Alice’s beach cottage

the empty shell

the empty shell

after

before

 

a perfectly space planned studio

a perfectly space planned studio

 

before

after

 

after

 

before

 

I needed to put a kitchen on this wall but I didn't want to loose the natural light coming in from the window so I added the transom to let it in - a little natural light goes a long way!

I needed to put a kitchen on this wall but I didn’t want to loose the natural light coming in from the window so I added the transom to let it in – a little natural light goes a long way!

after

 

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the light figure that we wanted was way too expensive - so we pulled pieces together and made it ourselves. We saved about 200.00...

the light figure that we wanted was way too expensive – so we pulled pieces together and made it ourselves. We saved about 200.00…

after

 

my helper the first day we taped off the room

my helper the first day we taped off the room

still on the job with me a few months later when all complete - she was proud

still on the job with me a few months later when all complete – she was proud

 

I had to get creative to hide that concrete ledge on the right...

I had to get creative to hide that concrete ledge on the right…

We added the cedar wood ledge to that piece of concrete and I lined it with small glass bowls potted with succulents I found at a yard sale. It was exactly what I envisioned - I've got great karma on getting what I wish for!

We added the cedar wood ledge to that piece of concrete and I lined it with small glass bowls potted with succulents I found at a yard sale. It was exactly what I envisioned – I’ve got great karma on getting what I wish for!