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Maintaining the cabin’s 19th-century charm was the easy part for the Donelsons, who are Lewis and Clark period re-enactors. Jan Paul often plays Captain Meriwether Lewis with a group called the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles. The Donelsons brought their furniture from their previous home in St. Louis to the cabin. “It seems like everything we had prior to moving here fits, as if we’d been collecting things all those years just to put it in this cabin,” Jan Paul says. In the living room, he displays a replica of Lewis’s captain’s uniform, which he wears during re-enactments. There’s also a hand-carved paddle he uses on the Missouri and Columbia Rivers and a feather quill used for journal writing during the re-enactments. “Each item has a story of its own and a memory to go with it,” Jan Paul says. The items look perfectly at home in the cabin. The Donelsons are passionate about their cabin and about its importance as a living piece of history. “This place whispers to me every day, of where we have come from,” Jan Paul says. “Not everyone who crosses our threshold feels the connection, but for those who appreciate the sense of place, time and heritage our forefathers gave us, they find the cabin a comfort. They feel that warm embrace of romance from our heritage.”

Carla Aston uses a 4-gang custom wall plate with dimmer and paddle switches. Read more on her blog here: http://bit.ly/1TIft21

Succulents, including Paddle Plants and Pork and Beans, mix well with sun-loving California native foliage.
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Staircase - mid-sized coastal wooden straight staircase idea in New York with wooden risers

We're in the shop here today showing you an alternating-tread staircase that's' going to a job-site in Napa tomorrow. I'm standing on the landing which is at exactly mid-floor level. It's going into one one these 100-year-old houses with a steep roof and lots of attic space. The homeowner called me last month saying he wants to access this large attic area with something better than a ladder. He didn't have room for a conventional stair but this alternating-tread space-saving stair was a perfect fit. It's all Red Oak which matches the hardwood floors throughout the house. Once these are installed at the site we'll put a handrail on top of the stringers on the open side. I'll tell you a little about the alternating-tread staircases. It's built in a way that is nearly as easy to climb as a conventional stair. When we walk up a convectional stairway we normally use half of the stair tread at a time, placing one foot on the right half and the next foot on the left half. The idea of an alternating-tread stair is make half of each tread wide enough for your foot and then alternate the wide end of these paddle-shape treads from left to right. You still have your 10 inch minimum tread depth plus a 1 inch nosing projection. This give you 11" of support for each foot, just like a conventional stair. We normally make the risers a max of 7-3/4", but code allows us to go as high as 9 inches. This one is 7-3/4" which is very comfortable. We installed a metal bar across the middle of each open-riser to limit the open space to less than a 4 inch gap. Anyway, I just wanted to give you a quick shot of this. Tomorrow morning we get to go to the job-site and install this. I'd can't wait to see the look on the customer's face when we have this installed. I'll let him do the bragging :-) Last but not least, I'd like to give glory to God and special recognition to a Jewish carpenter named Jesus. I don't know for sure if He built stairways as a carpenter, but I am happy to say that He is my LORD and I want to live my whole life for Him. God bless you! And please contact me if you want any type of custom stairs. Clyde 520-895-2060 or 916-991-9700

Navy and white beach house with crisp hints of sailing and sea life. White coral, Surya poufs, Trowbridge turtle prints, white linen, antique paddle boards, striped navy blue summer rug, model sailboat and freshness galore!

Surf / Paddle Board Rack & Overhead Storage Racks

This was done by replacing a bay window with an elegant 9’ wide French door. Along with removal of walls in the kitchen, the new sunroom opens up the dark house with a cheery new sense of light and warmth… an amazing transformation for the whole house. The warm wood floors, wood framed knee-wall, bronze color framing, paddle fan with light all help make a warm, cozy design that improves the overall look of the property.

Since my client played table tennis in high school it is something that was special to him. I came up with this artwork installation idea for his loft. I painted wooden model hands gold and used special ordered ping pong paddles with a brass finish look.

Beautiful, contemporary design with open floor concept. Concept paddle fan offers style with functionality. Vertical tile detail creates a modern look to the subway tiled fireplace.

This is an AFTER shot of a corner in the home office after decorating. We introduced the canoe paddles above the windows. These are ready made heavy lined draperies picking up the tones of the wall and area rug. Some greenery softened up the corner and added much needed height and balance to the room.

Custom storage for surf boards, paddle boards, and a custom closet built under the stairs. Ship lap installation

Inspiration for a transitional master black floor bedroom remodel in Toronto with gray walls

The beautiful Madawaska River. Excellent boating, fishing, swimming, rowing, paddling... Alpine Skiing is just 15 minutes up the road at Calabogie Peaks. Braeburn estates is shown in the right hand side of this photos - we have 1-3 acre prime waterfront building lots for sale.

Cute little farmhouse kitchen/dining makeover for under $5000 CAD!
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