Maus Park House

An enchanting old stone landmark, furnished with the finest antiques, transports its visitors to a faraway destination: the English countryside. In 1850 John Maus built this splendid example of Scottish Baronial architecture using stones from local Canadian quarries. Cool in summer and warm in winter, the one foot thick stone walls provide the perfect insulation.

1850 Maus Park House
Canadian Stone Mansion
Maus Park Gardens
Maus Park Ltd.
Maus Park Antiques

Stone Over Brione

Standing resilutely like a fortress over the city and lake of Locarno, Switzerland, this stunning home incorporates the best of both worlds: traditional stone masonry enforced with the clean contemporary lines of concrete. The house feels both comfortable and protective, evoking a sense that one could get from an old castle. It emits a sense of quality and understated elegance that is uncommon in most modern houses. The architectural firm of Wespi De Meuron has shown remarkable self constraint. Nothing in this house is overdone. Both less and more.

Markus Wespi Jérôme de Meuron Architekten BSA
Neubau House in Brione I
Neubau House in Brione II
Swiss Stone House
Neubau Haus Kü. in Brione
Modern Contemporary Stone House Design
Stone House in Switzerland

Joseph Dirand

"What people remember of places is really a feeling about them."

It would be hard not to remember the amazing buildings of French architect Joseph Dirand. Even his photographs convey feelings of great strength and passion.

Joseph Dirand Architecture

My Million-Dollar Trailer Kitchen

coming soon...

Meanwhile I'm trying to corral this bucking-bronco-itus (something bronchial, I forget what the doctor called it) before it goes fullblown asthmatic on me. Paint fumes just don't mix with inhalers. But I did manage to get the first coat of paint on the cabinets and I used Benjamin Moore's Iron Gate on both uppers and lowers. Looks really good. Rich. Really rich. For a trailer.

Taste Testing in the Kitchen: The Color Gray

When a complete color change is in order, it helps to get lots of inspiration, visualization, encouragement and a nice pat on the back. For gray kitchens, this is it. Have a look:

My Million-Dollar Trailer Kitchen
Gray in Any Tongue
An Old Converted Pasta Factory
Sally Wheat's Kitchen
Musa Design
Martha Stewart's Kitchen
Grayed-Down Color
The Old Gray Mare She Ain't What She Used To Be
Going Completely Gray
Salt and Pepper
Flinging Open The Iron Gate (Paint Can)

Gray in Any Tongue

Hundarna, katterna och hönsen är äkta. Annars är allt på denna holländska 1800-talsgård ”remejkat”. Ägarna Coby och Roelof Boermas började med att gjuta betonggolvet. Resten gav sig steg för steg, fram till soffbordsstubbarna på hjul.

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