Getting the Craftsman Look

I’ve posted another “hub” on the craftsman style. It seems that as the Craftsman revival, well, revives, hardware that can be labeled as “craftsman” is now running a premium over other kinds of hardware made from similar materials. Now some of it’s worth paying for and some of it isn’t. For example, as we built [...]

Craftsman Style House–Inside and Out

I’ve posted a whole long article complete with resources on why we did what we did with our house on hubpages.  Here’s a tease: Creating that New Old House It may sound strange but my favorite compliment that my husband and I have received several times on our new home is: “I know it’s new, [...]

Some fun pics around the house…

House pics galore!

Almost, almost there!

Our house in the middle of the… woods… our house!

Here’s more pics… I got a little behind so there’s a major gallery for ya’ll today

Because Shari told me to…

My good friend Shari told me I had to post a close-up picture of the art glass in our new front door.  So, being obediant friend that I am (okay, so it was the mood!) I decided to comply… enjoy! If you happened to come here looking for craftsman-style doors, this one is from Jeld-Wen [...]

Cabinets, lights, and tile, oh my!

Jody took some more pics of the house progress… enjoy!

Color!

They’ve started painting over at the house, a coat of primer, and now all the trim! We didn’t go upstairs because the risers were still wet when we went over, but here’s a couple of glimpses of the progress. (1) The awesome pillars (2) my cute husband contemplating the sky (3) the front door I’m [...]

Rockin’ and other house progress

Here’s the pretty stair case that Steve, the excellent trim guy, designed for us. Jody designed this mantle… It’s black Walnut, yummy! Mudroom bench Pocket Doors into the office off the dining room. Closet doors in an upstairs bedroom. Pretty doors! This is what the rest of the interior doors in the house look like. [...]

Havenknoll signage

I did this a while back, I don’t remember exactly when now, it sort of got lost amid the flotsam of the last month. I was at a craft store looking for some wooden letters to spell out “havenknoll” and nearby the ones I found, also happened to be this empty wooden frame thing, with [...]