Mr. Prof designer home

Kelley was kind enough to share this find with me -- The Hook Lady, a store selling (mostly) hooks, of various kinds, styles, and sizes, all at affordable prices.


I'm not sure what you'd do with it (display it on a mantel?), but I liked this Victorian hand.


These are shelf brackets, repurposed to frame a window --- what a clever idea. You could do this to define and separate spaces in the same room, too. (Say an entryway and a dining room.)

Amusing, if a bit risque, signs!

The best finds are the hooks, however. Big ones, little ones, ones that swivel, brass ones, horse ones, mermaid ones.... There are so many, you'd surely be able to find something that suits. I'm contemplating using some for towel hooks in the new upstairs bathroom.

Hickory dickory dock, I am so obsessed with clocks! They are everywhere... Under glass, in the bath, on a platter, it doesn't matter. I love them all!






















sorry~~my personal collection and not for sale.

I don't know what it is, but media rooms and submarines seem to go together. Here's one from New Zealand, sent to me by Paul and featured in stuff.co.nz.

In the rusting interior of the submarine, which appears to have beached on a deserted island, Eyre has all the creature comforts reclining chairs, a three-metre big-screen TV and a top-notch surround-sound system.

Customwood has been sprayed with concrete and painted to resemble rusting steel beams, while plastic sheets have been melted to give the impression of bent steel ripped apart when the submarine hit an island. Speakers emit sonar and ocean sounds throughout the 12-metre by 5.5m room.

There's also a video tour!

Are you sitting down? Clayton has been released from the hospital and is on his way home with TOT as I type! Wow~~that was some prayer mojo we put on him! TOT said that her phone has been burning up with calls from everyone and is out of minutes so she is limited on convos with us. I know you are as relieved and happy as I am that all has turned out well. Here's to a speedy recovery for Clayton and some much needed rest for TOT. Praises go to God our Father for this miracle.

Hugs,

Shelley

I have a thing for string... Happy White Wednesday!

You all remember me working on a Special Order for a customer….it was a window hanging/valance….well she wanted me to make a larger one for her double doors and I just finished it today and shipped it out to her…let’s pray she likes it…I DO AND WISH I HAD ONE NOW.

Here’s the Original she sent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this is my creation….pretty close don’t you think? I added an extra sheep to use up some of the space on the width.

The only color I didn’t have was the color around the windows. It looks bright here in the picture but it’s not that bright.

  

 

SO ARE YOU READY FOR PART 2 OF MY TEXTURES.
I posted one last week but wasn’t happy with it so I deleted it.
I’m doing all of this in Windows Live Write and now that I know how it works I really love it.

 

I have more but this will do for now. I thought I was going to stop doing this but it really gets into your heart doesn’t it?

Well we really have Fall here right now. All our bushes are turning and there are leaves everywhere. Very early but the entire Spring and Summer was crazy mixed up.

Our son sent us a couple pictures of Aidan a few weeks ago when Darren was at home on vacation…they spent everyday in their pool and here’s one of Aidan…he is a little man of hats…he has so many of them and this one is my favorite.

 

Check out my September Sale over at my website…I put the sale information on the right in my sidebar…this month we’re putting some of our Pumpkin items on sale.

Have a great week everybody
Karen

As a child, I always loved those antique trunks you'd run across that had drawers, places to hang clothes, and even a hatbox. They conjured up glamorous transatlantic cruises...

We may not be able to pack as much (or as inefficiently) anymore, but this Mayfair Steamer Secretary Trunk at Restoration Hardware pushes the same buttons for me.

Perfect for an office in a tight place that has to do double duty -- just fold it up when company comes over, and everyone will wonder what purloined treasures you're having shipped to you.

Hmm. Reminds me of this one I featured in 2007.