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Decor Daydreaming With Photoshop

By On December 20, 2010

The problem with being modestly adept with Photoshop is I can spend countless hours on end clipping out photographs and compositing what certain art, furniture or decorative elements from Ivy and Wilde… Read More

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Hearth and Home for pool companies jacksonville fl

By On December 18, 2010

Hopefully one day Emily and I will live in a home with a pool from theflpools.com but for now we just want a real fireplace to cozy up to on cold, rainy… Read More

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Santa Arrives a Little Early Today

By On December 11, 2010

Considering Emily and my love of imagery of bygone eras, I think if given the opportunity we’d accessorize much of the house with Thomas Paul items. So it’s a pleasant way to… Read More

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A Lifetime Obsession With Lighting Continues

By On December 10, 2010

Interiors speak! Rooms emphasize whether one exists or lives, and there is a great difference between the two! – Van Day Treux While we’ve been painting throughout the apartment these last few… Read More

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4 Walls, White Paper and a Supergraphic Wallpaper: One Helluva Weekend Project

By On December 6, 2010

Four months later after I first ordered and received the woodland themed supergraphic mural, Emily and I finally got to painting the whole bedroom and then applying the 8 panel, whole wall… Read More

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Getting It Up Is Hard By Yourself: The Trials and Tribulations of Hanging Art

By On November 17, 2010

In the last post there were a few photos of our living room space I was actually hesitant to share, knowing something major was going to be changed out just a few… Read More

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Celebrating 36 Years With a Housewarming Potluck Party

By On November 14, 2010

We finally hosted our housewarming last night, somehow squeezing in 30 people into our modest sized apartment for a belated birthday shindig, celebrated my 36th year on the planet while wearing 101… Read More

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A New Addition to the Dining Room

By On November 12, 2010

Here’s a close up of the painting we discovered during a recent visit to that always fun stretch of shops in Venice, Abbot Kinney. We already have one other mysterious shipwreck vintage… Read More

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Three Recent Acquisitions from the HoHan Collection

By On August 15, 2010

A carousel of vintage stamps salvaged from a delivery office from the Port of Los Angeles, with an assortment of mundane businesses addressed with destinations in Richmond giving advice on a support… Read More

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The Trials, Tribulations, Titillation and Triumphs of the Closet Home Office Project

By On July 21, 2010

Still plenty more to do, but I’m pleased with the results after painting the closet with a flat black (Mythic) and applying a roll of dimensional wallpaper from Graham & Brown’s Shape… Read More