Inexpensive Nature Prints

Botanical prints can be expensive. A great way to have them (or any beautiful artwork for that matter) without paying a fortune for them is to find books with prints in them & tear out or photocopy the pictures & frame them.

I was lucky enough to find a beautiful book of botanical prints at a yardsale & have used lots of the prints in my home. I also scour second-hand stores for unique frames-usually with pictures I don't care for in them that I remove. I purchased all of the frames pictured (above &below) for $1.50- $3.00 each.

Here are some coral & lobster prints I used for a bathroom-in-progress in my dad's lake house:

I do mostly long-distance decorating since it's in Antioch, Illinois, but when I visit, I try to accessorize as quickly as I can on a serious budget. The prints are a great way to accessorize a lake house since they're so fitting and I only had to make 1 purchase so my dad doesn't gripe about me spending too much on decorating every time I come!

Here's a close-up of a fully opened page. You can see the fold in the center, but I think it sort of adds to the charm. Eventually I plan on matting all of the prints, but that's another project on another trip!

Happy hunting!

Citrouilles et les Pirates ( Pumkins & Pirates )

The Famous CHINOISERIE PUMPKIN of Darmariscotta Maine.

Spider Pumpkin on main street in Darmaiscotta Maine.

Backyard PUMPKIN PATCH.

This reminds me of my mother's kitchen. It was much nicer than this, infact gorgeous. The walls were this color, the cabinets much darker. and the counters black. Accessorized with copper. Very Cool !

Antique Pumpkin Pine floors. Often found in old farm houses.

This year, Bill Clark and Buzz Pinkham had a joint effort in growing their giant pumpkins which resulted in two of the top three largest pumpkins in the state of Maine. Clearly, the team effort paid off so they decided to enjoy a day on the ocean…in their pumpkins!Additional photo’s and a couple of video clips are on the next page. Take a peek and see these guys motor around Damariscotta….it was very cool!

http://mobilitysite.com/2006/10/what-do-you-do-with-a-pumpkin/ ( to watch video )

I want to move to Damaiscotta but they sure do some nutty things. ( I like it )

I am thinking that they might have entirely too much time on their hands .

But, then again, that's a good thing.

I took this pic 18 years ago of my little ' Punkin' in a pumpkin patch . And she is a cute little pirate too ! : )

Me , heading off to work last Halloween. I am always a Pirate for Halloween.

Halloween is my favorite holiday.

Black & Coral Bedroom

I can't let my cat see this post, he will get more ideas.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her blog of her Adventures in Design

Citrouilles et les Pirates ( Pumkins & Pirates )

The Famous CHINOISERIE PUMPKIN of Darmariscotta Maine.

Spider Pumpkin on main street in Darmaiscotta Maine.

Backyard PUMPKIN PATCH.

This reminds me of my mother's kitchen. It was much nicer than this, infact gorgeous. The walls were this color, the cabinets much darker. and the counters black. Accessorized with copper. Very Cool !

Antique Pumpkin Pine floors. Often found in old farm houses.

This year, Bill Clark and Buzz Pinkham had a joint effort in growing their giant pumpkins which resulted in two of the top three largest pumpkins in the state of Maine. Clearly, the team effort paid off so they decided to enjoy a day on the ocean…in their pumpkins!Additional photo’s and a couple of video clips are on the next page. Take a peek and see these guys motor around Damariscotta….it was very cool!

http://mobilitysite.com/2006/10/what-do-you-do-with-a-pumpkin/ ( to watch video )

I want to move to Damaiscotta but they sure do some nutty things. ( I like it )

I am thinking that they might have entirely too much time on their hands .

But, then again, that's a good thing.

I took this pic 18 years ago of my little ' Punkin' in a pumpkin patch . And she is a cute little pirate too ! : )

Me , heading off to work last Halloween. I am always a Pirate for Halloween.

Halloween is my favorite holiday.

Black & Coral Bedroom

I can't let my cat see this post, he will get more ideas.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her blog of her Adventures in Design

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Museu de Arte de Milwaukee, Wisconson

Este foi o primeiro projecto do famouso Arquitecto Santiago Calatrava nos Estados Unidos da América. As fontes e jardins ali existentes contribuiram para o Arquitecto enquadrar o seu projecto tirando o maximo partido da iluminação e da topografia da zona. A sua cor branca com com imuneras aplicações de vidro convidam ao exercicio da mente em busca do sol. A criação desta nova ala do museu em 2001 permitiu aumentar em cerca de 30% o tamanho total do mesmo, bem como o parqueamento para os visitantes. Os 400 metros da ponte Reiman une a parte baixa da cidade de Milwaukee ao Lago Michigan possui na sua extermidade a recepção com uma enorme parabolica em vidro e ferro colocado na vertical que provoca a ilusão do bater das asas resultante do movimento do sol. Esta Galeria possui em exposição mais de 250,000 obras.