Category Archives: art

Weekly Photo Challenge: Today

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

This week’s challenge asked us to pick up our cameras, look around, and shoot a photo TODAY. What a good challenge — to observe our surroundings, to find beauty in the everyday. Very zen. These smooth stones are stacked in … Continue reading →

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Bring life to your walls with paint and imagination

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

By now you’ve probably realized that our decorating style is far from traditional. You’ll find bold paint colors and unconventional choices wherever you look. This mural was painted by Christe and our friend Mary (who also painted the kitchen ceiling) … Continue reading →

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Who says ceilings must be plain? Go wild with color and design

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

With a little paint (okay, a lot of paint) and some talent (okay, our friend Mary is a professional) and inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright we were able to transform our plain white ceiling into something much more interesting. Our … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t everyone love art in their gardens?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

We get frequent questions about the large celtic circle we have in our hosta garden. It’s about 3 feet in diameter and has a flat base that we’ve sunk/buried in the ground so that it looks like the circle is … Continue reading →

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