walk in closet with walnut bench
walk in closet with walnut bench
I get questions from time to time about the furnishings in our home. Is it only this beautiful wood? Walnut everywhere? Well, if I had my way it probably would be. But we do have plenty of wood most everywhere you look. Yesterday I got a pic of our closet walnut bench. Linda and I converted this small bedroom to a walkin closet a dozen or more years ago. We share it and the walnut bench.
walk in closet with walnut bench
Havana - our other dog's tennessee river view
Havana - our other dog's Tennessee river view
In an attempt to be impartial to each of our children, here's a pic of how Havana seems to be spending most of her time around here. We made a mistake a couple of weeks ago, and left the tailgate down of our 12 year old Range Rover when we returned home. Havana seems to have made it her second home. She just stares off into the vista of the 10 mile Tennessee River view during the day, or seemes mesmerized by the moon at night. We can barely get her in the house for meals! Seems to be her old Range Rover now.
Havana - our other dog's tennessee river view
our puppy's first frisbee catch - 11/12/11
our puppy's first frisbee catch - 11/12/11
I am so far behind on my blog posts. But I just had to throw this one into the top of the list. Sassafras Wade, our seven month old golden had a milestone event yesterday - 11/12/11. She caught her first frisbee. This is big around here.
our puppy's first frisbee catch - 11/12/11
Business week quote, what do you think business leaders need to learn
What do you think business leaders need to learn.
I'm so far behind on my blog posts. Have lots of pics and stories, and catching up. But I just saw that I was quoted in Business Week, and just couldn't help but share.
When I was first contacted (November 1) by Vanessa Wong of Bloomberg/BusinessWeek, I actually thought it must be some kind of scan, junk mail, hoax. I googled her, and decided it might be legit. Well, looks like it was. And I think my response to this week's Business Week question, of What do you think business leader's need to learn" was just off the wall enough, that they had to run it.
Wine and Walnuts celebration was a big hit
Wine and Walnuts celebration was a big hit
At 4 yesterday afternoon, we popped the cork on several bottles of our fav California Cabernet along with Linda's amazing receipe of spicey walnuts and shared with all our friends. What fun. Thanks to all for welcoming us back to High Point! We are so glad to be here.
Wine and Walnuts celebration was a big hit
IHFC Market is the worlds largest to the trade in furnishings
IHFC Market is the worlds largest to the trade in furnishings
The bus terminal in front of the IHFC building at the High Point Market is one little example of the massive size of this market. Buses full of nothing but qualified buyers arriving in front of the IHFC building is quite amazing. I understand that Milan gets more traffic, but it's not To The Trade.
So happy to be in Interhall, the best location in the best building in High Point!
IHFC Market is the worlds largest to the trade in furnishings
Maxwell in High Point's IHFC sponsored by WITHIT
Maxwell in High Point's IHFC sponsored by WITHIT
Apartment Therapy's Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan shared wonderful (and inspiring) creative words of wisdom to a room full of (hardly surprisingly) mostly women at 7:30 this morning. It was a totally packed audience. He had every gal that I saw on the edge of their seats.
Maxwell has been working on this for the past year or so. Ten things you need to know.
It was a wonderful talk. I video'd a bit of it, but the wifi is sooooo slooooow in here. Hopeing to be able to upload tonight from the hotel.
Maxwell in High Point's IHFC sponsored by WITHIT
IHFC InterHall October 2011
IHFC InterHall October 2011
Made some great progress on the booth, after driving on into High Point this morning then waiting in the marshalling yard for a couple of hours for our turn at the loading dock. I've been anxious to see how the new wall mural installed and looks. So far so good. Shouldn't take too long tomorrow to install the last three our four panels. Really amazing how well the sepia tint matches the walls here.
I really like High Point. I don't know that I've ever seen a town that's so single minded. This little city has done almost nothing but furniture for ??? well lots of decades. And it's good to see, that even in these economic times, there still seems to be a lot of big business going on around here.
The booth's looking a little rough here, but we'll get it all squared away Thursday, and hopefully get an afternoon of rest before Friday's "soft opening" in Interhall.
IHFC InterHall October 2011
Beautiful drive to High Point Market
Beautiful drive to High Point Market
Yesterday I took this pic as Linda and I got on the road headed toward High Point, with our little trailer following right behind. It was a much needed beautiful, relaxing drive. We spent the night in beautifful Asheville, before driving on into High Point this morning.
Beautiful drive to High Point Market
American Craft / Andrew Zoellner Article
American Craft / Andrew Zoellner Article
Gosh, we've been so focused on preparing for the High Point Market, that I forgot about Andrew Zoellner's post. He did the interview several weeks ago . . . Yesterday I was lounging in the sun a bit, looking over some website analytics, and ran across American Craft referring several visitors. One benefit of getting old like me, is you can be nicely surprised by an event multiple times (if you are forgetful enough!).
Thanks Andrew for the nice post!
One more last thing; There should be another small feature in American Craft's next issue - where they asked several crafty's what their favorite hand crafted gift they received.
American Craft / Andrew Zoellner Article
2012 New American Dining Table in progress
2012 New American Dining Table in progress
Planning to ship these three pieces to Winter Park Tuesday. The low table has been ready for months. The dining table and desk are getting close. Although we've started finishing a few parts of these tables tables, we are still diligently working on the top of the dining table. Here's a pic of the top of our 2012 New American Dining Table at this morning's stage of what is seeming to be good evidence of our "slow studio".
If you'd like to see more about the NAHB 2012 New American Home - just click!
2012 New American Dining Table in progress
Sign for our space at High Point Market
Sign for our space at High Point Market
In addition to our new full back wall mural, we will have a few other signs around the booth space. Here's a new one that we were working on yesterday. It will be attached to a slab that came from the historic Barton Hall / documented by Charles Moore - tree, that we rescued a few years ago. This will be the first use of this tree since the storm took it down. We'll leave the blue back intact until we arrive in High Point and start setting up the space next week.
Sign for our space at High Point Market
2012 New American Desk - almost finished
2012 New American Desk - almost finished
We've got one dimensional joint to go, and finishing of course, before we are completely finished with this 2012 New American Desk that will be showcased in the NAHB 2012 New American Home in Winter Park in February. Seems a little early, but they've got a big photo shoot coming up that we'd hate to miss out on.
All three of the pieces we are doing for this project are quite unique for us. I can't wait to see them complete and installed on location. Just hope I get a chance to get down there and see them in person.
2012 New American Desk - almost finished
October Monolog - our monthly newsletter
October Monolog - our monthly newsletter
The October issue of our monthly newsletter "the monolog" should be ready to publish tomorrow. Between finishing three gorgeous tables for the NAHB 2012 Show home and touching up the 13 pieces we'll be showcasing in our space in High Point next week, we squeezed in time for the newsletter.
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October Monolog - our monthly newsletter
Samuel L. Jackson as MLK
Samuel L. Jackson as MLK
Gosh I'd love to see this one. After Pulp Fiction, etc, etc, it at first didn't seem like a perfect fit. But I have a feeling it is. No plans for NYC right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if the universe sends me before long. And if IT does, surely THE MOUNTAINTOP will be on the agenda as well.
Samuel L. Jackson as MLK
The 2012 New American Desk
The 2012 New American Desk
Gosh, I guess it shouldn't be a surprise to me that things are moving along quite slowly, here at the "slow studio". Seems like we are all running in high gear, but I was really hoping to have all three pieces for the Winter Park showhome completed this week.
Here's a mock up of the 2012 New American Desk. All pieces are cut and sanded. Hopefully sometime Monday we'll complete the dining table, and make good progress on this desk.
The 2012 New American Desk
2012 New American Dining Table LEG
2012 New American Dining Table LEG
Doing almost nothing for the past few weeks, other than work on the three amazing tables that we are in charge of designing and making for the Winter Park 2012 showhome, things are seemingly falling into place.
Here's a pic of one of the pairs of legs. I know it looks like both pair's - but believe me - it's only one.
As I type, we just (almost) completed the top. Have turned it back over (underside up). And just began mounting the legs. We've designed the legs so the will be dis-assymbled for shipping, and easily re-assymbled on site - in Winter Park. (One more thing. They won't be lined up quite as symetrically as they seem here.)
2012 New American Dining Table LEG
Back to Phil Campbell
Back to Phil Campbell
After doing almost nothing around here except make/design the 2012 New American Furniture, we spent a few hours outside, slabbing some of the tornado downed Phil Campbell log. Not sure exactly what all we ended up with, but I have a feeling it might just what we need to direct the design of the Phil Campbell table that we'll be making - then auctioning off for our neighborhing community.
This town is going to need a lot more help than this little table is going to provide. Thank goodness for all the Phil Campbell's around the world that have congregated their support and amazing influence.
Back to Phil Campbell
It's been a wonderful voyage steve
Architect Phil Kean was in town for the open house
Architect Phil Kean was in town for the open house
Master architect Phil Kean was in town for Rusy and Lisa's open house this weekend. Sunday morning, Rusty and Phil met me at the Studio to check on progress of the 2012 New American (dining table) and desk. These are the two (of the three) pieces that are in process. Phil had a couple of great ideas that we'll incorporate into the modern design. We are hoping to ship the tables to Winter Park next Friday, just before we leave for our High Point show.