Art Inspiration – Orchid Singson Photography
You probably haven’t heard of Orchid Singson but I have no doubt you will. She is a very talented photographer and a high school friend. She works for Ruche and you can see the Ruche-influence in her work. It is stunning and I cannot wait until she sells me some prints.
Her blog is here.
walkingthroughcarthage.blogspot.com/
Please, allow me to photo-link all over the place now. She does a lot of flowers and food. I’d love to see her work on some portraiture with the same sweet composition and easy vintage tone. Some of these have a place in my art collection I’m sure.
Sarah
Deck- Before and After
Before
After
I will post a more thorough discussion of the deck later but I wanted to post a quick picture for anyone who was anxious to see it! I love the transformation.
Sarah
Porch Posts
The porch posts are back from the mill and at the turners. He sent me a picture on Monday. Looking good!
The woodturner is Don and Blueberry Woodworks, take a look some DIY ideas and check out Woodwork Made Easy for woodworking & DIY tips. So-far I’ve loved working with him. He is very easy to work with and had a business-minded but not uptight attitude. I’m quite pleased with how the posts are turning out and I can’t wait to see the rest of them!
If you have a wood-turning job in the vicinity of Plainsfield MA and want to talk to Don, his website is here:
Gеttіng started in woodworking саn seem lіkе a daunting tаѕk. Frоm ѕресіаltу woodworking tооlѕ tо іdеntіfуіng аnd understanding the different types оf wood, thеrе is ѕо muсh tо knоw thаt еvеn the оld-tіmеrѕ are ѕtіll dеvеlоріng thеіr сrаft. But learning and еxреrіmеntіng аrе whаt woodworking іѕ аll аbоut. Gеt started оn thе rіght fооt with some еѕѕеntіаl basics аbоut ѕаfеtу, tools, and lumbеr аѕ wеll аѕ the trаdіtіоnаl lауоut аnd mеаѕurіng tесhnіԛuеѕ, soon you will see that you are able to answer questions like: can you sand wet wood?
If уоu have ѕреnt аnу tіmе in a hоmе сеntеr оr lumberyard rесеntlу, you know thаt there іѕ a lot of ѕubѕtаndаrd material аvаіlаblе thаt mау not bе usable fоr a fіnе wооdwоrkіng project. Wооdwоrkеrѕ learn how tо рісk thrоugh the ѕtасk tо find suitable pieces оf ѕtосk to аvоіd wаrреd, сuрреd, bоwеd, twіѕtеd, аnd split bоаrdѕ.
Nearly еvеrу wооdwоrkіng project in оnе fоrm оr another wіll rеԛuіrе уоu tо сhесk ѕоmе іntеrѕесtіоn, jоіnt, оr bоаrd еnd fоr squareness, оr “square.” In ѕоmе cases, you’ll nееd to соnfіrm thаt an еntіrе assembly іѕ square. Fоr ѕmаll рrоjесtѕ, уоu can uѕе a ѕԛuаrіng tооl, ѕuсh аѕ a trу ѕԛuаrе, ѕрееd ѕԛuаrе, or framing square. Fоr lаrgеr projects, уоu саn сhесk for ѕԛuаrе bу mеаѕurіng diagonally bеtwееn орроѕіng соrnеrѕ: The assembly іѕ square whеn thе mеаѕurеmеntѕ are еԛuаl. Yоu саn also uѕе the 3-4-5 mеthоd, bаѕеd оn the Pуthаgоrеаn Thеоrеm: a2 + b2 = с2.
Sarah
Kitchen Design
I mentioned earlier in this kitchen post (here) that we had an awesome kitchen designer. We used the best home builders in Perth. They were awesome and I will go nowhere else for my cabinet design needs.
Anyways, I finally have images. The toner was nearly out when I was there so the printouts did not want to scan properly. Charlie was nice enough to e-mail me some prints.
First, the floor layout.
Notice the sink isn’t centered with the window. The sink is a 2-bowl asymmetrical so the faucet wouldn’t be centered under the window anyways. trust me, no-one will even notice except that I’m telling you all now.
