A bit of smartening up going on around here. It was long overdue. At my office, I've just had both the front and side steps painted, and now embellished them with some concrete balls I bought locally off Trademe. What do you think? The steps and columns are gorgeous, symmetrical and very much the feature of this funny little building. Now they look a little bit more dressed up with the balls. Best thing about the balls - this will not be their final resting place - oh no! They can be moved around and repositioned at whim. Funnily enough, the only thing I won't be doing with them is juggling.
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| Office - April 2013 |
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| Office - September 2011 |
The two photos above are 19 months apart. Shows how the garden has filled out. The Camellia hedges are starting to create structure now, and the Maples have really taken off. I always intended to paint the steps, and now I have. Had also thought about painting zebra stripes on the columns, too, but might just be a little bit too OTT for me!! Any ideas???
Hehe - Zebra Stripes! Maybe a bit OTT (even for me)?! What about in the dark charcoal colour? They would stand out more fro the house...
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WHAT?!@!!! Too OTT for you, Alex?! You must be joking. Has that move to Blenheim made you conservative?? I hope not!!! Nice to see you back in the blog world, too, by the way. Thought we had lost you for a while there. Your posts always brighten my day. R
DeleteLove the concrete balls...they are a lovely not-so-serious touch to the entry. And the colour of that maple is incredible, especially against the greys and whites of the house. If you fancy painting zebra stripes, then do it! If they look awful, you can always paint them again. The colour of the maple leaves could be a clue though...perhaps a rusted or oxide paint finish or winding them with copper flashing in a wound wrapped style would work to pick up that glorious rusty red tone. Or wrapping chunky rope, in a dark but natural colour, around and around.
ReplyDeleteThe garden has grown so quickly in just 19 months.
You are clever, Virginia - not that that comes as a surprise! I have been longing to use the rusted oxide paint on something for ages. Am I brave enough to do it on a house??? Maybe not. I am thinking more and more about using it to paint timber, to resemble huge slabs of rusted iron, with cuts, as screens etc, for a sculptural effect. On the One of These Days list!! R
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