Dining with Drama!

And I'm not talking about viscious food fights or family squabbles or people storming from the table - I'm talking about creating a simple but impactful statement with the use of large format modern art and minimal furnishings. OK, sure, this IS a plug for my painting but at the same time, I think it's a valid point.

I like to this of the food at the art on the table. Kill the kitsch, the carving and the knick knacks. Go minimal and in the palce of everything else adorn your dining wall with a large format painting that SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAMS DRAMA!

The piece shows here is almost 6'x6' and commands the room. Paired up with a minimal mid century dining suite, a simple wire blowl from Pier 1 and a minimal drum pendant lamp from Seattle Lighting and you've got a bangin look that's easy on pocket book and low maintenance too.

Check out some of my inventory here and let's serve up some modern slick with those viddles!

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Curb Appeal - Spore Doorbell

When we moved into our house there were lots of things I wanted to change and sometimes the littlest things can make a big difference. For example, the doorbell that graced our front entry way just really bugged me - not to mention the ornate wrought iron porch light that was as much anachronistic as it was just plain butt-ugly. Starting with the doorbell, I went to work on ebay and found this Spore doorbell for $25. Not really cheap for a doorbell by any means, but it was one of those things I just had to have.

A friend had done a remodel on a house and had an extra outdoor light fixture, so we gladly took it off his hands to replace the hideous one we had. I added a fluorescent light bulb in order to be more energy efficient and to compliment the blue of the doorbell light and our solar garden lights - the result is an aligned outdoor lighting theme that is modern, ecological and was all put together for under $100, including the garden lighting.

Together these design elements really highlight the entrance and slick up the curb appeal to support our continuous attempt to modernize our mid century modern home.