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Now for something completely different - a walnut house in a planter! The idea came to me when I saw the beautiful hand turned bowls made by Tom Frey. The bowl I've used for this piece is cherrywood, with a natural rim. The house, as always, is made from a real walnut, with acorn caps as roof and awnings. It's supported on oak twigs from our yard, and embellished with bits of dried grapevine. The tiny landscape inludes agate pebbles from the southern shore of Lake Superior, collected for me by friends who were vacationing there. One of the real pleasures of what I do is receiving unexpected gifts of natural bits and pieces from friends and family who have seen the walnut houses and think I might be able to use some interesting pebbles, tiny shells, fragments of bark, driftwood or fungi. I'm so grateful to them! It's helped me to build up quite a collection of wonderful things, which I dip into all the time. The interior has a cozy bed, tables and a comfy chair; a shelf over the door holds books and dishes.

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source: scanned image from Victoria April 1995 In observance of Earth Day I am doing an ode to gardening. I fondly remembered the old Victoria magazine's features on gardening and decided to dig them out and see what images I could come up with. I have tore out these features and long since thrown the magazines away. If I knew the the date of the feature I have posted it here as the source, otherwise I don't know the date. source: scanned image from Victoria magazine This was from the magazine and it was also the cover of the magazine. If ever I get to visit England I would love to see a cottage like this. Isn't this rose bush magnificent! source scanned image from Victoria magazine Victoria magazine often took us to England. Here we get a bird's eye view of a spectacular manor house walled garden. source: scanned image Victoria magazine This image is one of the inspirations for my own kitchen garden. Here is a herb garden right out the kitchen door at another manor house. source: scanned image Victoria magazine Always enchanted by a path in a garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 Victoria did many features on white long before I ever remember anyone else showing it. Here they featured an all white garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 The white garden at night becomes a magical place as a moonlit garden. Now, here in my own yard the plants have been spilling over the walk and the flower border with abandon. I just this year have a rose garden. You don't have to spend a lot of money to have roses. I picked these roses up at Walmart last year. I would get a rose every week with the groceries. They only cost around $4 and some change a piece. I have four rose bushes and they have really been beautiful this week. Right out the back door in a shrub a mother robin has taken up residence to raise her young. Not wanting to disturb the nest, I stuck the camera above my head and aimed and caught a peak at the beautiful eggs. Sherry I will join: Show off Your Cottage Monday at The House in the Roses Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper Say G'Day Saturday at Natasha in Oz A Return to Loveliness at A Delightsome Life Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes

Today I opened my computer and typed in my chosen search words of the day: “abandoned greenhouse“. Little did I know how many photographs I was about to scroll through. So many, too many! Why is that? Surely we still all eat greens and enjoy decorating our houses with them. Why have so many of these…

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Name: Erin Tavin, Nathan Stein, and Charlie the cat Location: Echo Park, Los Angeles Size: 320 square feet Years lived in: 24 years (Nathan), 9 years (Erin); Owned A few months ago, we took a peek inside the eclectic, bohemian Los Angeles home of Erin and Nathan. If you loved their colorful home, their dreamy backyard yurt, which doubles as an office, will definitely make you swoon!

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This authentic 130-year-old print was rescued from a disbound volume of The Encyclopaedia Britannica - A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature - Ninth Edition – 1875-1889 – Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black. This rare antique AQUEDUCT print is of the REMAINS OF AQUEDUCT OF METZ; AQUEDUCT OF PONT DU GARD NEAR NISMES; AQUEDUCT OF MAINTENON; AQUEDUCT DEL TORRE, SPOLETO; CHIRK AQUEDUCT (ELLESMERE CANAL), and DEE AQUEDUCT (ELLESMERE CANAL). It is Plate IV from Vol. II. It is a single sheet, blank on the reverse, and measures approx. 8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 27.5 cm), with clean borders for framing. It is not mounted, matted or framed so you are free to display it how you want. It would look great framed as a set with other Aqueduct, Rivers, Canals and Harbours prints in our range. Considering its age, this 19th Century print is in excellent condition, on well-preserved paper. The beautifully detailed design is still bright, and the paper has a lovely satin feel. There is tonal aging (to be expected from antique prints and only adds to their charm) otherwise it is very clean with no obvious defects to mention. These fascinating, antique prints make unique, original gifts and wonderful additions to your home or office décor. Click the ADD TO CART button, then take a look at our range of maps and prints on offer – you could even start your own exclusive collection! We take great care to make sure our prints reach you in perfect order by enclosing them in protective plastic sleeves and shipping them flat in rigid mailers. The shipping amount is for the first print - there is no additional shipping cost for orders of multiple prints, and we ship worldwide within one business day of receiving cleared funds. All prints, whether antique, vintage or modern should be protected from exposure to direct sunlight. Thanks for visiting our store and please stop by again soon as we’ll be adding to it regularly.

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What Could Still Be Oh, I love this house. I imagine what stories she’d tell. I can’t help but imagine restoring, and moving my big ol’ brood in, and make new stories!

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HIGH-QUALITY ART Our premium prints brighten any wall. They are ideal for your home, bar, kitchen, restaurant, dorm, office and, well, you name it. They look fantastic everywhere. A PERFECT GIFT Art is the perfect gift for the people you love. Gift our high-quality prints for birthdays, weddings, house warming, Christmas, anniversaries, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and to say Thank You. EASY TO FRAME Our prints are sized for easy framing. The sizes make it easy to find a frame here on Etsy or at any craft or department store. FRAMED PRINTS & CANVASES We do sell famed prints and and canvases. If you would like your artwork to arrive framed or in a different style, please get in touch.. MUSEUM-GRADE PAPER Our papers are sourced from the world's finest paper mills. We pair the image to the paper most suited to it, typically using: Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag (310gsm with a satin finish); Hahnemühle Photorag paper (308g with a super matt finish); Hahnemühle Photo Luster 260gsm; and Somerset Enhanced Velvet 330gsm. We also have a range of three papers from Hahnemühle's Natural Line range - agave, bamboo and hemp. Please get in touch if you would like to confirm a paper choice. GENUINE ARCHIVAL INKS Our Giclée prints are made from higher quality, fade-resistant, archival, pigment-based inks. When applied to high-quality archival substrates, like, for example, the Hahnemühle cotton-based, acid free Rag papers we use, this results in an unbeatable archival lifespan of up to 200 years. WE TAKE CARE OF YOUR PRINTS We pack our prints with the utmost care. We love art. We want it to reach you in perfect condition. For prints over 420mm wide, we carefully cover your prints with tissue paper and bubble wrap, eliminating the danger of any scratches or folds. Your prints are placed into a robust cardboard tube, secured and sealed at both ends. For prints below 420mm wide, we package your print in a robust envelope. Your print is placed in group sleeves on card stiffener, fixed to the card with stickers and placed in the secure envelope. SHIPPING We carefully package multiple prints together, saving you any extra costs. Untracked shipping is free. SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING The materials we use have been carefully selected to reduce any impact on the environment while still ensuring your orders get to you in perfect condition. All packaging is a mix of being sustainably sourced, recyclable and biodegradable.

If you like a place to nap or read that has a wonderful cozy-cave feeling, the alcove bed is for you.These beds are natural space saving solutions because they usually occupy corners or other "not the most practical" parts of rooms. Alcove beds are a very beautiful and also quite popular type of bed. This is surprising especially since alcove beds can't be bought. They have to be built and custom-made. The thing that separates these beds from your average curtained bed is the fact that they're more fully enclosed, as opposed to standing in the middle of a room. Typically, they have three sides closed in by a wall, with the open side covered with a curtain. I have an alcove bed in my old home and love it....except for the fact that it is hard to make the bed when you are surrounded by three walls. That is the only drawback and I feel obligated to give you all the facts so you can make a good decision. Just make sure that your bed looks great even if it is unmade.You can do this by using beautiful sheets and voluminous layers of beautiful bed dressings. Some are classic, others modern, but they're all great and cozy beds. If you are looking for some inspiration on designing your own alcove bed, take a look at the creative and beautiful ideas in the images below and start creating. digitalgallery.nypl.org In France it became fashionable to place beds in alcoves, The alcoves were usually decorated with lambrequins and side curtains held back with rope cord or rosettes. tumblr.com picasaweb.google.co... Alcove beds provide an elegant yet cozy appeal. zoearcher.tumblr.com apartmenttherapy.co... They can be as elaborate as your style dictates. google.com The placement of curtains can give an area an alcove appearance. www.elledecor.com 25.media.tumblr.com a-l-ancien-regime.t... wakeupfrankie.com This looks like a place I would like to curl up in with a good book. ourhouseinpictures.... Alcove beds are sometimes called cupboard beds. monpompadour.tumblr... omnia--vanitas.tumb... Thomas Jefferson's bedroom featured an alcove bed which he adopted from France after a visit. He could access his study from one side and his chambers on the other. splendidsass.blogsp... linxy-zn.tumblr.com This is a different but none the less lovely alcove style. greystonecourt.4orm... inspiracionline.blogspot.com midnightpoem.tumblr.com Not exactly an alcove but this was so pretty I included it anyway. www.relais-des-rois.com ivyclad.com vi.sualize.us justbesplendid.tumb... Your built in alcove can be customized to your interior. itiebitiebrittney.t... google.com This one has great storage underneath the bed. theplanc.wordpress.com Alcove beds are a fabulous concept for saving space in your home design. They are inviting and fun and create a very intimate space to curl up and enjoy! shabbyinlove.blogsp... lh3.ggpht.com Bed nook in home of Reese Witherspoon, by Kathryn Ireland cemayawindowsinteriors.blog... This is a fabulous space saving idea. www.ivyclad.com grannemedselma.blog.. google.com A wonderful multi-patterned space to relax in. franciskasvakreverd... An alcove bed can create an unusual bedroom design because it maximizes a narrow space and makes them into cozy beds. houzz.com Another example of how curtains can create an alcove. This can be done to give the effect without have to build an alcove. pinballmind.blogspot.com This one can be closed in with doors. Catalano Architects google.com.au allmyownnow.blogspot.com Use you imagination with this kind of bed. This style bed can range from elegant to fun and funky! Click here to see the previous post! http://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-elegance-of-canopy-beds.html This blog post was published by Lisa Farmer

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