Style with a modern edge

In a recent trip to Portland I came across the Hotel Lucia, like most boutique hotels I find the interiors so compelling with modern or creative design choices. In this case, it was great to find a little private sitting area left of the main lobby. The art work through out the lobby is very eye catching, good enough to draw me in. That is when I discovered this sharp off-set mantle for possible future reference.
Interested?
This is a granite mantle with a grid running vertically and horizontally cuts. Love it!

The hearth is mounted 12" off the floor, a sharp way to create space/lift to the appearance. It's different and it works!

BLOOM BOX: Heard of it?   . . . You Will

Not that this has anything to do with interior decorating, but it has more to do with sustainable living which may indirectly down the road(a long road at that) would certainly render more disposable income for other ventures at home.

Consuming less energy, means more energy for other things!

Beach Time ... anyone?

... easy as 1,2,3

I must remember this one, 'the key to building a warm environment (minus the fireplace) is to make sure you have a water view at every opportunity to place a mantle. Then just sit down, relax and take it all in.'

That is exactly what we have been doing for the past week and will for the next couple of weeks, since we are currently creating 3 very Distinct custom Lime Plaster Mantles.

You design it.  Spec it.  And we create it.

. . . do You Dwell?

Not on the Past or the Future . . .
More as in the magazine - Dwell. It is one of my fave's for sourcing creative ideas and inspiration for when you look at the box (house) and think what can I do with this one!? That is the question that I have been pondering for a while since we bought our own little Love Shack in 'The Beach Community'.
The home is 36 years old with no updates until we moved in. Slowly I have been chipping away with small reno projects, one at a time. In the past weeks I decided to take on the window facade since it was just so blahhh. Therefore, Dwell was the place of inspiration, since there are always dozens of updated homes with a contemporary 70's vibe. I personally enjoy the cottage/contemporary look and that is the direction for our home...if we ever finish ;)



Lime Plaster Planter Box
Often there is left over material from other projects, thus I decided to take Lime Plaster outside for the ultimate test. I designed the box to be built out of plywood and then took the same steps as you would with a shower walls, sealed with concrete and applied my Lime Plaster over the concrete.
The Challenge
We also needed to warm up the exterior, what better than adding more of what BC is good at cedar! Using the cedar in lengths of 2" x 8' strapping the box and to help create a linear vibe with 1/4" spacing between that is more common is design these days.
The rest was what I love to do! Play with Plaster...

Funny part in the end

I actually didn't like the 1st colour of the plaster, (HC 107) Gettysburg Gray once we mounted it. Since we used the French cleats, just pulled it off and applied another coat of Lime Plaster to change the colour (HC 166) Kendall Charcoal and set it back on the cleats - easy.