Archive for May, 2008
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Get Organized - Get Real!
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Organization. Big word, big job, sometimes we just think it means to go out and buy some of those organizational bins, baskets, shelves and so on to get ourselves organized! For some things that works, but often we can end up with our surroundings cramped with furniture and containers to hold all our stuff. My first [...]
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Vanity! (simple solution)
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Here are just a few of the simple ways that you can design with your own personal flair. First of all, store bought bathroom vanities have never been my favorite, not only are they usually made of toxic materials but they aren’t usually real wood either! Many are just the familiar style that most people feel [...]
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Hilltop Retreat
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Hard to imagine that a garage/workshop could become a retreat on the hilltop, but where there is vision, anything is possible.
For that is where our current project began and to date we find ourselves nestled among the treetops in an almost completed home full of character, serenity and simple design. Working with our “green” [...] -
simplicity - serenity - character
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
It’s the way of wabi-sabi, and it’s my way too! I’ve enjoyed the wabi-sabi aesthtics for as long as I can remember, I just didn’t have a name for it. Noticing a book called “the wabi-sabi house”, I could finally say “that’s me.” Now I’d like to inspire you with this creative way of decorating [...]