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Powder Room Remodel: Days 3 and 4 (Skimming the Mural Wall)

Yeah, it doesn’t look very different, but you’re looking at 2 days of work there. Skimming is using drywall mud to create a smooth surface on a wall—whether a newly taped wall or one that has texture that you no longer want. My case is the second: I’m putting up a wallpaper mural of magpiesContinue reading “Powder Room Remodel: Days 3 and 4 (Skimming the Mural Wall)”

Powder Room Remodel, Day Two (Demolition)

Ah, just look at that beautiful, clean subfloor. This is what it was supposed to look like at the end of Day One. Oh well. Dramas of the Day (DOD): Not at all bad as it turns out, but there were 3 of them, all related: The false subfloor: This very helpful video seemed toContinue reading “Powder Room Remodel, Day Two (Demolition)”

Powder Room Remodel: Day One (Demolition)

The powder room is the only room on my main floor that is still living in the 1980s. I mean, that was a good decade, but mauve is not a color that should have ever been put on Formica (or perhaps anywhere? Not a fan). Also, pink and blue vinyl floor is not my favorite.Continue reading “Powder Room Remodel: Day One (Demolition)”

Christmas Theme: Christmas in Taos

This was a fun, familiar, and cozy theme. I have actually spent Christmas in Taos before with my friend David and his family, and it was one of my all-time favorite Christmases: the pińon smoke in the crisp air, hiking in the snow, Christmas Eve service at San Geronimo church at Taos Pueblo, tamales andContinue reading “Christmas Theme: Christmas in Taos”

Saturday Ceramics: Cylinders by Jeewon Jeong

Just picked up 8 of these. They look black most of the time, but in this light you can see they’re actually dark navy. I thought they would be too large to hold comfortably without a handle but am really enjoying drinking out of them: they cool hot tea down nicely and keep it warmContinue reading “Saturday Ceramics: Cylinders by Jeewon Jeong”

Saturday Ceramics: SF Asian Museum of Art Visit

I always visit “my” ceramics at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, but what’s so interesting to me is that on every visit, new pieces strike my fancy. Here are my favorites from my most recent visit a couple of weeks ago, along with a cool map I never noticed that locates the GreatContinue reading “Saturday Ceramics: SF Asian Museum of Art Visit”

ESC #41 and #42: DessArt Night (ft. shibori dyeing)

My friend Gina asked me when I got interested in shibori, and I couldn’t remember, but I love the graphic simplicity of it and the rich color of the indigo. Indigo dyeing always intimidated me, though—until I found Yamato Indigo’s instant dye vats. It’s a mix of organic indigo with the agents you need toContinue reading “ESC #41 and #42: DessArt Night (ft. shibori dyeing)”