The deck (Part 1) is complete!

Finally, our almost 500 square foot deck is complete.

Well, almost. We still lack stairs, some finish details like stain and trim, and of course that small little addition called a ROOF!

If you're gonna be a bear, you might as well be a GRIZZLY BEAR

In my opinion, people's homes are moving away from places that truly and vibrantly express a person's unique design to places where design decisions are made based on "resale value."

Isn't it refreshing when you see a place where someone has boldly taken a design or color and created an amazing space?

I came across some pictures I took several years ago when I went with a friend to a small town to meet a guy who had just purchased an old school abandoned after integration laws were passed. The guy was going to repurpose the school and land as a sort of design community providing studio space for artists to visit and use for periods of time to work on their art. The guy had not yet begun his renovation on the school, though he had been working on his home, a large, open building beside the school that I think may have been the old administration building.

I love his bold use of color and crazy design elements that make the space uniquely his own style.

Sometimes I wonder whatever became of the school? Maybe someday I'll happen upon that town again and find my answer.