Tag Archives: artwork

  • vinyl display

    While in the UK, we bolstered our vinyl collection. Most of this haul will live in our re-purposed ‘flying coffin’ cabinet, but we had grander plans for a lucky few …

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  • eichler elevations

    We create Eichler maps, floorplans, and illustrations…for fun. Karen just designed a set of elevations, based on some of our favorite Eichler models …

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  • making plans

    We’re obsessed with Eichlers. You probably noticed. As you may also know, Karen’s a graphic designer. These two facts have repeatedly collided since we bought our home …

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  • art work

    Karen and I agree on most things, but artwork isn’t one of them. Our taste has plenty of crossover, but we differ on volume –she’d be happy with blank white walls …

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  • the corridor

    I need to catch you up on some indoor projects. Let’s start with (you guessed it) the corridor. Remember our floorplan? Picture the street running along the bottom …

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  • duck hunting

    I’ve wanted these flying ducks for ages. Kitsch, but iconic mid-century –made by Masketeers, from the 1960s onwards. Want became need when I saw them ‘in the flesh’ …

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  • birthday boy

    It was my birthday last Saturday. In celebration, I reset our broken (yet much-loved) flip clock, which can’t advance the date unaided. I might just leave it on June 7th, making every day my birthday. Not that Karen would buy that. Amid kind gifts from family and friends (thanks all!) I got some stuff for …

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