Courtesy of Thomas Pintaric and his drone.
Category: haus
my space
added some drawers to the shelving and sheer roller blinds to the window for privacy
gold wall decor #1
resin casts of some fruit & fungii, from alginate moulds – stuck to a canvas – orange-brown undercoat – gold leaf on top – some ageing cream for definition – boom!
o clock
I found an A4 sample of the laminate material that I have used for kitchen splashbacks – “ceramic chalk”. Added some gold leaf detail and used the brass caps from mirror screws as hour markers. […]
window blind hack
I wanted some privacy for the bottom half of my front bay window but net curtains on cafe rods weren’t (ahem) hacking it. So I got some sheer window blinds (adjustable / cuttable), cut them […]
alcove shelving hack #2
get some cube shelving that, in some combination, will closely match the width of the alcove.. get some furniture legs.. and some furniture connector bolts.. and put it all together! In my case 2 x […]
alcove shelving hack #1
get some sets of cube shelves.. get some floating shelves that match the width of the alcove as closely as possible.. get some furniture legs.. and just put it all together! Attach the legs to […]
gold lightly
I bought a coppery-effecty ceiling light for the kitchen but then quickly decided I didn’t like it (I was leaving my copper phase). So I modified it. Gritty paint for a concrete effect and gold […]
kitchen plans
after many, many iterations, this was my final plan for the kitchen. no wall cabinets – it’s a long narrow room so this maximises the width – plus makes it less “kitcheny” in keeping with […]
some imagined 3d views
I created a model of the ground floor in RoomStyler and generated some 3d views. The furniture and fixings are indicative only – limited to what was available in the tool’s catalogue. I was trying […]
the original builder’s brief
Demolish sun room – a steel/glass/wood structure – no masonry Leave sun room base and pave for patio area Install sliding/bi-fold doors in end gable wall Renovate dining room – new floor / wall plastering […]
leo 9
found this chap during front garden clear-out. a stone/concrete ornament. was missing his feet so gave him a fibre glass base and covered in gold leaf (of course). now proudly adorns the living room fireplace.
the purchase – a seaside victorian terrace of my very own
a house of two halves, or flats, split front to back- so two kitchens, two bathrooms, two staircases, two central heating systems, etc. – to be consolidated back into one when money and motivation allows […]