ extends the dining room~

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Rosemary's Enchanting Blog

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are." 

~Alfred Austin ( 1835-1913) 





this is from Rosemary's enchanting blog. 


http://thesummerporch.blogspot.com

...lovely

Friday, September 16, 2011

September~


repost from Aug 23, 2010







BAck to SchOol

 
It's that time of year!

Remember Show and Tell?    My favorite "Show and Tell" was time my dad made a colorful circus wagon for our pet guinea pig, Ringo.  It looked just like the one in this picture (the cage, not the guinea pig.)    It was white, and looked like a fanciful carnival wagon.  It had bright red, yellow and orange circus colors and cut-outs, with fancy wheels and scrolled designs.  I'm sure it must have taken my father a long time to cut it out of plywood, glue it together and paint it.  Just like most things with kids, it magically appeared the day before "Show and Tell", bright and colorful and magical.  I was so enchanted with the little circus wagon, I think I slept with it in my room.  With straw sticking out all over, a few carrots and a new water bottle, Ringo and I headed off to school that day.  I was so excited to show off my pet to my teacher and friends.   Ringo loved his cage and enjoyed the extra attention (and carrots) from the kids in my class.  

(It looked similar to the image below, but was built around a little guinea pig cage.)

...tell me about your favorite "Show and Tell"?

2 comments:


Judy said...
Soooo cute! My favorite Show and Tell was the day my sister brought ME for Show and Tell. All I had to do was stand there - not do tricks or anything - but I remember thinking that she must have really liked me if I was the best she could come up with. Sadly, I never got a younger sibling to bring for Show and Tell (but i'm coping just fine...).
becky kelly studio said...
Your email made me laugh out loud! Thanks Judy! Becky