Walls and Art

Okay, so I over-ordered too much glass tile from Shaw.  I admit it.   So I am going a bit crazy tiling things around the house.    At least we're in the final stretch now of this 3 month renovation.  Just the other day, I was on the phone with Comcast booking the day they'll turn on the TV, phone and high speed Internet.  I am still in denial that it's almost ready to move-in!

Above is the kitchen backsplash behind the stove.   I had the entire wall tiled with the same tile in the bathrooms.   In this very tall kitchen, it's so dramatic and beautiful.  I am beyond thrilled with the results. 

 

With the next fun step of decorating on my mind, I get to re-visit some of the pieces that were left behind in the house.   I love this large mobile artwork and have been racking my brain where to hang it in the house.  Originally, it was hung in the kitchen... but now I'm thinking it'll go into the living room.      

Comments

[Kerri K.]

The mobile artwork is interesting...very Alexander Calder. I really like it. Whats more is that its not something that is overly dramatic and brightly colored. Is it made of wood and metal? It looks more natural than industrial.

[Antony]

Hi there, I hope you will excuse this small intrusion but I'm trying to encourage people to sign this petition that is lodged with parliament, asking that public companies use post-consumer recycled paper instead of paper from trees
It can be found here:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/post-consumer/

hope this interests you, the full text is as follows:
Adopting a policy whereby all paper used by public companies is post-consumer recycled paper from British sources would: 1) Create an untold number of jobs domestically in the recycling industry. 2) At little inconvenience make a huge leap towards the enironmental sustainability of our county. 3) Be a milestone that made headlines, paving the way for other nations to follow. 4) Set a good example for children in schools, public sector employees, private corporations and other nations. 5) Protect our fragile environment and wildlife, as well as yielding many other benefits.

The current system of take/make/throw away is doing the world little good, destroying the life of humans and animals alike. Cutting down trees to make paper when there are better alternatives results in a reduction in the quality of our air. Sustainable forrests dry the land, robbing it of resources and preventing it from sustaining life therefore they are not an apt solution, neither are many of the recycling processes which use bleach or chlorine, and so it is post-consumer recycled paper (preferably from British sources) which is prescribed to deal with this problem.

thanks very much for your time,

best wishes,

Antony of the Campaign for Integrated Sustainability

[Kristin]

Congratulations on coming so far with the renovations! Time flies when you're having fun :)

[Jeffrey]

Do you worry at all about using the same tile in the kitchen and the bathroom? I was thinking of doing the same thing but my realtor said prospective buyers often view it negatively as if you got a closeout on tile and used the same stuff everywhere.

[TCH]

Please don't paint it. I think you should leave it as it is.