IslanDdan's Profile

hmm....a person puts their heart and home on display and so many people want to tear it apart....want more...dismiss their choice of furniture vendors and then worry if it's their or there. Let's be honest....walking through that door and I'd "sigh" because it feels warm and safe. that table glows. If you want to see the article visit the NYT website, better yet, write them and invite yourself by for tea....geez. thx guys. thx for being brave enough to share.

STH and Polish Chick -- my way. Purchase the molds from ebay(Old Worlde Stone...excuse the plug for them) I bought the antique molds. Purchase MORTAR cement, the one without the pebbles. purchase the coloring at Lowes OR you can purchase with the kit on Ebay. Recipe is Cement Water Colorant. Spray molds with Pam, or other spray oil. Fill molds with your cement and tap tap tap to remove air bubbles. Cover for 24, preferably 48 hours, and then uncover and turn over the molds to release your treasure. Install tiles using exaggerated spacing. Grout spaces using imperfect method. Don't worry about getting the coloring right, when you seal, and you will need to seal them on the wall, the sealant will pull colors from the bricks and spread them out. grout will also take on darker color so it looks old. I have a complete mixture of red, skin, brown, black and terracotta bricks but when I poly'd them they all blended beautifully as if it was meant to be. I did two walls...probably cost about $200 total.

white stockings

used to live in germany, home of bumpy painted wallpaper. fabulous example of how warm and blanket like it makes the room. great job.

the last pic...the one with dog and the euro basket on the bike....my heart melted. thank you for that moment.

Jaclyn, these are three times the size of the IBIS and Formule motel chains...where you get a room with a bed....often, but not always, toilet and shower down the hall...

Great Picasso not only paints.....Photography is apparently a passion too.

WTF? The lamp is a repro from many years gone by. You can buy them in almost any gift shop along any rue de shopping street in Paris. That shade...that shade is a mistake. How many times a day would you want to go over and straighten it out?

boon...I'm checking with the company now. I believe they will ship this to the US.......However...having lived in Germany and moved back, I can tell you that the light bulbs used in Germany are a bit different than the ones we use...here's the lowdown;

Place an American bulb in a German Lamp (or an American lamp with a 220 plug adaptor) plug it in in Germany and poof, the bulb will explode.
Place a German bulb in an American lamp (or a German lamp with a 110 plug adaptor), plug it in in the USA, and you'll get light, but don't expect much...it's really really soft.

I'll let you know what they say.

Let's go folks...give some applause to anyone buying a home. Congratulations! I agree with frontiersperson. You call that small? When it involves steps you're doing well my friend. Cork flooring will radiate a natural reflection that will generate a warm red/brown tone on the wall, so you're headed in a great direction.