Boston Magazine Dream Home 2014

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn1.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/logo-dh2014.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="http://cdn1.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/logo-dh2014.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />The 2014 <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/designhome/" target="_blank">Boston Magazine Dream Home </a>will be open for public tours starting on September 10th. For the last ten years, the magazine has been teaming with a local builder, architect, designer and a charity to build a house that focuses on a specific kind of living style. This year's house, located in Salisbury, MA, is a single family house that feature's "net-zero" energy living.<br /><br />The design/build team this year is Ridgeview Construction, Kaplan Thompson Architects, and the design coordinator is Lisa Wasserman Sivan. Boston Children's Hospital is the non-profit beneficiary.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSZhr3NrxbFD3UkkXI6D0EpKQWNeUHccMoTuhRT3EHcgHmaYWCoyjellxjGIAZ6HdVIu9jPC0SoktjaWiQDsD7W3qaPWLHoXPjDAmzS4DWeOmgxVXpSoEFFXrUqQqzzfB0jOLJPnK7Bo/s1600/Back+Exterior_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSZhr3NrxbFD3UkkXI6D0EpKQWNeUHccMoTuhRT3EHcgHmaYWCoyjellxjGIAZ6HdVIu9jPC0SoktjaWiQDsD7W3qaPWLHoXPjDAmzS4DWeOmgxVXpSoEFFXrUqQqzzfB0jOLJPnK7Bo/s1600/Back+Exterior_1.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br />The roof on the back of the house is covered with solar panels.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujptpUZjMNe6gC3zXctJEVykRpj86-bNTO3ddXs7tDdeHo7_tZx_Srw9__UIMXdp91L98b4RHBb2gRUs-5Myw_jTZaLcwrm1pizKAkCDowpY-Ra2O6GFVSjfXz61Len7AukJwu3elf6w/s1600/Dining+Room_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujptpUZjMNe6gC3zXctJEVykRpj86-bNTO3ddXs7tDdeHo7_tZx_Srw9__UIMXdp91L98b4RHBb2gRUs-5Myw_jTZaLcwrm1pizKAkCDowpY-Ra2O6GFVSjfXz61Len7AukJwu3elf6w/s1600/Dining+Room_4.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-OOH9jHVWLP4NXIQkYlExnZ-hKqKKyiYBz_v_6_00OGGbaSxVibXaOnDp7gRgvauvnrkLf5h-wFbwWMHD2JEBsuY_700HzZti8rqQly-y4Tl1wO5_UFRT8PtzGwAQ0n1CvPTRKuaass/s1600/Entry_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-OOH9jHVWLP4NXIQkYlExnZ-hKqKKyiYBz_v_6_00OGGbaSxVibXaOnDp7gRgvauvnrkLf5h-wFbwWMHD2JEBsuY_700HzZti8rqQly-y4Tl1wO5_UFRT8PtzGwAQ0n1CvPTRKuaass/s1600/Entry_1.jpg" width="464" /></a></div>The amazing console table above was made by my friend Ray Bachand of <a href="http://www.60nobscot.com/" target="_blank">60Nobscot</a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kQe2LYyljaEPCpvzKaYTTBM6aOPWAUe21m8hYD_WV_WXw-V-nXqG9U5ckaoVkQ47zz-EPSLHk_oQTRJ6SB8kO1cb1qJgGFfjeRkkAnaXVQ9q9TRvaygwxAD9qpJZZ2o0DisjMfExTs8/s1600/Kids+Bedroom_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kQe2LYyljaEPCpvzKaYTTBM6aOPWAUe21m8hYD_WV_WXw-V-nXqG9U5ckaoVkQ47zz-EPSLHk_oQTRJ6SB8kO1cb1qJgGFfjeRkkAnaXVQ9q9TRvaygwxAD9qpJZZ2o0DisjMfExTs8/s1600/Kids+Bedroom_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFosks3c6jz1lPhPMB7iAJQUaD9j9ehA9LbMnuOztya4Iq11rlYt7pVEIXQXREfcX-rGDZXpATxt1yCK-n8vgr7KpPxN9HMRzluxAFw68C_9NF8LoIroscoaUyFhdrdY0_37igETugqU/s1600/Loft_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFosks3c6jz1lPhPMB7iAJQUaD9j9ehA9LbMnuOztya4Iq11rlYt7pVEIXQXREfcX-rGDZXpATxt1yCK-n8vgr7KpPxN9HMRzluxAFw68C_9NF8LoIroscoaUyFhdrdY0_37igETugqU/s1600/Loft_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G7bAsKW0TJJkyBL8Tca6rbzwdEC-cHsid1-YqOJGxbniVoj9k6HomwekwJAe-YLss2pycXTXOF8EcPevFvtG7UoBMB16VY-iD8vJ5pJcQa-8di0zOs1DDRQJU1HeKcBaNtzhSQPwrww/s1600/Master+Bedroom_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G7bAsKW0TJJkyBL8Tca6rbzwdEC-cHsid1-YqOJGxbniVoj9k6HomwekwJAe-YLss2pycXTXOF8EcPevFvtG7UoBMB16VY-iD8vJ5pJcQa-8di0zOs1DDRQJU1HeKcBaNtzhSQPwrww/s1600/Master+Bedroom_2.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;">All photos by Michael J. Lee</div><br />Here is a time-lapse video of the contraction of this modular home:<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="270" id="flashObj" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=3570544092001&playerID=2653835856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACaZLRSXk~,UlZGdzs6RCrzZuKvbQ6su-ctxIAoHqT8&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=3570544092001&playerID=2653835856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACaZLRSXk~,UlZGdzs6RCrzZuKvbQ6su-ctxIAoHqT8&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="480" height="270" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br /><br />Tickets are $25 with 100% of the ticket price going to Children's Hospital. For more information and to purchase tickets, <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/designhome/" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-DQn-N9w56WCtzz4s5QI-4Gh69TSCCU5k94pEYyDH_Rr9O5oxheO7CnHi2JuHIZVxQFZvqwwLqjEGGCw8KCRoAe3Zc0KmpPGPBbrI9xhinBNPa6M6VD3xVqp9SPZp0raYsZYJtm_PL4/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-DQn-N9w56WCtzz4s5QI-4Gh69TSCCU5k94pEYyDH_Rr9O5oxheO7CnHi2JuHIZVxQFZvqwwLqjEGGCw8KCRoAe3Zc0KmpPGPBbrI9xhinBNPa6M6VD3xVqp9SPZp0raYsZYJtm_PL4/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><br />

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Silver Screen Surroundings: Outlander, S1E4 The Gathering, and scenic insider

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/93/bb/43/93bb433e34af0d8583096b9f0fd46809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/93/bb/43/93bb433e34af0d8583096b9f0fd46809.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><br />This week's installment of Starz TV's production of <a href="http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander" target="_blank">Outlander</a> brings us the famous "Gathering" of the Clan MacKenzie where all the men under laird Colum MacKenzie come to the castle to swear their oath of fidelity to him and to the clan (and to pay their rents and proceeds from the farms they tend). The event is filled with filial love and furor and a kind of patriotism, though not as much to the State as to the clan. Colum (subtly played by Gary Lewis) is the top guy, but he suffers from Toulouse-Lautrec syndrome and while he can walk, does so very slowly and is depicted as always being in great pain. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/37/52/60/37526050ce83b9b8fa546ef5ec001766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/37/52/60/37526050ce83b9b8fa546ef5ec001766.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Gary Lewis as Colum ban Campbell MacKenzie)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The show is doing an excellent job of following closely to the original books, while adding in new scenes and details that feel like they could have truly been in the books. Bravo for that - especially when the audience is filled with rabid readers who recall every detail of the first book. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b2/05/50/b20550d117e618fe5aec3f956e2fb5b6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b2/05/50/b20550d117e618fe5aec3f956e2fb5b6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>The Oath Taking scene was particularly well done - filled with lots of spoken and unspoken drama an intrigue. Pictured above is Colum's brother (and enforcer) Dougal MacKenzie, who is first to swear his oath of allegiance, which includes a promise to be killed by his knife if he ever commits treason. One of the things that is so nice about this series is that it didn't go down the cliched path where the second son jealously plots and schemes to take the throne from his older brother. Dougal, while not the nicest guy in the world, is allied with his brother and wholly supports his position as Laird and leader of the clan. He's also aware that his brother, due to his illness, won't live a long life and he could be in a position to claim the title when the time comes. Except (and here's where the intrigue comes in) that the lairdship is open to some kind of democratic vote where another family member could be chosen by the people.  Such as...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/b0/55/75/b055752fb6374a5bd4ff871bb54d739e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/b0/55/75/b055752fb6374a5bd4ff871bb54d739e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Our hero Jaime, who is a nephew of Dougal and Colum on his mother's side, and therefor a potential rival for the lairdship if he swears his oath to Colum and the clan MacKenzie, thus resigning his allegiance to his late father's clan Fraser. Jaime knows that while Dougal is loyal to his brother Colum, he would not be loyal to anyone else, even a nephew, if his plans for the lairdship were thwarted. Anyway, lots of drama ensues, including our heroine Claire who is still trying to escape and is the cause of Jaime having to show up at the Hall when he would have preferred to stay out of the way.<br /><br />Ok, so, drama, drama and more drama. They are really letting the chemistry between Jaime and Claire come to a boil very slowly - for television. I kind of like it. I've been listening to the podcasts done by showrunner Ronald Moore where he does a commentary on each episode (to be found on iTunes) and lets out some very interesting tidbits. Including the fact that the tapestries in Colum's room (aka office) are actually paintings made to look like wall tapestries.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gDughqHp3WiOdOqilvUXxx1hAy9F4TLfTytJUFiXXnKF9xZPw970uYeq1xbLNCNUqycFfHE6mlLnkm5_hSFuUQsX1D2jbgkRV_-RbtKAdMY2V8I4OMvpgeccHKejjrS5JEEe7OCrh5Q/s1600/Outlander-Colum-Study-600x333.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gDughqHp3WiOdOqilvUXxx1hAy9F4TLfTytJUFiXXnKF9xZPw970uYeq1xbLNCNUqycFfHE6mlLnkm5_hSFuUQsX1D2jbgkRV_-RbtKAdMY2V8I4OMvpgeccHKejjrS5JEEe7OCrh5Q/s1600/Outlander-Colum-Study-600x333.png" width="640" /></a><br /><br />From <a href="http://www.tvtango.com/news/detail/id/577/complete-guide-to-starz-channels-outlander-cast-interviews-episodes-video-kilts-and-more" target="_blank">TVTango</a> on the set decorating of the castle as a whole, and then on Colum's private rooms:<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> “We wanted it to look like it has been in Colum's family for hundreds of years, handed down through the generations. There's very little furniture, it's sparse basically benches, big tables, and lots of candles. It's not a nice little cozy home. It's a castle, with all of the drama that would happen in a castle.”One exception to the austerity of the Castle décor can be found in Laird MacKenzie's room, where the walls are covered in tapestries that depict scenes of the Scottish landscapes. “His disability means Colum is a bit cocooned,” explains Set Decorator Gina Cromwell, who commissioned the wall hangings for the series. “The tapestries are pictures of forests and things he can't get to anymore, so in way it's his opportunity to experience the outdoors.” </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKMNTkwnqab29oFwmZbERtJ086488cSNf_I_xkNcDfBIMloNlZlStAssjYVMbpiq_J-4fmMEBNM_2nNLuld1wgHMIfa1pNoq2wYoEPoZIDbmn25S29IWhj3P2lra2wprPIJzXBNXDSrk/s1600/Colum3.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKMNTkwnqab29oFwmZbERtJ086488cSNf_I_xkNcDfBIMloNlZlStAssjYVMbpiq_J-4fmMEBNM_2nNLuld1wgHMIfa1pNoq2wYoEPoZIDbmn25S29IWhj3P2lra2wprPIJzXBNXDSrk/s1600/Colum3.tiff" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Obviously, it would have been prohibitively expensive to commission tapestries made for the set, so they created trompe l'eoil versions on canvas.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pfiy9d_IZZ4Jpur8mzJHPIFYjaA0bCPu3hqf6KT8QAbbly5VCchmP4aIZ2TPDudL8SsVMv46J2xRWGMQMRU3qEDjyk6UI1u5InaoCumKMp3fA6W8KWBdR9hcdALCWrJ6KK1xo1ssNH8/s1600/Colum4.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pfiy9d_IZZ4Jpur8mzJHPIFYjaA0bCPu3hqf6KT8QAbbly5VCchmP4aIZ2TPDudL8SsVMv46J2xRWGMQMRU3qEDjyk6UI1u5InaoCumKMp3fA6W8KWBdR9hcdALCWrJ6KK1xo1ssNH8/s1600/Colum4.tiff" width="640" /></a></div><br />As we know, most European tapestries of the period, and before, were made in Belgium (then Flanders) and France. Any references I found to tapestries of the 15th/16th centuries were also from France and Belgium and there appears to be no local Scottish tradition of tapestry making. So, an entire room covered in tapestries such as this would be enormously expensive, speaking to the status of the MacKenzie clan (assuming the set decorator's were going for historical authenticity.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeVRXxODZDVUmIbERs2firDVY3hihnPzBJEjxf7Rp76j39TXwZx91zZX8bwJ_SJyiqdyatxpJ_uQODsLuJvGDC4FB1z3iXDHzAuV4v9Tq0onUTk79OF3wmqhpBqn5mves0BYpztdEgDs/s1600/Colum5.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeVRXxODZDVUmIbERs2firDVY3hihnPzBJEjxf7Rp76j39TXwZx91zZX8bwJ_SJyiqdyatxpJ_uQODsLuJvGDC4FB1z3iXDHzAuV4v9Tq0onUTk79OF3wmqhpBqn5mves0BYpztdEgDs/s1600/Colum5.tiff" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a-EJl31rBEm4zzC3nIb2BNYu4d3bToVHxOW7s3RhDZls_TKUsxvdf3guKDAfOmHPVPjjEAbWsuMIr9U0WnCA3CEwEySfR5iMf4Y7nRfZFY3MGGN998Pp6kWkoZ2Uq6SmyW6bJz5Jdd4/s1600/Colum+2.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a-EJl31rBEm4zzC3nIb2BNYu4d3bToVHxOW7s3RhDZls_TKUsxvdf3guKDAfOmHPVPjjEAbWsuMIr9U0WnCA3CEwEySfR5iMf4Y7nRfZFY3MGGN998Pp6kWkoZ2Uq6SmyW6bJz5Jdd4/s1600/Colum+2.tiff" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12dU6wDNc5oKImimhC1RNpbmUwK9LhR3O3NN8MgM4UEJ3yRK1ybgIF5LqiayrNZxCV4MOm2J-FMapf6OQTB_jYykmCuGI39x_aj1eY82qB-WLxopFIlkT_8RLv6qFysnUHsycaX_6810/s1600/Outlander+-+tapestry.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12dU6wDNc5oKImimhC1RNpbmUwK9LhR3O3NN8MgM4UEJ3yRK1ybgIF5LqiayrNZxCV4MOm2J-FMapf6OQTB_jYykmCuGI39x_aj1eY82qB-WLxopFIlkT_8RLv6qFysnUHsycaX_6810/s1600/Outlander+-+tapestry.tiff" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">British actress Annette Badland as Mrs. FitzGibbons, Cook (and ring master) at Castle Leoch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the stark, nearly bleakness of the rest of the Castle, Colum's room is certainly a standout!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have you been watching and what do you think of the series so far? I started re-reading the books in the Spring and am mid-way through #5 The Fiery Cross. I'd started that book several years ago, but never finished it. So, I've finally caught up with myself and plan to finish out the series by the end of the Fall. Book #8, In My Own Heart's Blood was just released in June I think. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, as a followup to my Friday post on my gallery style art wall in my bedroom, here's a sneak peek!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8QkvkuS5sHbAiuFTHBHyR8iDgSQxHs7S6vDInJiNOTl73Cke9CIDzc0I_JQBg-7KYAB4qNda0-JuVTV-FwreeGdunXdrxGePZqPUrZXJzTFcBWzZTaAPyP2c8MDhvZR5na-KdASz8cI/s1600/Gallery+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8QkvkuS5sHbAiuFTHBHyR8iDgSQxHs7S6vDInJiNOTl73Cke9CIDzc0I_JQBg-7KYAB4qNda0-JuVTV-FwreeGdunXdrxGePZqPUrZXJzTFcBWzZTaAPyP2c8MDhvZR5na-KdASz8cI/s1600/Gallery+wall.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Happy September!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnh_LP0Qp8iMjTFnCdITc5QuuoSwggwfGbw2JhiXrNnDk8Gbe8_agrxZwhdg-DH0Qs07q4zxoK61rcNherpvkHz6PPtkEVjjezNCOHcpEjy-qARZM4_VO3HI-eTDcrwwbkSQW9F-eU-M/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnh_LP0Qp8iMjTFnCdITc5QuuoSwggwfGbw2JhiXrNnDk8Gbe8_agrxZwhdg-DH0Qs07q4zxoK61rcNherpvkHz6PPtkEVjjezNCOHcpEjy-qARZM4_VO3HI-eTDcrwwbkSQW9F-eU-M/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><br />

Silver Screen Surroundings: Outlander, S1E4 The Gathering, and scenic insider

This week's installment of Starz TV's production of Outlander  brings us the famous "Gathering" of the Clan MacKenzie wher...

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Nook Cottage: Hanging Art

As I'm waiting for my sofa and dining table to be delivered next week (finally!) I've started planning in ernest where I'll be hanging my art. I have between 25-30 pieces ranging from fairly large (30x40) to teeny (5x5). Half of my collection just came out of my parent's house including several watercolors by my late aunt Bette Wasserboehr, who was a noted New England water colorist, teacher, gallery owner and mentor to many painters. There is no real theme to what I have. I like photography so I have several framed photographs, some I've taken, other's by better photographers! I have a lot of framed prints of varying subjects. It's just a matter of making them all work together and showing them off well.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/db/18/c7/db18c78be043933aa31b2159a3f22dc5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/db/18/c7/db18c78be043933aa31b2159a3f22dc5.jpg" /></a></div><br />This Charlotte Moss space has long been my inspiration - I just love everything about it!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kWN-Np89j59AO6TLOcQGXkPd79B97AwhL-wmilVulDgotHIZfA4BcRY8oTeirm77FU2BfpvYR3j6LbAqj4NJZr-egpYG3MDdXymMTBm_j6oUsTXhbkY_3tQaakepiAH6BQbEHfJWg3U/s1600/charlotte+moss+bedroom.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kWN-Np89j59AO6TLOcQGXkPd79B97AwhL-wmilVulDgotHIZfA4BcRY8oTeirm77FU2BfpvYR3j6LbAqj4NJZr-egpYG3MDdXymMTBm_j6oUsTXhbkY_3tQaakepiAH6BQbEHfJWg3U/s1600/charlotte+moss+bedroom.tiff" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I've also always been inspired by this famous Hubert Robert "Grande Galerie du Louvre" (1796).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Hubert_Robert_-_Projet_d'am%C3%A9nagement_de_la_Grande_Galerie_du_Louvre_(1796).JPG/1024px-Hubert_Robert_-_Projet_d'am%C3%A9nagement_de_la_Grande_Galerie_du_Louvre_(1796).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Hubert_Robert_-_Projet_d'am%C3%A9nagement_de_la_Grande_Galerie_du_Louvre_(1796).JPG/1024px-Hubert_Robert_-_Projet_d'am%C3%A9nagement_de_la_Grande_Galerie_du_Louvre_(1796).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMHSWsaOHhJPCpaZoPPYpHrFxPj7eCv_-nh9A8Zws86cgarc4UPCACU4ssY-sCc9vQDTcvr5Ok7WJC5LUNKNLv-MgkHGtxH-YhFMclazb9-vibd-S4YFrqQY7LruY_6pezTpqPHNlVMU/s1600/Bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMHSWsaOHhJPCpaZoPPYpHrFxPj7eCv_-nh9A8Zws86cgarc4UPCACU4ssY-sCc9vQDTcvr5Ok7WJC5LUNKNLv-MgkHGtxH-YhFMclazb9-vibd-S4YFrqQY7LruY_6pezTpqPHNlVMU/s1600/Bedroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Here is a rendering of my new bedroom. Just this week I got in the custom headboard and re-upholstered chair in a cut velvet called Watersedge from Lee Jofa and I am so thrilled with how they came out!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXKSMUgjeyWp6WjvlnfgSmPspXbttkrje6ukkZqabTO-AXUHTLFEGFm5JiKuoGe55uDEVL_oThRzaaZNE-DtqTseoBTypDtT1eND9CyaFvHJOw6V_vwkq_HgdfZDcO47FKCrwI-uP-ck/s1600/Headboard+and+chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXKSMUgjeyWp6WjvlnfgSmPspXbttkrje6ukkZqabTO-AXUHTLFEGFm5JiKuoGe55uDEVL_oThRzaaZNE-DtqTseoBTypDtT1eND9CyaFvHJOw6V_vwkq_HgdfZDcO47FKCrwI-uP-ck/s1600/Headboard+and+chair.jpg" /></a></div><br />The chair is currently in my living room since all I have in there at the moment is a little settee - which isn't too comfortable. But when the sofa comes, the chair will be moved back to the bedroom.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fw09D_W3vFnSShUf2MqkCklol_5_PzRZ2-V6bEGIM90jhejsNcZyYSAdb4HJUKdggsCnxAj7aR2ZVQ2m9DyEPb3RRkDmqqs8VJ-q1wKpc3WwMcHJa7sP5WHG2WYYd-ZEmGMXgPtewi0/s1600/IMG_3039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fw09D_W3vFnSShUf2MqkCklol_5_PzRZ2-V6bEGIM90jhejsNcZyYSAdb4HJUKdggsCnxAj7aR2ZVQ2m9DyEPb3RRkDmqqs8VJ-q1wKpc3WwMcHJa7sP5WHG2WYYd-ZEmGMXgPtewi0/s1600/IMG_3039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />(Note: the wall color isn't nearly so lime green as it appears here, but it is a very strong green, which I love.)<br /><br />Since the bedroom is nearly complete (draperies to come) I started selecting what looked nice with the very green walls and did a sketch of an approximate layout. One of the issues is that due to the different sized side tables, the bed itself is not centered on the wall, so the layout of the art needs to mitigate this issue and not end up looking off-center.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCJo_N8mwa7edevgjpZpqw6cfcCabPwd2Im2pIIVHhleJ8HxmOzLlGIctLLVMOss7JyNa_ILqAt9wRsO5VQGhWTYuw-mhjoBzZcgSAawRmcfQqKoEUR2YJvQb8oke4wSYj4nSQn-SR_U/s1600/IMG_3041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCJo_N8mwa7edevgjpZpqw6cfcCabPwd2Im2pIIVHhleJ8HxmOzLlGIctLLVMOss7JyNa_ILqAt9wRsO5VQGhWTYuw-mhjoBzZcgSAawRmcfQqKoEUR2YJvQb8oke4wSYj4nSQn-SR_U/s1600/IMG_3041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I'm striving for a more casual placement of the art around my house - not so formal. Sort of a planned, unplanned look.<br /><br />I love how designer Lauren Liess places art in her spaces. She has such an ability to create truly organic looking layouts, even though everything is very well-planned. These from her own house:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.laurenliess.com/blog/king/bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.laurenliess.com/blog/king/bedroom.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br />And Lauren's method of planning her art placement:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.laurenliess.com/blog/king/gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.laurenliess.com/blog/king/gallery.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br />And this from Lauren's kitchen, so fantastic!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.laurenliess.com/blog/Kitchen/Norman_13033LL_087_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.laurenliess.com/blog/Kitchen/Norman_13033LL_087_web.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br />I'm also hugely inspired by Miles Redd's use of art in his interiors. This from his house:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ce/fc/44/cefc442975470f2b214e0d029f0cb45a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ce/fc/44/cefc442975470f2b214e0d029f0cb45a.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />And this is another Miles space:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c7/9b/38/c79b381d0c1d7436b42def97e964fc09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c7/9b/38/c79b381d0c1d7436b42def97e964fc09.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br />Hopefully by the end of the weekend I'll have the bedroom done. And then I can finish up the rest when the sofa and dining table come. More photos to come!<br /><br />How do you like to handle your art? Do you have a mixed group, or do you prefer more classic gallery spaces with coordinating framing and white walls?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF37vILWIzyFzLouS89L5PEPVHv0-GuSW4-54yMmYwYM5JWZIzeTq5U5AGYU0HreZfrne9Do2lkX3J7_51X2kxA1GcwS4KPSaHcsL2qaaQsPiYq72qybEB4Oft1FIKzNNqhPf1NHus4Pc/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF37vILWIzyFzLouS89L5PEPVHv0-GuSW4-54yMmYwYM5JWZIzeTq5U5AGYU0HreZfrne9Do2lkX3J7_51X2kxA1GcwS4KPSaHcsL2qaaQsPiYq72qybEB4Oft1FIKzNNqhPf1NHus4Pc/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 86px; line-height: 0; min-height: 20px; min-width: 40px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 7550px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 86px; line-height: 0; min-height: 20px; min-width: 40px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 7550px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 86px; line-height: 0; min-height: 20px; min-width: 40px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 7550px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 86px; line-height: 0; min-height: 20px; min-width: 40px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 7550px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a>

Nook Cottage: Hanging Art

As I'm waiting for my sofa and dining table to be delivered next week (finally!) I've started planning in ernest where I'll be h...

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