home design: July 2011

The changing skies

Pelican flying highThe ever changing skies fascinate me, there is so much movement above me anddance like the clouds change positions...I love the sky here in the morning, the light wakes slowly over the east facing sea. From darkest night-bluish gray still fringed with stars to beginning streaks of lighter tones, slightly graying above the...

NAHB Predicts New Homes in 2015

We may not know how many new homes will be built in 2015, but we do know what they will look like. The National Home Builders Association’s Economics and Housing Policy recently asked 3,019 builders, designers, architects, manufacturers and marketing specialists in various locations to describe the likely characteristics of the...

Sunrise

Pink golden sunrise, the early rays glideliquid like over the gentle morning waves.Facing the light the moon pales and sparkling sand melts into the edge of the water.My soul reaches the clouds. Images and poem by V.Zlotkowski. All rights reserved 20...

Impressions from the South

The gate to our house on Hilton Head 2011When I was a child the closest to the ocean I could get was the Baltic Sea at the East German coast line, with one large island - Ruegen - and several small ones, almost entirely reserved for the communist elite. Our quarters at the sea "resorts" were usually cramped and rather primitive.The waters...

Creative Interior Design

Creative interior design schemes appear to come naturally for the designers at Geometrix Design. They had to share this particular work with you. Although it is the inside of a creative agency's office space, the ideas can be as basically applied to the inside of a home in case you are brave that is. The continuity of the floor, wall and...

Community Outreach: We Build it Forward Update

On June 25, 2011, teams of community members and local businesses met at R.P. Johnson & Son's Andover NH location to kick off a day of giving back, We Build It Forward. Ten projects in seven communities in the Andover – Sunapee area were completed in a day, including fundraisers and yard cleanups, fixing park shelters and painting an...

Vacation and a road trip

I have always loved the excitement of a road trip. The preparations of the journey, the planning of routes, accommodations, sight seeings along the way and the choices of restaurants and last but not least the arrival at one's destination.Our travels will bring us to South Carolina, a place I love, not just because there is such beauty in...

Pink Design Interior Pictures

a feminine pink bedroomWe have selected toning pinks for this exuberant yet feminine bedroom. Sexy Pink on the right creates a feature wall and is complemented beautifully with Sweet Pink on the back wall and Strawberries and Cream on the window frames.pink princess roomThe pink princess theme is of the most popular choices among tiny girls,...