Decoration

I made these Frankenlamps this week, using a pair of lead crystal trophy lamps and pearl glass globes that I really loved and wanted to use in my lighting somehow. I added new brass lamp parts and made cold connected...

We have a closet in our guest bedroom we turned into a library. It has high ceilings so we are also putting a lot of our art stuff around the book cases. We brought the bookcases and the leather sofa...

Happy Mothers Day! I made applewood smoked grilled salmon on the grill for Mom and Chelle. Along with fresh asparagus, jasmine rice and garlic knots. Here's my mom, Louise (left), having fun with the widows group that has friended her...

I have grown various orchids for years, but I'm downsizing my collection of over fifty (yes, you read that correctly: FIFTY?!) orchids, as Sadie is eating up all our time these days... with no end in sight! And if you...

I finally got my beautiful piece, created by ceramic/mixed media artist, Linda Berman, (one of my favorite artists, ever!) put up in the breakfast nook today. Can you believe I bought this piece months before we bought this house? I...

I picked up a really basic grey storage cube/ottoman, with a rip in the fabric, last week for nine bucks. Have you seen how much these things are going for now? Unreal! I understand, I'm cheap, but come on! I...

It's super dark in here with the shades down and the lights off, but my son, Clayton's, room is mostly finished. No more pink flowery wallpaper and pink carpet. This looks like a room for a young man now. We...

Chelle found this Christmas tree in the upper shop. We think it was originally white???? But it seems to have aged into a champaign beige, maybe due to the heat in the summertime. Does it look funky? What do you...

No art-making today, try back tomorrow. All I can think about is putting up a Christmas tree, so that's about to happen. Then maybe I can focus on art. Putting up a Christmas tree is an art, right? This was...

The Murano blown glass chandelier is installed in the foyer at last! I almost fell off the last step bringing the stem downstairs to install. Chelle said she saw my life pass before her eyes......