A few weeks ago I undertook a project to restore old butterfly chairs I had "acquired" in an effort to make them a bit more presentable. The final piece of the process was to replace the white canvas … [Read more...]
Cork Flooring: A modern floor choice
Cork flooring is a bit of a mystery - not just to me but to everyone I've ever asked ... although they don't all admit it. If you do any research on cork at all, you will find all sorts of conflicting … [Read more...]
How to Pick the Right Paint Finish
This is the (cough cough) long awaited follow up to the Introduction to the Color Wheel post I wrote a little while ago. If you wondered what the difference was between eggshell and semi-gloss - then … [Read more...]
Some of my favorite things
Thought I would share some of the items I use all the time in my projects. None of these products are particularly expensive, in fact, they are downright inexpensive. (okay - that isn't really true. … [Read more...]
Modern House Challenge: Site Built Windows
So it has been quite a while since I've addressed the Modern House Challenge - I originally introduced the idea back on August 10th, 2010 and the idea was simple enough: . "I am starting to … [Read more...]
Residential Architecture 101: Shutters
A few weeks ago I started a new series called Residential Architecture 101 and the first item we reviewed was material transitions in exterior applications, and yes, it was mind-blowing!! (read it … [Read more...]