Category Archives: Inspiration

The very local artists…

Back to the walls for a moment… Our walls are currently covered with art… I’m proud to say that the majority of it is art from local artists.  Really local. Eric and I tend to frame our own photos.   As geologists, we’ve done a fair bit to traveling.  After all, it’s easier for you to go see the rocks than… (more…)

Neighborhood inspiration.

This is it.  A fancy ‘garage’ attached to an historic house in my neighborhood.  I’m drawn to it.  I like the white-tan-gray stone foundation – I like the gray – almost gray-blue color of the structure.  I like how crisp the white window frames look against the solid gray clapboard siding.  Look – there’s even a transom window over the… (more…)

Now for some fancy financing…

$258,000.00 This is the preliminary estimate for our addition.  It includes everything.  It is more than our home cost us to begin with.  It is also about $100K more than I had hoped to pay.  So, now what?  The way I see it, I have a few choices. Option A:  Scrap my plans and live comfortably in my cute little… (more…)