scenicartisan's Profile

find a local artist you like and commission a piece. or two.

i guess white brick is better than white drywall, but i far prefer unpainted, though sealed, brick. i think its a great look.

i've created faux bricks for clients and i think it turns out pretty nice.
here's one wall i did:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scenicartisan/4173013589/

its possible to get it pretty naturalistic using just matte paint and a texture medium.

cool place! and awesome that they're supporters of local arts!

this is definitely a trend in the houses i've been working in around dc metro in the last handful of years.
but like all trends, there are countless people who just happen to already be that way. this one particularly jives with those of us that like and gravitate toward really creative and personal spaces, but dont have much money.

i refer to it as urban bohemian. but lots of terms seem to work. "authentic" will sell it, but what "authentic" is i'll never know. whatever, its just marketing.

i totally dig this kind of space.

generally speaking, cool colors recede, warm colors approach.
often a sky blue room feels bigger than a white room.

its hard for me to suggest colors to someone i haven't met, but a nice technique for walls that actually makes a place feel bigger is colorwashing or glazing.

using wood isnt all that original in a bike. the first bikes were wood. but its one of the best uses of bamboo i've seen.
while i dont think i'd go downhill singletracking on a wooden frame, it'd be fine for riding around the city, or on normal trails, like the c&o.

this one has a fun design:
http://www.waldmeister-bikes.de/waldmeister_flash_en.html

i'm not personally a fan of the interior design but the architecture is fantastic.
i love seeing how people adapt or modernize old homes.

i'm in bloomingdale dc and i have a car.

my professional involves transporting lots of stuff fairly often. and often driving out to the metro-less burbs.

otherwise, i try not to drive. the bus/train goes everywhere i generally want to go. plus i walk a lot.

my wife hasn't driven at all in her 10 years in dc.

to me, absolutely the coolest park in dc is the Aquatic Gardens.