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Construction of the Balmoral Castle continues to make progress. Its soaring towers, turrets, arrow loop windows, and spires give it the authentic European Castle touch. The 21,000+ square feet home will make the new owners feel like royalty. Although this Archival Designs' floor plan does not feature a moat, drawbridge, or battlements popular in the Middle Ages, it does feature the luxurious amenities modern families of the 21st century desire. Stay tuned to see if the new owner will duplicate any interior embellishments from this historic castle. Can’t quite afford a new castle but still want to experience luxury on...
Today we’re kicking off another project—but this time it’s at our own house, and it’s one that all three of us have been looking forward to for months! Esmé’s big girl room! With only six weeks to go before baby boy’s arrival, we’re going to have to spend most of it focusing on this room […]
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Construction of the Balmoral Castle continues to make progress. Its soaring towers, turrets, arrow loop windows, and spires give it the authentic European Castle touch. The 21,000+ square feet home will make the new owners feel like royalty. Although this Archival Designs' floor plan does not feature a moat, drawbridge, or battlements popular in the Middle Ages, it does feature the luxurious amenities modern families of the 21st century desire. Stay tuned to see if the new owner will duplicate any interior embellishments from this historic castle. Can’t quite afford a new castle but still want to experience luxury on...
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Thank you for all of your comments about the tick bite.....I'm still trying to get back to normal and I would say I am around 85-90%. I have not googled any info because I don't want my brain to lock in on a particular symptom.....you know how that goes:) Right before I got sick I had the Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles webinar about the Ladisic Fine Homes spec house. You know how nervous I was about that. Looks like I was right to be a little scared. I was totally un-prepared by the way of not even having Zoom downloaded on my phone....actually I should have brought my computer...duh. Anyway right before they got to me....I lost the connection. So by the time someone ran over to help I was totally flustered and could hardly form a sentence. Yeah....I think TV hosting is definitely not in my future....HA! Anyway in case you aren't on Instagram I posted the 3 dresses that I was considering. Hands down the turquoise was the winner with the black one #2. Which I wore..... Matthew Quinn and I after it was over! Can you see the relief on my face:) Here are some pictures of the finished house after landscaping. It is really amazing how the green shows it off! Those Boxwoods are 40" wide! Below you can see how the doors in the garage can be opened to allow for extra party space is you move the cars out! I am kind of sad this one is over....heck it has given me so much content:) If you missed the inside pictures you can see them here Look at me being all responsible with getting my post out on time. Who am I? My friend Maria [the one who actually came over to take me to the ER....she don't play] brought me some brownies yesterday. I could see there was going to be a problem when I ate 5 of them. Thankfully I gave the rest to my neighbor before I finished them off.....#nocontrol See y'all on Friday! Feelingshayfabagain
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Construction of the Balmoral Castle continues to make progress. Its soaring towers, turrets, arrow loop windows, and spires give it the authentic European Castle touch. The 21,000+ square feet home will make the new owners feel like royalty. Although this Archival Designs' floor plan does not feature a moat, drawbridge, or battlements popular in the Middle Ages, it does feature the luxurious amenities modern families of the 21st century desire. Stay tuned to see if the new owner will duplicate any interior embellishments from this historic castle. Can’t quite afford a new castle but still want to experience luxury on...
I'm back with some updates and pics from one of my slow burner projects. Let me introduce you to the Tewit Well Road project in Harrogate.
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Brit Art didn’t start in the 1990s with Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, and all that. It really began in the 1700s with William Hogarth, who was the Daddy of them all. Hogarth (1697-1764) arrived at a time when art was becoming portable or moveable from studio to home, from studio to gallery; or through mass … Continue reading "‘The Rake’s Progress’ and William Hogarth’s Six Points Essential to Good Art"
It finally feels like we're making some real progress on the Curbly House. After weeks of demolition (and basically just making the house worse than it
Construction of the Balmoral Castle continues to make progress. Its soaring towers, turrets, arrow loop windows, and spires give it the authentic European Castle touch. The 21,000+ square feet home will make the new owners feel like royalty. Although this Archival Designs' floor plan does not feature a moat, drawbridge, or battlements popular in the Middle Ages, it does feature the luxurious amenities modern families of the 21st century desire. Stay tuned to see if the new owner will duplicate any interior embellishments from this historic castle. Can’t quite afford a new castle but still want to experience luxury on...
Construction of the Balmoral Castle continues to make progress. Its soaring towers, turrets, arrow loop windows, and spires give it the authentic European Castle touch. The 21,000+ square feet home will make the new owners feel like royalty. Although this Archival Designs' floor plan does not feature a moat, drawbridge, or battlements popular in the Middle Ages, it does feature the luxurious amenities modern families of the 21st century desire. Stay tuned to see if the new owner will duplicate any interior embellishments from this historic castle. Can’t quite afford a new castle but still want to experience luxury on...
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I adore vintage fashions and am especially intrigued by those items not usually seen in old fashion plates such as undergarments. I was thrilled to come across an interesting fashion plate from the 1770 - 1780's showing quite a bit of the ladies stocking and the ribbon garter she is about to use to anchor her legwear back in place. Naturally I wanted to have a bit of fun with the image, so I created this fun scene showing her trying to entice her escort in a peek. "Trying not to Peek" by EKDuncan using vintage 18th century fashion plates A bit about 18th Century Stockings Since undergarments aka "unmentionables" were not freely discussed or shown in print for polite society there seems to be a bit of speculation about where a lady would "tie" her stockings. Stocking length of a few inches above the knee seems to be the general concensus on the correct length for a ladies stocking; it is the point of where the garter was placed that seems to be in question. It is widely believed that women used a buckled garter of some type, or a ribbon to tie their stockings off, just below the knee or possibly just above knee. My guess is a lady would "tie off" at the place that was the most comfortable and that which had the least amount of risk for letting the stocking fall about her feet as she moved about. Anchoring just below the knee was a benefit since the calf is generally the larger part of the lower leg and by tying off the stocking just below the knee; the fleshy part of the calf would assist in keeping the stocking from dropping below that point. Anchoring above the knee would require a tighter tying off of the stocking so it would not easily drop or slide below the knee; however if a stocking was not well "fitted" to your leg this method would have had a greater chance of falling out of place. My vote would be for placing my garter below the knee; since this would allow the best chance that my stockings would not drop to the ground as I walked or moved about. Risque images and paintings of the time generally show a ladies stocking being tied off just above the knee or slightly higher. It is possible that artists did this for the titillation factor of showing more leg rather than to depict the historically accurate placement of a ladies stocking garter. Elastic and spandax type materials did not exist at this time. Knit stockings relaxed and stretched as you moved around causing them to shift which is why garters were required. Without the advantage of elasticized garters like those decoratively worn in weddings today; the 18th century garter was usually a tied piece of ribbon or a buckling strap made from leather or decorated cloth. Note - It was not till laterer in Victorian times that ladies stockings covered higher into the thigh area due to the garters extending down from the corset itself rather than encircling a ladies leg. Attaching stockings to a garter belt would be the most modern version us 21st century ladies would be familiar with; but this was not the case prior to Victorian times - just in case you were wondering. Here are a few artistic images showing a ladies stockings and garters from the 18th century. Jean-Honoré Fragonard - The Swing 1767 We get a glimpse of ladies stocking, tied off with a ribbon just above the knee. This is actually a very provocative painting for the period. Notice where the gent is sitting and just imagine what kind of view he has. (remember during this period in time women did not wear undies, bloomers, pantaloons... I think you get the picture. - grins) Francois Boucher-La Toilette - Garter 1742 In the above painting we see a lady tying off her stocking above the knee with a ribbon. Notice she does this in a double wrap style around her leg. Here again this is an artist interpretation of a lady at her toilette. She is dressing for the day since she still wears a bed jacket and I don't know about you but I don't think I'd put my shoes on before tying up my stockings. I have to assume a bit of the titillation factor was the point of this piece considering the provocative placement of her legs and that she already has her heels on. Close up of the Stockings and shoes from the above painting "La Toilette" by Francois Boucher My previous post "Showing a Bit of Ankle" has several fashion plates where the hemline on the dresses are at or above the ankle. Due to this fashion trend of shorter skirts; stockings and shoes became a more noticeable fashion accessory. More care was taken with these items since they were easily viewed due to the shorter skirts and considerably more money was spent in acquiring these items. Generally a lady would have worn white stockings or those in a color that matched her ensemble. Pastels such as pink and powder blue were very much in favor. William Hogarth - A Rake's Progress - The Rose Tavern a brothel in Covent Gardens This is a part of the painting showing one of the "working girls" with her skirts pulled back showing her garter and stockings. These show stockings tied off above the knee as well as a bit of exposed thigh to tease the viewer. (If you are wondering about the "patches" on her face - patches were commonly used during this time period for a bit of fun and to add beauty marks. They were also frequently used to disguise marks on a person caused by "the pox" aka syphilis - which was a very common STD in the 18th - 19th century, especially for prostitutes. It was also one of the top killers of men at the time.) On a brighter note - Notice the decoration on her stockings these are referred to as "clocks" and were an expensive addition to have on your stockings. These probably cost her dearly and so she continues to wear them even-though they have holes and tears in them. Mid 18th century Stockings with "clocks", Shoes and French Buckles - Bata Shoe Museum Toronto Here is an example of actual stockings with fancy clocks as well as shoes and buckles from close to the time of Marie Antoinette. Notice the slightly "fitted" look of them in the calf area. This should have helped to keep the upper portion of these stockings from slipping below the the calf. I'm trying to spot evidence of where they would have tied off but I'm seeing the possibility in the areas both above the knee and below; however there seems to be a significant amount of creasing on the stocking tucked under the top one. Those bunched up creases just above the calf area could be from garter placement below the knee; but your guess is as good as mine if that is the case. *********** Now for the images I used to create my ArtScene "Trying Not to Peek" "Trying not to Peek" by EKDuncan using vintage 18th century fashion plates I used two french fashion plates from the late 18th Century to create my scene. Late 18th Century French Fashion Plate (I flipped and slightly altered this image to use in my scene) Striped stockings were a high fashion accessory for men at this time this fashion plate displays a gentleman all decked out in the latest without crossing the boundaries into being a "Peacock". Back in the times of Marie Antoinette a man of extreme fashion would have been called a "Macaroni" the equivalent in the Regency would have been a "Dandy". For the most part in either time period a man who was refereed to as a "Peacock of Fashion" was also having his masculinity placed into question, so there was a fine line between being a man of fashion and being a peacock. French Fashion Plate showing a lady about to tie her stockings in place with a ribbon This is the original late 18th century fashion plate I started with to create the lady in my "Take a Peek" scene. I removed her background and then created a variety of color options to play with. Here are several png colorized versions I created using the above image. (Notice the stocking color changes to match each outfit) png version of the original fashion plate EKD Periwinkle Version EKD Rose Version EKD Green Version - used in the scene EKD - Purple Version EKD - Blue Version with Green Feathers EKD - Grey Version with Purple Feathers I hope you have enjoyed my take on stockings during this time period as well as this great image that shows quite a bit of leg for a fashion plate of its day. I'll be back a little later on with more great French Fashion plates from the time of Marie Antoinette. Till then...
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I’ve been meaning to share updates on our progress at the Riverside Retreat, but we’ve been a bit preoccupied with a newborn and trying to figure out our new normal. We’ve hired out some help and have been DIYing the rest, but we are wayyy behind our original schedule to complete this house as priorities […]
Brooke has been busy finding vaulted ceiling inspiration like the image above. It's images like that one that really got her thinking we needed to go vaulted with our great room and kitchen in the new house. We started off searching on line for a stock plan, but we quickly realized that it was going to be impossible to find a plan that had vaulted ceilings and everything else we were looking for. So at that point, we started the search for an architect. This was going to be a completely new process for us since on our other houses we had always used a stock plan and modified it to fit our needs.
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