ON THE AVENUE.....

singing in my head......HAWTHORNE AVENUE.....more humming

    Spring has gotten the best of me.  As I hum "Easter Parade" and substitute "Hawthorne" for "Fifth", the frills are on my house not my bonnet.  That is, I am getting around to hanging art.  I'm enjoying dressing up my house with my own art and works by artists both old and new (G. Brady, H. Pryor, T. Disney, M. Sesow, C. Mullen, L. Gourley, M. Dietz, N. Thomas, M. Peyton, M. Bullington, All Star Artists and more).

(M. Peyton)

(M. Sesow)

(C. Mullen)

       

'You are My Sunshine' - min

(M. Bullington)

(G. Brady)

(M. Bullington)

(M. Dietz)

(C. Mullen)

(mine)

(L. Gourley)

(H. Pryor)

(mine)

(C. Mullen)

  

(T. Disney)

(All Star Artists 2010)

(G. Brady)

  

                                                                                                   

  

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE...

HOME.

   Now that the floors have had their final coat of finish, I have begun to bring in a few things each time I head to Hawthorne to do some work.

In Billye's room a painting my mom did in 4th grade

"Hey!  These paintings are from my bedroom
on Warren Road."

And, so my daughter does not think only her things are going to Hawthorne Avenue, I bring some art work for my own bedroom and a desk for the library.

Miss Magnolia uses the computer in the library

Artwork for my bedroom

AMAZING TALENT

Cabinet from Caravati's

   
    Check out this facebook link.  Our kitchen cabinets are being installed and our cabinetmaker Roy is doing a fantastic job.  He has incorporated an early 1900 kitchen cabinet from a home on Three Chopt Rd. that we got from Caravati's  and 4 old corbels I picked up at Paul's Place, both local antique and salvage shops.  In addition, Roy has used the last bit of bead board, original to the house and leftover from building the stair well wall, to line the back of the book shelf area on the kitchen island.

Original bead board recycled as backing for bookshelves in kitchen island

Corbels shelved at Paul's Place

My kitchen is going to be so beautiful I am eager to begin enjoying it all the time.

*  Roy, if you are reading this, look at the shamrock corbels on the shelf next to the ones you put in my island!  Are they calling out "HOFFERT,  TAKE ME HOME!" ?

COLORS

   I have almost always enjoyed choosing paint colors for my home.  In fact, to this date, I have even been the one to do the painting of the rooms.  The year I was pregnant is one exception as I, somewhat reluctantly, had my husband take over the job of painting the baby's room.  I get a kick out of shuffling through paint samples and envisioning our furniture and art in newly colored spaces.

    Right now I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with choosing colors for an entire house all at once.   There is so much to take into consideration....furniture, artwork, light (or lack thereof), flooring, fabrics, other's opinions....
Did I say overwhelming?

    Yesterday evening I made a dent in the paint choosing task.  I packed into my car 4-5 major pieces of artwork, color samples, several fabric swatches and a photo album of furniture.  In addition, I packed a cooler with a bottle of chilling wine and diet Coke.  Billye and I headed to Hawthorne Avenue, ready for inspiration.

    A good friend met me at the house.  We walked around the house, chatted, perused color samples, had a drink, listened to some tunes, and caught up.  I thoroughly enjoyed her company and value her color opinions.  When I told my brother my proposed plans for this evening he said to be sure to take a sober look at any color decisions before telling the painters my choices.  No major decisions were made but groundwork laid.

Here is the entryway .... the view from the front door.  Any suggestions?

I welcome them all.

The room to the right is the dining room, straight back is the kitchen,
and all the way back is the new family room addition