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If you find yourself on the Vineyard Friday (July 29), I hope you'll stop in to see me from 4-5 pm at Bunch of Grapes bookstore, and to get a signed copy of my book The New Small House from The Taunton Press. Here's a link to the details.
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
More finishes and even some paintings are in place at the ranch-house renovation/addition. That's a clear-finished beech interior barn-style slider on a stainless steel track that relates to the rod ties within the cathedral-ceiling space. I'm looking forward to presenting the great reveal when the rest of the finishes are in place and the homeowners have had a chance to settle in.
Stay tuned.
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
The Old Sculpin gallery opposite the Chappy Ferry in Edgartown. You can't miss it.
If you're thinking of traveling to the Vineyard this weekend, I hope you'll stop by the opening reception for my featured-artist exhibit at the Old Sculpin gallery in Edgartown. Here's a link to the event with all of the details.
Happy summer!
Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
Most of the finishes and even some furnishings are in place at the Wenham ranch-house renovation/addition, so I thought I'd share the latest peek at the living area with you. You may recall an earlier "Before and After" shot that I posted of this view. Now, the space is actually occupiable. (Here, too, is a earlier "Before and After" shot -- from the KHS Facebook page -- of the exterior from the back of the house.)
The homeowners went with a lighter, fresher palette than before. Those are pickled red-oak floors, a raw steel surround at the fireplace, and "Cucumber" (from C2 Paint) accents in the back of the bookshelves and on the wooden knobs that we re-purposed from the original 60's ranch-house cabinetry. The furnishings in this shot are primarily from Room & Board, and the window seat cushion and pillows in the background are by Oliveira Textiles of Bristol, RI.
Detail shot (courtesy of the homeowner) of a Spiral Tide cushion and pillow by Oliveira Textiles. Note the "Cucumber" accent on the knob, too.
Stay tuned for more progress shots as the Wenham ranch-house renovation/addition nears completion. There are some interesting finishes and furnishings still yet to come. Such fun.
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
a garden on the tour in Newport last summer
It doesn't look like WBUR's The ARTery has published a guide to this season's garden tours, but I found a listing at Yankee magazine that you might want to reference. I'll be headed back to The Newport Secret Garden Tour again, running June 17-19 this spring. I'd like to think, in these many years sampling self-guided tours like the one in Newport, that I would be advancing from my idjit gardener status. Possibly, but perhaps there's a bit of the idjit gardener in even the most experienced gardener, who is open to how the garden might surprise, delight, and inform them. Happy touring.
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
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