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COLOR – where and what?

It’s so hard to choose “the right color”, that many default to a version of off-white (including me.) Then I find a color – but is it right? – will I like it? – will it provoke the right feeling for the room? I found a great infographic on one of my favorite websites – […]

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Alhambra

Balance is something I inherently strive for in spaces. This is a wonderful example of harmony of space and light. The Lion Fountain was undergoing restoration, but wouldn’t it have been fantastic if there was water flowing from and to those beasts!

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Getting Back In The Rhythm Of The Seasons

Sometimes the best laid plans………. The change of seasons, the start of school – it seems like a good time to get back into posting on my blog. My plan is to post a picture of a remodel of a kitchen or bath, a fascinating building or relay some pertinent information on remodeling daily. But […]

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Weathered Barn

Wandering around the grounds of a Bed and Breakfast, I was intrigued by the sturdiness of this structure. It reminds me to think about how we build, how it will weather, and how it will get better with time. The timelessness of beauty.

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Pick of the week: Aura Paint

This weeks pick of the week is Aura Paint by Benjamin Moore. It has it’s own color deck that is designed for interior houses and makes picking several colors fast and easy. Once on and set, it is practilly bullet proof–even in flat. And the best part is that it has very low VOCs–making it […]

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Pick of the week

Okay–I have decided to start doing a pick of the week just to keep me blogging. My first pick of the week is one of the most specified materials in my career: Marmoleum flooring from Forbo. It comes in great colors, feels warm to walk on, hides dirt and is easy to clean. You can […]

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It’s so good to find people who actually do green remodeling on their own. We enjoy passing on our green information on products and methods and get a kick out of having clients request green materials. I just read a blog posted by Green Mama – love her attitude.

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Up-to-date or Over-the-top

I was watching Color Splash the other night. The host was taking a lovely pre WWII home and painting the moldings and built-ins lime green. The worst part of this was what I was thinking: “Wow! That looks really good.” Okay, to my own defence, it was not just the lime green, but the whole […]

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