Strolls through my hood get me out of my studio, they help me get unstuck and often I get inspired by what I see and get new ideas to create something. It is part of my philosophy about Artful Adventures in Mixed Media – which is the subject of my book. Here are some photos that I gathered in the last couple weeks.
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When I say Stroll Through the Hood it was mostly a stroll through the hood to our new home and that is where I spent most time as we are moving in one week – wwahhhhh.
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The fire place above is my favorite one – the color is just making me so happy!
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The inserts of the fireplaces are also not too shabby- isn’t that a gorgeous pattern? And practical too as the plates store the heat and reflect it to the room – things you learn while renovating and talking to different contractors- I love it!
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Speaking of pattern – StencilGirl Products was so sweet to make a Wall Stencil out of my Art Deco Summit Stencil and I stenciled this wall in my future office. I would do a lot of things different in the future- there are mistakes but can live with that for now and will fix the oopsies later :) Also …if you are here for perfection, you are at the wrong place LOL
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The Color scheme was pretty much inspired by this fireplace and the wall we painted purple :) Left over paint is a nice thing.
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We went all color this time- which is really unusual for us – we are usually very bland white wall person but this old lady as we call our new house screamed for some colorful oomph and I think she can wear it.
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BTW- this is my new Fainting Sofa …I mean…you gotta have a Fainting Sofa, no? I love it so much and it is actually very comfy – I cannot wait to faint ..eh …read on it …I wonder if this will become the cat’s favorite spot.
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Other than that most of my days nowadays are consumed by cleaning or running last minute errands. Even though we did big renovations in serval of our former homes, I seem to be still caught off guard by how much construction dust is clinging around forever.
I have been MIA for the past couple weeks and will probably be another 2 weeks until we moved and unpacked most stuff, but I see light at the end of the tunnel and I cannot wait to live in our new sweet home. Wish us luck for a smooth move :)
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Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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I love the wall stencil! (And the fireplace and the fainting couch.) Wishing you lots of happiness and love in your new home.
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Sue Clarke
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That first fireplace is gorgeous! The “fainting couch” is also pretty special. Best wishes for your move to your dream house Nat!
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Robin Seiz
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Oh my gosh!!! I love everything about it! The fainting sofa is to die for!!!! Congratulations! It’s amazing what happens when we put our dreams out there!!!!
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