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<p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">As I’ve written before, my favorite design books are those that are written about one house: </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image21.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image1.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKr8TkjlayYV2jLwk6oVNHpahJqxXgSc0JN4pjOMvZLNRD24Oc0O4UNbXIGqUbp8Ua0T_u3SXqS082EHFeGm-ABXAez6B9qHL6jrUa8CDAA3JtTfYSMsd7Z3GIvmfnU7Yr1rZSdooYJg/s1600-h/image_thumb1%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb1" border="0" height="471" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6l3sK2ICL10/UZFkmSirARI/AAAAAAAB0gw/BI7zudASTA8/image_thumb1_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb1" width="402"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Like John Stefanidis’ English country house in “Living By Design.”</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image_thumb152.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image_thumb15.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-NvWotErBUwdwxdFBZMB6DDjcVuyDQFgzfEdTx_TpHxAHfY3h8slwIU8sYj9nqT4ViIPEbtUKfOb8uc1fw2sC8cNCPVxodMYmRn1ku0WodMqwKkj5blUlxEyu8V_Q0Bki8Mk9ZdJWQ5a/s1600-h/image_thumb15_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb15_thumb" border="0" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGp_Y3bEt2xL88QyxqODIpwPZZccZXYN-tIbGDYmcNoISwj3sG7tGcBNwH-EgiFhib29sUBZALrZl5Q1pTJbBb4IVMKSs5ionsknD-f1detSUsq7VaoE0h9oD7rwgq2c-40pbF0S97kk/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb15_thumb" width="788"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Bunny Williams’ very popular “An Affair With A House” chronicles her country house and gardens and how they grew and evolved through the years.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image_thumb1321.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image_thumb13.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-s7xrnD0MaSg/UZFkre3VuqI/AAAAAAAB0hI/73lZXUWUk58/s1600-h/image_thumb13_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb13_thumb" border="0" height="478" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hBqbmy-x_NI/UZFkscftIKI/AAAAAAAB0hQ/kIXe4t5n5s8/image_thumb13_thumb_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb13_thumb" width="476"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">John Saladino’s “Villa” is a real favorite – the story of the stone wreck that he turned into a gorgeous Santa Barbara vacation house, which he promptly put up for sale after working on it for years.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image_thumb162.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image_thumb16.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SzPJ_tKfjGc/UZFktszVeSI/AAAAAAAB0hY/0ibDDokE24c/s1600-h/image_thumb16_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb16_thumb" border="0" height="759" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DOBNGKtP_6M/UZFkvNUNeFI/AAAAAAAB0hg/_EvO-A05hwE/image_thumb16_thumb_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb16_thumb" width="600"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">“The Private House” by Rose Tarlow – while not just about one house – it does spend considerable pages on the Los Angeles house she built.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image_thumb182.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image_thumb18.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TzjZWSuW0TI/UZFkxOfqKyI/AAAAAAAB0ho/NCcmMIq1g7s/s1600-h/image_thumb18_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb18_thumb" border="0" height="500" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OnCDlmW67yU/UZFkyDwu6NI/AAAAAAAB0hw/pOV-qWQuUsI/image_thumb18_thumb_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb18_thumb" width="398"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">“The Winter House” by Charlotte Moss is about her former house in Aspen, which was sold soon after the book came out.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image572.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image571.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oMzlHeEQqt0/UZFkzdRQuiI/AAAAAAAB0h4/8w5Su6NSz40/s1600-h/image57_thumb1%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image57_thumb1" border="0" height="618" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Xc5tgQH34uQ/UZFk0mnhIqI/AAAAAAAB0iA/NNjoq7vNm3E/image57_thumb1_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image57_thumb1" width="542"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And one of my old favorites – “The Shabby Chic Home” by Rachel Ashwell where she wrote about the extensive remodeling of her Malibu house – one of many she’s lived in over the years.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image5.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image2.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-x3RLVnGiglI/UZFk2mcAOSI/AAAAAAAB0iI/PJyxZ46NkHA/s1600-h/image_thumb2%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb2" border="0" height="927" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JOQ8gywSvjU/UZFk4k7t11I/AAAAAAAB0iQ/EyvlFsJcEpw/image_thumb2_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb2" width="772"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="5">The newest addition to my list of favorite “one house” books is by Nicholas Haslam called “Folly de Grandeur – Romance and Revival in an English Country House.”  Even the title is so enchanting!    The internationally acclaimed interior designer released this book to celebrate his fabulous weekend house in the English countryside.    The book came out a few months ago but I waited to read it until I had a few days to enjoy it without interruption.   I finally found the time last weekend and like a good movie that you think about for days afterwards, this book is much the same.  It stays with you.  Reading it, you feel like you are a guest in the house, enjoying a warm summer eve at dusk, with a cocktail in your hands before dinner – listening to stories from your host while the birds chirp and the fountain gurgles.  It’s just that type of book.   Weekend Two and I’m still immersed in it.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image227.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ALy1eceJndw/UZFk7RO6QSI/AAAAAAAB0iY/nn8JwpwHn1o/s1600-h/image_thumb87%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb87" border="0" height="1317" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VdMC8j1VTqw/UZFk--DkbcI/AAAAAAAB0ig/aZ2sqP1qgQ0/image_thumb87_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb87" width="1004"></a></font></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="5">I’ve been waiting for this book to come out for a long time.  I still remember the story about the house in Traditional Home – over 10 years ago.   You probably do too.    Nicky has lived here for almost 40 years now, and before him, the owner was the legendary decorator John Fowler.    The house was a chapter in the 2007 Fowler biography by Martin Wood, which is a great addendum to Nicky’s own.  Simply called “the prettiest small house in the world” – Nicky’s devotion to his house is evident on each page.  And if you are a lover of the history of interior design – you will appreciate the faithfulness to Fowler’s original decorations, which in some rooms remain almost unchanged.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/5176_843a4d7fb5b1641b0bb8e3c2b2e7523%5B1%5D.jpg"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CybFrU8Z-_k/UZFlAf71WlI/AAAAAAAB0io/x5mg0W-dXm8/s1600-h/5176_843a4d7fb5b1641b0bb8e3c2b2e7523%25255B2%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="5176_843a4d7fb5b1641b0bb8e3c2b2e7523[2]" border="0" height="1084" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-trbGCg4o3FE/UZFlBX-jhxI/AAAAAAAB0iw/2PN_JrrGzsc/5176_843a4d7fb5b1641b0bb8e3c2b2e7523%25255B2%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb5" width="1204"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">View of the estate in a old forest where the Tudor royal family hunted. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image91.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8lQKV1hq9XE/UZFlNSPWUgI/AAAAAAAB0jY/DdHs6d4_Cb8/s1600-h/image_thumb7%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb7" border="0" height="671" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xZVqX-pAEvU/UZFlQCv_aXI/AAAAAAAB0jg/pq1rhpVk23I/image_thumb7_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb7" width="1204"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">View of the original lodge, the library (former horse barn) and the new extension & dining room.  Fowler renovated two cottages making them into one for his friends the acting Redgraves.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image230.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFVlq6kgF0zVNz_OvyrPzftyFPbObkic1aZtsIQGUU18opjO-mwC84oiq1b9K3tmNk9LRM0PwzxJBgkUB4AU8LkX0aRkHu_9fNHACnzcTBCk0rBCkpztURqYvWZ1rkRFbGP4ZHcIsxrVE/s1600-h/image_thumb90%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb90" border="0" height="875" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9OVFzUz-wzo/UZFlVCZq0LI/AAAAAAAB0jw/D2mMdCOHja8/image_thumb90_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb93" width="684"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The view of the house reflected in the lake – with the sun shining on the pink brick façade.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image144.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image234.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-h7l1BA19uVk/UZFlkZ5k_VI/AAAAAAAB0kY/uk4v5jwgoU4/s1600-h/image_thumb94%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb94" border="0" height="671" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4JbENOXRLk0/UZFlmp-jwRI/AAAAAAAB0kg/huBrZxA376g/image_thumb94_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb94" width="720"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And another view of the lake.  Across from the lake are two small cottages that were combined into one by Fowler for his friends the Redgraves.   </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image79.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image235.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8W8HhPOY4yA/UZFlomT1BLI/AAAAAAAB0ko/Cpeg0rNcf1U/s1600-h/image_thumb95%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb95" border="0" height="640" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-64z8-47M_mA/UZFlqt8KO0I/AAAAAAAB0kw/b0J6Z03LTaI/image_thumb95_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb95" width="632"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Along the façade is the brick terrace with statutes on each side.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">THE ENTRANCE HALL:</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image245.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7Q0eAZfR3Nd2TrXZcLxHzQpmrCzfe1PZm4KR_-rv4utgeVufsixIadPnPxRUql_xzRPiRdkWI5VgmP4jucOw5my5DlksVV9sXxw9hG6nlm1WR24ac8I5Y104eAtYYGJscVRpf_A_5nhc/s1600-h/image_thumb101%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb101" border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQRIj1etXa8QhzLTrgjsfKoMbM-E8VCjslh4RGcbHakx-NBsLFG1HehtQGTIdnF7QKPr7WSCbGvWSGGRObB4zL3qMz1V-zz8c7DgmpYBGwf4XRWMaDGAQEkneCBVqALzMoxGIElqbvAg/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb96" width="710"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The new addition built by Fowler acts as the foyer with a powder and cloak room.  Fowler added the dentil molding and the walls are painted to resemble molding.  This is an older picture, today the chair fabric has been changed.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image11.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image238.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f7lDl8RDAro/UZFlzudI1vI/AAAAAAAB0lY/aQ1STUIc6ac/s1600-h/image_thumb98%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb98" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaLM1Xh5Ro8p4StX2PmbtIMvTbWUqyAtHTHECuwn5DRBG2j6kndRLaCRR5vMIAM21KX2lfYZeizg4ToJipQ4xQfTVcGDJ2CZvtV_8XJ0r4_jmo91cZ5ZD9jZdbum6XVExSGLK6fbkmVw/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb9" width="1204"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The view from the front door – with the cloak room and powder room doors.  The lanterns are actually electrified because of drafts.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image270.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6Y6bWe16Dnc/UZFmA78hRiI/AAAAAAAB0l4/WZVsySWEFW8/s1600-h/image_thumb110%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb110" border="0" height="862" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yDnB2BWlDFQ/UZFmDPV1lUI/AAAAAAAB0mA/2ClLyLIp5Oc/image_thumb110_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb110" width="772"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Here is a photograph from John Fowler’s days.  He also used a similar French console,  and put round frames flanking the window.    The curtain rod looks the same as the one used today, except upside down.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">THE OLD HALL:</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image18.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-djSxsMyxkGU/UZFmFPfkpCI/AAAAAAAB0mI/v8YPxF2OLTg/s1600-h/image_thumb6%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb6" border="0" height="760" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_cf2l7ROLJw/UZFmHIbSt0I/AAAAAAAB0mQ/-2PCcGL634A/image_thumb6_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb6" width="733"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The new entrance hall leads into the old hall.  This used to be used as a dining room before Nicky created a new one in the back extension.  Instead, now it’s used as place to sit by the fire when coming in from the cold.   Love the original tiles – which are waxed once a week.  Fowler designed the pelmets to follow the shape of the windows.  Nicky uses the same shape today.   In the corner is the skirted table which used to be for dining, now it holds books.  Notice the rustic original plank door!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image207.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image272.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTHLnCYcL7kNP2GKnWiYWDnsL_FiuFfVnzggQ6HSoKO5z8BYPJ4ULrHSzaCKRj8g0_8_sF4uDBJAMNSbt4e8VFAAwe79G7FhNY_KQ9-jzpd0aKECal_YlsmWWG7XjJbrdYoa8SMGe1sP5/s1600-h/image_thumb112%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb112" border="0" height="672" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawepKApbOXw86QdPwNrKHDpuc5W3wO-tLHQlEQ7oJCJJqQQgopaD5c5POv2tkVDBcdv6BjQQIuinayX4qt-5PCwAXlUmFSdiZvwOuiON0Iwk5V37a_iNM-CM8tLGjwjF2gzZppoeNULNQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb113" width="1021"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The old leather and brass fender.  The walls have faux molding in this room too.   Across from the fire is a sofa.   The rooms in the house are all very small – none is wider than 12 feet!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">THE SITTING ROOM:</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image217.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGOfWglfWQQVHiIyQVy9i8TicOS7zZwVsnmWWGK7WFKdso2fhKgNaBaobe317TjWpGDP4kSEoBldzb8t50lYAQvjvUH9qSkMMFuEujP6OUv9F7XaokRG4rBBRMqhKFTcj8h9jEFMFfvfG/s1600-h/image_thumb81%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb81" border="0" height="719" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OjGUPzqBGV8/UZFmT2p975I/AAAAAAAB0nA/TUvjcRTwfUc/image_thumb81_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb81" width="721"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Past the Old Hall is the Sitting Room.  This looks out on the lawn that reaches down to the lake.   Outside the door is the terrace that is under the brick façade.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image141.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image274.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SGHrym2kMFY/UZFmVwLLC_I/AAAAAAAB0nI/HsvYqBUCiUw/s1600-h/image_thumb114%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb114" border="0" height="792" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ptq5bi4881Y/UZFmX5ocbmI/AAAAAAAB0nQ/EzT4V0s_JXQ/image_thumb114_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb114" width="772"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The Sitting Room, where Fowler cleaned out all the chicken mess, is used as the main lounging area.   Twin sofas flank the fireplace – they are slipcovered in a John Stefanidis print that is over 30 years old.  Nicky insists it looks just as good as new!   </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image159.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image276.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fIwMPrez6mA/UZFmZxJmXwI/AAAAAAAB0nY/i2pa4mEpe_0/s1600-h/image_thumb116%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb116" border="0" height="725" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bGl004o9dZQ/UZFmb78PvQI/AAAAAAAB0ng/1wSzCOZ7Myc/image_thumb116_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb116" width="706"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The walls are from John Fowler’s time – they were created using bull’s blood – eek!  The color is pink-brown, or a perfect match to band-aids.  Nicky collected all the prints that match the walls and had them framed alike.   </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image165.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image277.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vDIUkYMRsBA/UZFmdhy4FoI/AAAAAAAB0no/b4KDTcQOoFU/s1600-h/image_thumb117%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb117" border="0" height="719" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KFIn_N7QNzI/UZFmfmrXLvI/AAAAAAAB0nw/i1aPVXyAUWc/image_thumb117_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb82" width="699"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">It took Nicky many years to decide on fabrics for the front window.   Through the door is the Staircase Hall.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image213.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image281.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Bq62QjzljqU/UZFmsMxsJUI/AAAAAAAB0oY/k1fhid-h-EU/s1600-h/image_thumb121%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb121" border="0" height="692" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XhjmPf9454o/UZFmtlUDz0I/AAAAAAAB0og/Rd23jsMF5A0/image_thumb121_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb122" width="534"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And the view across from the sofa.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">THE STAIRCASE HALL:</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image103.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image284.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gJmglvYhM-U/UZFmydYFkSI/AAAAAAAB0o4/SvNXBiUkcVc/s1600-h/image_thumb124%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb124" border="0" height="1004" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GLOZx6_R1g8/UZFm3CByOYI/AAAAAAAB0pA/HMPS2nPLlXk/image_thumb124_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb131[1]" width="440"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The stairs with the its lantern and frames.  Apparently the stairs are teeny-tiny, barely wide enough for one person to climb.  Fowler and Nicky both believe that an overscaled print in a small space makes the room look bigger.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">THE KITCHEN:</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image121%5B1%5D.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image292.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XJM_9Va65GU/UZFnNnzxcOI/AAAAAAAB0qo/FlwaCiRGcFY/s1600-h/image_thumb132%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb132" border="0" height="580" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8el5kPIvu3c/UZFnPAuP32I/AAAAAAAB0qw/CIrruqsKqQQ/image_thumb132_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb137" width="726"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The coffee table is made of two false books on top of a table.  As it is all over the house – the library is filled with books.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">THE DINING ROOM:</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image97.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image298.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Rr9IctQfUg4/UZFnqrBwE3I/AAAAAAAB0sY/U0sAojoHsYo/s1600-h/image_thumb138%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb138" border="0" height="862" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XVNR9ARDen4/UZFnthXZ70I/AAAAAAAB0sg/uQXk8M820UU/image_thumb138_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb138" width="1152"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Nicky’s new dining room was recently created out of two smaller rooms in the  extension at the back of the lodge.  While the walls look like hand painted wallpaper – they are actually hand painted.   The table at the window was cut in half – the other half in is the Garden Room.  The chairs wear a new fabric – before they were covered in green checks which Nicky felt was too Swedish looking.    The lamp is incredible – it is metal flowers and Nicky says it’s impossible to move.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image134.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zvMUtu74kVc/UZFnv2g9s6I/AAAAAAAB0so/ie7_t1KF_q8/s1600-h/image_thumb52%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb52" border="0" height="718" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OtRx6on6HbM/UZFnxq-eXSI/AAAAAAAB0sw/jrymXaiu39w/image_thumb52_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb52" width="706"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The table which was once in the Flower Room.  Notice the large column and urn – Nicky designed the column.  And here is my main issue with the house – the carpet!!!   I don’t understand the carpet!!  Why not put wood down or seagrass instead or more of that wonderful terra cotta tile?  I hate to say this but there is carpet in the bathrooms too!   OK – this is a more English thing than an American thing, I know.  This is an older picture and the carpet has since been replaced with a flat weave grayish carpet – but still….</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image118.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image299.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bcDeeVDqEQE/UZFnz8VfO8I/AAAAAAAB0s4/oHeLWvoWQ98/s1600-h/image_thumb139%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb139" border="0" height="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QZhaubkBx7TG9ieYHYWhFi3vi-f5uBxhXpS5960XEwscIuBi__aapF55O1-_64CPMkISV6QF4fIUtEWAxmaBPqjRJocF7ow322MVL-sWdjLHsPsWfWuLC2grT5KLdAdh4bqBLDRrBvE/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb139" width="812"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The walls were painted to look like paper – including seams and even “torn” areas.  Here you can see the “seam.”  Also you can see the new carpet here.   I do prefer the old check fabric, but I’m a sucker for checks.   The dining room is one of my favorites in the house  - I love the way the walls were painted.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image138.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image300.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XVsN8mPyBe8/UZFn4pJeaII/AAAAAAAB0tI/QEevEMQ-Kxs/s1600-h/image_thumb140%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb140" border="0" height="721" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oclx7z5NSU8/UZFn6nvl3II/AAAAAAAB0tQ/qWAcOCE642A/image_thumb140_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb140" width="703"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And looking back through to the library.  Unfortunately, in the book, Nicky doesn’t show the rest of the new extension with its study and two guest bedrooms on the second floor.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">UPSTAIRS IN THE ORIGINAL HUNTING LODGE:</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image115.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image309.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nbgmhvGBYqM/UZFn8uuGKWI/AAAAAAAB0tY/wkz3KCcqybk/s1600-h/image_thumb147%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb147" border="0" height="763" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNWpqfFx64khBdCjRRnOpyqIyTkDk9WFkW2rrD3tt1uW22-JI_4NCcbT4RSNo5Fu_yWp9maDpk-XttA1u-iskSKrL-CTw5r6r2jn51zNqIpFwuOWfHAyhw9ov_VoHK70ZWLr160JTQNc/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb147" width="1015"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">There are three bedrooms in the main house.  Two are tiny and one is the master bedroom.  Fowler actually slept in one of the tiny bedrooms instead of the main one.   The two smaller bedrooms share a bath.  Nicky says that when he has only one guest – he gives them both bedrooms – one to sleep in and one with the luggage to dress in.   Above is the tiny red bedroom with its striped walls.  Again, Nicky believes that bold, large patterns are better for small rooms and that they actually make a room feel bigger.  I am beginning to agree with this.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image304.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Pv7zd06PnonlFvv5SMPZ8KcbN1AjU7t0vJGZh7RMEQt1aQBSMdMzSZ6qprScS_UOrR3lOP5GfsfaqgeqoYWVwiZtN9Y2m3W27NJpvVvSl95t0erctoF6TjhNRhZUVk58MHMV3dZhYWny/s1600-h/image_thumb142%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb142" border="0" height="976" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9XtME4kAfDE/UZFoDFhuFsI/AAAAAAAB0tw/4ala0FV8DsQ/image_thumb142_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb142" width="654"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Here is a painting of the same room – as it was decorated under Fowler.  He used red stripes too.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image156.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image305.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-a9v7VzXzFSA/UZFoFB10l6I/AAAAAAAB0t4/eyoQVOVdS88/s1600-h/image_thumb143%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb143" border="0" height="716" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HTnVbm-v8WHDPcbTviItw7ZY15jl3-a-xzcJXVFkqs27sDiLUDJK-tAcvbwUAkBUl5fUlUhHYMGaHOOWinYuGWuio602yUz60jdRlnoqyqtaiPagOXmTLUmSvms3AExSL7bdyHPhP0g/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb143" width="714"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The upstairs bathroom – showing the Mauny wallpaper off the hall.  You can see the green and white carpet that is in the bathrooms.  One thing that Nicky collects are frames.  He has framed prints on every wall in the lodge.  I love these round ones!  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image224.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image306.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0eUvs_3WYus/UZFoJPBt42I/AAAAAAAB0uI/IjuppXgCOH4/s1600-h/image_thumb144%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb144" border="0" height="719" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SKOn1M6DJBmvBxtWieVxCW0ud1AbyiMe4IKHwA2pLMB5xXuGFa56Us0k2qekVd4q5Eh9A_jo0eqeS5JmR2TZdptYPs261rh2UPS4zGrmDgDeEoILPm_RkOeTYZ_YMoy3oWpyE8sWSfY/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb144" width="696"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">An older picture of the master bedroom and dressing room.  The walls are as Fowler decorated them using a soft aqua wash with Mauny wallpaper stripes.  The carpet has been changed since this picture was taken, but I love it!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image307.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wfEq70lNP60/UZFoNIr14FI/AAAAAAAB0uY/SbuXufshido/s1600-h/image_thumb145%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb145" border="0" height="737" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-k3CDsXX51OU/UZFoPUYU8AI/AAAAAAAB0ug/H798E6c8nu0/image_thumb145_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb145" width="984"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">As the main bedroom looks today – with the curtains showing the red trim and the familiar shaped pelmets.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">THE GARDENS:</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image314.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pd3UtwcMeHU/UZFoS63Jv-I/AAAAAAAB0uo/AvZyice6VQI/s1600-h/image_thumb150%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb150" border="0" height="878" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N-h5vno16YTI90LuvHj6Dtla80MwYTSq7N2hEw6amsvR6y4SxuWgdVPGk_fvuUcYbie2YjM_IHNH_6yAajZDs2ZYpuYCjDlnXC4yNO0Reg_sw3qTgyrCyOp_FLitKTq_6ewLy2Sq7jRM/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb150" width="1204"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">In front of the house is a large lawn, which Nicky has mowed in a checkerboard pattern.  The lawn is surrounded by clipped hornbeam – which makes it seem like a room.  Past this area are flower beds.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image130.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image308.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0fFreHWrePY/UZFoYR5cCKI/AAAAAAAB0u4/aLLc8RYoqsY/s1600-h/image_thumb146%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb146" border="0" height="715" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpWsZfAQCGZnokpuJALzvEiyu0wzp40KxW9C-Vrhoc9jPXCgMsC9t3XJ3dDu3pZXf4hwf_1QsJCrBANmSSa7aFq0MUu_RYbK-z7hOdT4EJ4wH5DUzwOsDXTDrohBXNZX3BngFmme8bXVU/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb146" width="723"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Clipped box and flowers outside the Garden Room.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image106.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image317.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-egSSALV6fDQ/UZFodhJIGkI/AAAAAAAB0vI/tu-HVecTee0/s1600-h/image_thumb153%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb153" border="0" height="904" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Pdey5WXKAtM/UZFohEFzvrI/AAAAAAAB0vQ/kLg1531SXsE/image_thumb153_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb153" width="1204"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Past the front lawn and two pavilions is the Garden Room, which Fowler built in his later years.   Attached to this room is a conservatory which is used for dinner parties.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image318.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aak4AALeGDY/UZFojE-lLXI/AAAAAAAB0vY/Mb-e4Vgm-nk/s1600-h/image_thumb154%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb154" border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeM-IFAZdbq9fCXVNzcnKOTrCYyogcfs7NERgB_FD5NaasG8dI0yctPNklSqRBzVcodPfjsuiVx3xSGw3UJIwtgjKV-mAXxMXLcFozdc_5KINWXWZ6zQgEJtewOzGdloiwoaZAHviJ0o4/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb154" width="794"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Another view of the Garden Room and gravel paths.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image320.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_S1UVIFy9l8/UZFonaJ99nI/AAAAAAAB0vo/Nkh4LJFgAis/s1600-h/image_thumb156%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb156" border="0" height="704" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U21dtEiqfNU/UZFoph4zxsI/AAAAAAAB0vw/nbjzUxhnkOA/image_thumb156_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb156" width="939"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The fountain outside the Garden Room.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image85.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image321.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_3V14DEQ0LY/UZFot_tZlEI/AAAAAAAB0v4/et-yc4CHfBg/s1600-h/image_thumb157%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb157" border="0" height="1582" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-D9MqKh5B-mg/UZFoyLgLkdI/AAAAAAAB0wA/4F8AOCZoyvE/image_thumb157_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb157" width="1220"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The Garden Room.   Nicky added a fireplace to this room which causes him to use it even more now.  Fowler also used this room a lot – almost forgetting about the hunting lodge.  I think I might live back here too!   The console shown here is the second piece of the one in the dining room that Nicky divided in half.  Notice the back legs are covered in the chintz on the sofa so the rustic legs will blend in.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image331.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yOySKtBnaxc/UZFo1UdZ6oI/AAAAAAAB0wI/0U5mtg2M1t4/s1600-h/image_thumb165%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb165" border="0" height="1004" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MTt5U3pd9lU/UZFo48wW7fI/AAAAAAAB0wQ/zQPk--6-ea0/image_thumb165_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb26" width="1204"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Obsessing over the chintz in the Garden Room made me want to see more rooms Nicky designed using chintz.  I didn’t have to look hard – he obviously loves chintz.   This bedroom is gorgeous.   The chintz is so pretty – used everywhere in the room.  It’s a smaller print than the one in Nicky’s Garden Room.  I think I like the bigger print best.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image35.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image335.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6T_qLnsQl0o/UZFpOF9n8jI/AAAAAAAB0xI/bkeABrclMlE/s1600-h/image_thumb169%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb169" border="0" height="1004" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1JkNfliXWYk/UZFpQihRcpI/AAAAAAAB0xQ/uodcU_iuV_4/image_thumb169_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb169" width="818"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">This bedroom has a chintz on the walls that Nicky designed himself.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image47.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image336.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J-PyD3Wlk68/UZFpTZ4cW1I/AAAAAAAB0xY/ga4_JuOnzsE/s1600-h/image_thumb170%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb170" border="0" height="1226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgu8i94-gV3tT8K3gWbaUzPq-i09SwucTzEEuf1VQZwLe_7riKTRQks_wfdO5t9K57hD1qyLT89YBRhwxvBV6gb9ZLf6p8syzV0NIYpKPTiEb9Pixarh3R8xI_htmiSuEKxyvZyaxR4jFx/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb171" width="798"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">In this bedroom in New Orleans, Nicky used a chintz by Georges La Manch.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image67.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image338.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ykERbvZCdYc/UZFpfTFaBwI/AAAAAAAB0x4/dE1ehhfwbYk/s1600-h/image_thumb172%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb172" border="0" height="984" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LJ35c0Ks2p0/UZFph-X3VII/AAAAAAAB0yA/dQQoyIAs_KE/image_thumb172_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb172" width="798"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And the other side of the beautiful bedroom in New Orleans.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image53.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image339.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nS6m0QmXs-g/UZFpkRKCJeI/AAAAAAAB0yI/8aM66EFImkw/s1600-h/image_thumb173%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb173" border="0" height="1004" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CMcYQYH9kIY/UZFpml-yh8I/AAAAAAAB0yQ/Y4eKy3P_4fo/image_thumb173_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" title="image_thumb173" width="763"></a></font></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">On this landing he used the same Mauny print again – this time in a purple colorway.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image61.png"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Joni/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter393614076/supfiles5B60A97/image10.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjae7SNwmk10d5oyZOMSr7iKkl4B2ZfKA3VXikYJv_P816kur-iM0zuMaUoiY2ckiPH1Iwy2Y7Orj15DfOg5b1aC-qBZa1z9bLwaDnd-fO0DvFiGIAfmBgzZjSniURPHgJXwYj_B46mrGU/s1600-h/image_thumb8%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image_thumb8" border="0" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4I-1aP6MOhJslJpJXfdpXed9rQqOv66fVmq_8IeXWaq0oqKzuhGNnqu8FrsjmkWs0h0e17UkAdpbluXfo-jP9IP7kgFTnkuVkfDFiY1gyZDQzivR-I-0o_jjmpKeAzvtP0Rb0gcCE66t9/?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; 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Studio progress: The desk is done!

We're nearing the finish line with our office renovation, and we finally made it past the biggest hurdle with marking the workspace area off our checklist.<br /><div><br /></div><div>After we built and assembled the <a href="http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/diy-blackout-shade-liner-new-office.html" target="_blank">big desk</a>, we discovered it had some wobble to it. Possibly because it was so heavy, resting on skinny-ish legs, and not bolted or secured to anything.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcDQAnkgTVg0qiKUx2pBJVh-JSHPp_YDptufIv0E6Mqt1VhfF1un3_anBnwv16q_KDfnQNbdgyVRlgGlTvScmMCaRZ0r2dRruFXLse8p4FfNHrA9pwWaI4kdZqvw2D1hEY1zt0xrL1vbk/s1600/IMG_0197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcDQAnkgTVg0qiKUx2pBJVh-JSHPp_YDptufIv0E6Mqt1VhfF1un3_anBnwv16q_KDfnQNbdgyVRlgGlTvScmMCaRZ0r2dRruFXLse8p4FfNHrA9pwWaI4kdZqvw2D1hEY1zt0xrL1vbk/s1600/IMG_0197.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /><div>The two Ikea desks on either side were also easily moveable—not ideal.</div><div><br /></div><div>To remedy this situation, I purchased some decent sized L brackets and Brad secured them underneath the large center desk into the wall where the studs were (sorry, no photos of this process, but there's not much to it). We were relieved to find that it worked! The desk won't budge now.</div><div><br /></div><div>We then attached the two side desks to the large desk with regular flat brackets, and now those won't move either when you pull or push on them. Success!</div><div><br /></div><div>Then it was time to address a storage issue I'd been trying to resolve for a long time now. See those large pieces of cardboard in the photo above? There's posters/extra large paper inside that had nowhere to go. I had no extra desk space to keep them, and I didn't like to store them vertically (didn't even have space for that). So what's a girl to do?</div><div><br /></div><div>Brad was wearing his thinking cap and suggested shallow drawer underneath the desk. Um, genius! Now I just had to figure out how to DIY it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided on a piece of 1/4" plywood and some 1x2"s for the sides, mounted with center mount drawer slides.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's how the placement would be: </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfniikW8A0-qbp04TxUPzzD_8PiEH_ERe49ZAtRnqlUvJMlhC43sIPOg6ueArKijZqoCePsmB3-sy4xn47xkAVHvDbrNRN0Zybg8w_sekIrTdDF5awAHlijBl5buaoxwn5zNDATvuoHXh/s1600/IMG_0434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfniikW8A0-qbp04TxUPzzD_8PiEH_ERe49ZAtRnqlUvJMlhC43sIPOg6ueArKijZqoCePsmB3-sy4xn47xkAVHvDbrNRN0Zybg8w_sekIrTdDF5awAHlijBl5buaoxwn5zNDATvuoHXh/s1600/IMG_0434.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The largest size Lowe's had was 22", and the length of my drawer needed to be 41" to accompany my biggest posters, so I crossed my fingers it would work.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hauled everything into the garage and got to work on my setup. I lined up the 1x2's with the edge of the plywood base and made my cuts:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGbhIQ2QwPoc86FSuAl_Je2bNEvY1jfMoI5stMRxDBZQpZBdVqoMraDhJ7MYjDmOWG5xbMsfzJzzE9JevmzJjefjirYdR1tHtY5ByVYHTh2AimBHIAJOBkVYiLVSqdT2eqt6Vluo04AqI/s1600/IMG_0437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGbhIQ2QwPoc86FSuAl_Je2bNEvY1jfMoI5stMRxDBZQpZBdVqoMraDhJ7MYjDmOWG5xbMsfzJzzE9JevmzJjefjirYdR1tHtY5ByVYHTh2AimBHIAJOBkVYiLVSqdT2eqt6Vluo04AqI/s1600/IMG_0437.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKZ4ejuY6Berivb1C2_3ndMNLEPQboJtA5-SZl0H4_YtHYRdyF_BQMaTYN5ErluorMhNgywo7RPQhJiHVXJJdzbtdnPPDxm-YWDD5ELqa0tr_Ba5ghe7xcjesTQ2U2ugJ0dr3cO8gG6Ze/s1600/IMG_0439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKZ4ejuY6Berivb1C2_3ndMNLEPQboJtA5-SZl0H4_YtHYRdyF_BQMaTYN5ErluorMhNgywo7RPQhJiHVXJJdzbtdnPPDxm-YWDD5ELqa0tr_Ba5ghe7xcjesTQ2U2ugJ0dr3cO8gG6Ze/s1600/IMG_0439.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looks like a pretty straightforward plan, right?</div><div><br /></div><div>But then we realized we had a big problem. The drawer glides were one piece and couldn't be taken apart, which meant that once we attached it to the drawer, we couldn't attach it to the desk because the wood pieces would be in the way. DANGIT.</div><div><br /></div><div>Plan B was to chop the wood off right where the screw holes were to attach it to the desk. This meant that the back side of the drawer would be free hanging but we hoped it was light enough that it didn't matter.</div><div><br /></div><div>We started by securing the front side of the rail to our wood (with two 1" wood screws):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRHgjgFr0uSo-G21EBh45T9UK3J0-reo8gkkjNH4Q2bH5pjs97sIYOzEoV21dWi9aPYnsUcEhqv9mSPSdL8sII1FdsFwjoIJVQm2u57Zq1z0ASlcLbv3VEH3vCi-v31pEk8Ekp7AbEytE/s1600/IMG_0440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRHgjgFr0uSo-G21EBh45T9UK3J0-reo8gkkjNH4Q2bH5pjs97sIYOzEoV21dWi9aPYnsUcEhqv9mSPSdL8sII1FdsFwjoIJVQm2u57Zq1z0ASlcLbv3VEH3vCi-v31pEk8Ekp7AbEytE/s1600/IMG_0440.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a side view to get a better idea:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzof9ARytTqwX_DwrT52-KQGaounKT-CiTxEzmn0sePU1mcOrKnjDgCfZzxVqRigAzyfc3xGr0Civ91SBF9P5_3On2RmpwDc6m0xPRqMZbLHPVZA-8XvBfftNOCAIPIQD1zb1DlT2vt93s/s1600/IMG_0441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzof9ARytTqwX_DwrT52-KQGaounKT-CiTxEzmn0sePU1mcOrKnjDgCfZzxVqRigAzyfc3xGr0Civ91SBF9P5_3On2RmpwDc6m0xPRqMZbLHPVZA-8XvBfftNOCAIPIQD1zb1DlT2vt93s/s1600/IMG_0441.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then we brought them inside, lined them to the correct spacing, and attached the back part of the slides to the desk from underneath.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once the placement was right, we attached our plywood base to the bottom:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVgVTjdDe1r_PyCIdxxXL9Hvvyp5aWNyXrJMo4Mg-ZGSqL4fGbLRvW3wJJgF0YkHwYojLxtiv9nHHHl6os4G7W9JfMFI2i7E8nIJF3XmmrSIux3YBNdAurXEHciaeWRaiGYwPCvlJZr19/s1600/IMG_0444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVgVTjdDe1r_PyCIdxxXL9Hvvyp5aWNyXrJMo4Mg-ZGSqL4fGbLRvW3wJJgF0YkHwYojLxtiv9nHHHl6os4G7W9JfMFI2i7E8nIJF3XmmrSIux3YBNdAurXEHciaeWRaiGYwPCvlJZr19/s1600/IMG_0444.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And with bated breath, I slowly pulled on the drawer...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwAnCGveW2megaBae24nSMVxW-7XJx6Dq_SFHU6yCy-vZd2qQE5Q8D0K4d-zlGy7jioxSq9OOcRWDqh8p4-f8r0QI8cPEYvJByRKI_MKddY698GekMKx-bXidso5CyXo9qHObHPEngRIO/s1600/IMG_0446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwAnCGveW2megaBae24nSMVxW-7XJx6Dq_SFHU6yCy-vZd2qQE5Q8D0K4d-zlGy7jioxSq9OOcRWDqh8p4-f8r0QI8cPEYvJByRKI_MKddY698GekMKx-bXidso5CyXo9qHObHPEngRIO/s1600/IMG_0446.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and it worked!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVp2ROHKNuA9G2-CetQXTCrEFm_fxQ9ytPaftPJccBXtaYASQLtef3simJi1UT96jFEk0B58TyvVXukKP9AyhcWDPVDPrdOyWJCdKtPqYqfREAMwy3sCs1COXUOBVTHR4dfQdSJwRT_ki_/s1600/IMG_0445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVp2ROHKNuA9G2-CetQXTCrEFm_fxQ9ytPaftPJccBXtaYASQLtef3simJi1UT96jFEk0B58TyvVXukKP9AyhcWDPVDPrdOyWJCdKtPqYqfREAMwy3sCs1COXUOBVTHR4dfQdSJwRT_ki_/s1600/IMG_0445.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What a sense of relief to be able to FINALLY get rid of that old cardboard that has been driving me crazy for over a year and have my posters nicely tucked away out of sight. </div><div><br /></div><div>We celebrated by rolling out the <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-dulcet-ikat/spa/200BHBC27A-508.html" target="_blank">new rug</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIVqJn6XGSo-tV1cYdygRX-OYJdVwYLSaFpY_pNFE2hxyQG1PPM8XYRDXRRKyLXh10yJVVOSBMlqKXwq2cuM230PHJ2aBpUQD6dQipuAavM4FyEm6NbRE-jH1gAp8ns2kXG8LCqfhXllo/s1600/IMG_0449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIVqJn6XGSo-tV1cYdygRX-OYJdVwYLSaFpY_pNFE2hxyQG1PPM8XYRDXRRKyLXh10yJVVOSBMlqKXwq2cuM230PHJ2aBpUQD6dQipuAavM4FyEm6NbRE-jH1gAp8ns2kXG8LCqfhXllo/s1600/IMG_0449.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And yes, we totally should have done this before securing the desks in place... it was a total pain to get situated underneath everything! But it made such a difference in the overall feel of the room. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqAp_5y-ryvgaboGD3Zya1lwg8QNirfaMEUetfQTJ92bqM9giQuFX01LShVNAWqUgtajhpQc5NtocKDc-Gm8Nb9rukWCF9h5zBVGrWnH2-7qhXwLWdTemHRAp9g_qraAwtCUoavjNaG6u/s1600/IMG_0459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqAp_5y-ryvgaboGD3Zya1lwg8QNirfaMEUetfQTJ92bqM9giQuFX01LShVNAWqUgtajhpQc5NtocKDc-Gm8Nb9rukWCF9h5zBVGrWnH2-7qhXwLWdTemHRAp9g_qraAwtCUoavjNaG6u/s1600/IMG_0459.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It instantly transformed it from an uninspired, white, institutional feel to a creative and happy environment—as it should be.</div><div><br /></div><div>I just hope it lasts, because this little one has made it her mission in life to destroy anything that starts with an R and ends with a UG...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXO39dvhcr-xL7ztLNNqsLSdliE6r5OIRcuV80IvXCvap6IXyz7gG43-bA4q7MJzmyTasdFELtuw0UKSojhh0TZSuscuCRikrv7eTGMU0kTLVmheIeeo6778OvSYgldn4X77IKNCXF8Wz/s1600/IMG_0488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXO39dvhcr-xL7ztLNNqsLSdliE6r5OIRcuV80IvXCvap6IXyz7gG43-bA4q7MJzmyTasdFELtuw0UKSojhh0TZSuscuCRikrv7eTGMU0kTLVmheIeeo6778OvSYgldn4X77IKNCXF8Wz/s1600/IMG_0488.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Yeah, I'm lookin at you, Miss Susie. Claw caps won't stop her!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Next it was time to get rid of the eyesore in the room...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkbFz7Vj8CQLMxGyZckGKrb1QUHu_v9T6otQJSmS0bee855B2VcuXd1zpvpBrXzQLkCEeXZi0DWrfQORBLhPbtsoaNujxjZziAmNqszSkWv-Gfb4l-Apysy4nA0KSCUibaVegLCz4aEtW/s1600/IMG_0190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkbFz7Vj8CQLMxGyZckGKrb1QUHu_v9T6otQJSmS0bee855B2VcuXd1zpvpBrXzQLkCEeXZi0DWrfQORBLhPbtsoaNujxjZziAmNqszSkWv-Gfb4l-Apysy4nA0KSCUibaVegLCz4aEtW/s1600/IMG_0190.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These horrible unfinished desk edges.</div><div><br /></div><div>They do make white edging tape for melamine boards, but it's only for the width of one board and I wanted it to look like one seamless thick desk.</div><div><br /></div><div>I figured my best/only option was trim, and found some in the perfect width (1.75").</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5arPCM3JIPv7BicaxnPsKR7UWwUNahyM0CeDt7M_vwt2LLXZ71BeEG7hBHmyAFradO9stmnQyGNAlijGEiQeToxuqH3byP7arDbunLznpcjWXitttqp15uz-EGWlaSA9xVOEo5pFycEde/s1600/IMG_0454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5arPCM3JIPv7BicaxnPsKR7UWwUNahyM0CeDt7M_vwt2LLXZ71BeEG7hBHmyAFradO9stmnQyGNAlijGEiQeToxuqH3byP7arDbunLznpcjWXitttqp15uz-EGWlaSA9xVOEo5pFycEde/s1600/IMG_0454.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I cut the edges at a 45' miter so they would sit up nicely against each other.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISJAoullNNbYPOI30QaFq83jJ8yOzcgHeiRoM-hiTe3lngFouBUllpSiegMPmnCDYaEBhTh84q9Cvz0J-trqy-w0CYPRyYkg8cQJmzOx1PkFQVBVcVnaKGvWMePkAL22nMfRKmj8WZc4J/s1600/IMG_0455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISJAoullNNbYPOI30QaFq83jJ8yOzcgHeiRoM-hiTe3lngFouBUllpSiegMPmnCDYaEBhTh84q9Cvz0J-trqy-w0CYPRyYkg8cQJmzOx1PkFQVBVcVnaKGvWMePkAL22nMfRKmj8WZc4J/s1600/IMG_0455.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I used a nail gun to secure everything.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv90GzolT-8DOPLhDYgfE7BvwXjQjM144ayd-M2qhAWQ_FPYEipzjSDjAYYZZHV4PR_5tPzgpEKxy5-Cgl1xUlWBddWyZW4KoUWZulcmS9Xg7tBiAgCGcOXG4H4Pr7KYcD0CIcC5l3wzHL/s1600/IMG_0456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv90GzolT-8DOPLhDYgfE7BvwXjQjM144ayd-M2qhAWQ_FPYEipzjSDjAYYZZHV4PR_5tPzgpEKxy5-Cgl1xUlWBddWyZW4KoUWZulcmS9Xg7tBiAgCGcOXG4H4Pr7KYcD0CIcC5l3wzHL/s1600/IMG_0456.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>All it took was some spackle, sanding and touch up paint. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXv2Jq-pmB-VrQjmwE2rSyZZNVorRcJb_MdnRatgPxmGPmeyio7VGZDXhVwxGtT05LmHUP1OdtuvxcmRLd_NL__QLDHcnYVRe2mlfAaroEBL_rkJbSdUmfpCUX7KYE-htwm3Syb23u0ML/s1600/IMG_0458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXv2Jq-pmB-VrQjmwE2rSyZZNVorRcJb_MdnRatgPxmGPmeyio7VGZDXhVwxGtT05LmHUP1OdtuvxcmRLd_NL__QLDHcnYVRe2mlfAaroEBL_rkJbSdUmfpCUX7KYE-htwm3Syb23u0ML/s1600/IMG_0458.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was the easiest part of the day, and really makes the room look finished!</div><div><br /></div><div>Next, we focused the bare space in the center of the back wall. </div><div><br /></div><div>Remember these letters from the old office?</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9ZOBGSOM7GJyeoDHJ7PJ_4BF0q3PimoktFBuO8OQ02iU4Gj_qRrOzSzuRUhP2r1NLED9XTQhQnusjOHa9waimJiRkHKzx3dzaVK0f4F-UEnQCZVAu-naLTWsTRPLzm7sNa0gvk5o8xuf/s1600/IMG_8828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9ZOBGSOM7GJyeoDHJ7PJ_4BF0q3PimoktFBuO8OQ02iU4Gj_qRrOzSzuRUhP2r1NLED9XTQhQnusjOHa9waimJiRkHKzx3dzaVK0f4F-UEnQCZVAu-naLTWsTRPLzm7sNa0gvk5o8xuf/s1600/IMG_8828.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>They got a makeover, via leftover brushed nickel spray paint from my Ikea shelves:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzKGtW_e2YQ-t1Up-pOZp7W90t1d-GIBG0L8opc_4IY2kQmHQdJ2htN4dYX4Ul6qp_lzx2QGlgS474Ik2I_haUJBRsSp_kYAQ7PkAe-Y0JrHASugJKvi91sqW8mgY4V0ELWMPwUB9buyA/s1600/IMG_0452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzKGtW_e2YQ-t1Up-pOZp7W90t1d-GIBG0L8opc_4IY2kQmHQdJ2htN4dYX4Ul6qp_lzx2QGlgS474Ik2I_haUJBRsSp_kYAQ7PkAe-Y0JrHASugJKvi91sqW8mgY4V0ELWMPwUB9buyA/s1600/IMG_0452.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also relocated this Ikea rail that used to hang in the old closet space...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakEiakfi8O7KLKeN1P-lEJSCGnSCebeozhnwU7tucyjjlr-f_3qwwcfP2W8z_EsZwyqbUb7HH4149-5GcZZ0Rp0HwKuzc-hAhsFYujMuN0Ul1iTmNm9RUHcLJ9GjJ940OmwnDkxgUAMuL/s1600/IMG_0448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakEiakfi8O7KLKeN1P-lEJSCGnSCebeozhnwU7tucyjjlr-f_3qwwcfP2W8z_EsZwyqbUb7HH4149-5GcZZ0Rp0HwKuzc-hAhsFYujMuN0Ul1iTmNm9RUHcLJ9GjJ940OmwnDkxgUAMuL/s1600/IMG_0448.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like how the light is positioned directly above it to illuminate the letters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pbjL8_uwi9m4VVuBAuuxgguE7VZdkqL6wuukCvthVhljoG5aJHsLs2pva5nJ-Do_NHRcrQSIDHJZ9RUbjw2tNTXnXXrF_N6oriYqrPLaLqG0lzag-v3o0hXTS0GB6DEoFjg4Cb1PkJ0y/s1600/IMG_0450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pbjL8_uwi9m4VVuBAuuxgguE7VZdkqL6wuukCvthVhljoG5aJHsLs2pva5nJ-Do_NHRcrQSIDHJZ9RUbjw2tNTXnXXrF_N6oriYqrPLaLqG0lzag-v3o0hXTS0GB6DEoFjg4Cb1PkJ0y/s1600/IMG_0450.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ok, back to the desk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a day or two, I noticed the plywood was sagging a bit in the back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvXffXYWmjWO__p4QXTmaxHwx6anbpHTOMxESFlE9qrxQHXRJw-_OpfAEMsuQ0pHvSjyUHQZrl4F6tadMvy5hksS5PtkxccJmEaWF6yRIRma2igBJ5cSjKw5K52u42aFEoxh_gmaUHU2b/s1600/IMG_0473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvXffXYWmjWO__p4QXTmaxHwx6anbpHTOMxESFlE9qrxQHXRJw-_OpfAEMsuQ0pHvSjyUHQZrl4F6tadMvy5hksS5PtkxccJmEaWF6yRIRma2igBJ5cSjKw5K52u42aFEoxh_gmaUHU2b/s1600/IMG_0473.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh and FYI, the bench in the back was originally going to go underneath my map wall by the printer, but it ended up being too cramped in that corner so it was relocated to this otherwise wasted space under the desk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another angle to showcase the plywood saggage...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXedZYVhoFlxAtnJK2mA9J9aMnGKhDfTyjTkRvho_emydmf9Cb_5dMnFJFQ8rkF2ta7WiMcF_AHgKveh6kg7SCwKdaj92fmjvATak4y0SXsJEhPwKbz6bHiHq1o3ql6HVIWzqdoSV9j05/s1600/IMG_0474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXedZYVhoFlxAtnJK2mA9J9aMnGKhDfTyjTkRvho_emydmf9Cb_5dMnFJFQ8rkF2ta7WiMcF_AHgKveh6kg7SCwKdaj92fmjvATak4y0SXsJEhPwKbz6bHiHq1o3ql6HVIWzqdoSV9j05/s1600/IMG_0474.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I chopped another 1x2" to line up with the edge, used some wood glue and brackets to attach it to the front piece, then screwed the plywood in to the bottom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Problem solved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwKSdahKE0aRpCjvBRlTzk0Ezy_6cno4Q4b68-iKGA5dLUIwwkUXusShQSE7AWRSViuWODQt1wCs_6dygulXAnyR5CWGc1wfRW4vjnxQHHZcReQO57NK8_FHW5l3KfD3y2Ok1kc5RW-Ih/s1600/IMG_0475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwKSdahKE0aRpCjvBRlTzk0Ezy_6cno4Q4b68-iKGA5dLUIwwkUXusShQSE7AWRSViuWODQt1wCs_6dygulXAnyR5CWGc1wfRW4vjnxQHHZcReQO57NK8_FHW5l3KfD3y2Ok1kc5RW-Ih/s1600/IMG_0475.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlRbvao_MItBI_7GoR62gr-SjQ-ZkM-VKCxU4_xgVE6F0er8UviCeh_a94H1M5ZzlCfxt_L8gJwyCwTeDOSHTnlJQLkNOUFXi2YBne9jL1cGUYJ9pjtBjlrUoQcHFMm-G0gV5Ph9G4n8y/s1600/IMG_0476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlRbvao_MItBI_7GoR62gr-SjQ-ZkM-VKCxU4_xgVE6F0er8UviCeh_a94H1M5ZzlCfxt_L8gJwyCwTeDOSHTnlJQLkNOUFXi2YBne9jL1cGUYJ9pjtBjlrUoQcHFMm-G0gV5Ph9G4n8y/s1600/IMG_0476.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I then decided I wasn't in love with the au naturale wood tone of the drawer. Even though it's mostly hidden, you can see a bit of the edge and the front and I wanted to minimize its visibility by blending it in with its surroundings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYVeIQYbZ7mV0CZKgRaNqNqu5KNNskegNc22Im6wIfGZvBOEbUOl3PjLIryv1bNwQOHzPQy48IpKdp7axnxRoRg7kXjwjDV0Zj9aOKNPN6tYXzWDgeyupQ8R_WMy0gxFwDjEHQXiHuWw2/s1600/IMG_0477-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYVeIQYbZ7mV0CZKgRaNqNqu5KNNskegNc22Im6wIfGZvBOEbUOl3PjLIryv1bNwQOHzPQy48IpKdp7axnxRoRg7kXjwjDV0Zj9aOKNPN6tYXzWDgeyupQ8R_WMy0gxFwDjEHQXiHuWw2/s1600/IMG_0477-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out came the white paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCF8orFB_yRxo5oEoh-dQOCn_ZmLcRMR0EN0an2eblhgxwGBrFXo3tEa1lvUA367IhgoxDd06DhQH2Vdiz31rpMf0JOd8EYuw5uqCtSYPAc1n4b7JzJvjoOwXMIKSe6v5q77Wxuga_Qaf/s1600/IMG_0483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCF8orFB_yRxo5oEoh-dQOCn_ZmLcRMR0EN0an2eblhgxwGBrFXo3tEa1lvUA367IhgoxDd06DhQH2Vdiz31rpMf0JOd8EYuw5uqCtSYPAc1n4b7JzJvjoOwXMIKSe6v5q77Wxuga_Qaf/s1600/IMG_0483.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Much better...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXwhzwioXsNAfwI27vkn9F7rXBaxpTo_8yc2EJJdNoq6rnIutHnZ8UQ7l6ECZRbv66yPXU0ucpWoiIbNZ74KvRt5b4aj3TSZymmiSLzswo5O1lojGL_lEsDAlRFSA7Q8eW7u4i8WaB_RI/s1600/IMG_0484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXwhzwioXsNAfwI27vkn9F7rXBaxpTo_8yc2EJJdNoq6rnIutHnZ8UQ7l6ECZRbv66yPXU0ucpWoiIbNZ74KvRt5b4aj3TSZymmiSLzswo5O1lojGL_lEsDAlRFSA7Q8eW7u4i8WaB_RI/s1600/IMG_0484.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now it just looks like an extension of the desk. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr2864RvrgIqgw1eHxXR623jxw8Fjfzp9xJ-hBEkOq3bvlRACgOtznIu8J9gRYwNWqG2F-TH9_YwD8OtqXWp57X02J724OZnt_DWZYeJvzsKS3qDhXnQCn-LPtmt0Pnhm0AdlPToSLamY/s1600/IMG_0486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr2864RvrgIqgw1eHxXR623jxw8Fjfzp9xJ-hBEkOq3bvlRACgOtznIu8J9gRYwNWqG2F-TH9_YwD8OtqXWp57X02J724OZnt_DWZYeJvzsKS3qDhXnQCn-LPtmt0Pnhm0AdlPToSLamY/s1600/IMG_0486.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Can you spot the jumping cat?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>That just about covers it for now. I was going to squeeze in a couple more projects but figured they were special enough to save for their own post next week.</div><div><br /></div><div>But I do want to share this awesome custom engraved sign I purchased on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SteelGooseMetalArt" target="_blank">Etsy</a>...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmT_q3qi8AxtfoO_3_eAopgcG5btSZLHGPLkvp1xkEEWU_yvlqiGBJaQ0xyFjKLuOQenVUoD5WLzSmxKVzIyTtjIdZWCdwo9I8mVwNx4nnuWlbH4EbRr1YQ-kW3zQ5eKh-WOIAo7O25nI/s1600/IMG_0489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmT_q3qi8AxtfoO_3_eAopgcG5btSZLHGPLkvp1xkEEWU_yvlqiGBJaQ0xyFjKLuOQenVUoD5WLzSmxKVzIyTtjIdZWCdwo9I8mVwNx4nnuWlbH4EbRr1YQ-kW3zQ5eKh-WOIAo7O25nI/s1600/IMG_0489.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This will be attached to the door. Love it!</div><div><br /><br />Up next I'll be sharing my final two projects before the big reveal <i>(hint: they involve words!)</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePsDFnnEsdCOFBSHdpQJod4_ZVZzT0legJgp79b48LMFMMKnsj3ERWghdY8xhMgo5_PMovtN0sKzRDatsUWGR6Czo9Wzl9lkTXOuobvqZJKSyWZuKho9iAhfWSu5K6QMi9GfJqoCw7dxS/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePsDFnnEsdCOFBSHdpQJod4_ZVZzT0legJgp79b48LMFMMKnsj3ERWghdY8xhMgo5_PMovtN0sKzRDatsUWGR6Czo9Wzl9lkTXOuobvqZJKSyWZuKho9iAhfWSu5K6QMi9GfJqoCw7dxS/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Studio progress: The desk is done!

We're nearing the finish line with our office renovation, and we finally made it past the biggest hurdle with marking the workspace area...

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