our farm: the parlor

09.04.2007

Category: the farm

All access users, refer to the floorplan :-)

I’ve recently dubbed the “living room” “The Parlor” in honor of the tradition of this home.

BEFORE:

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AFTER:

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The fireplace (at left, below) will eventually have a federal style mantle, yep, we’re going Americana people :-) !

New fireplace (this one is gas and is not vented to the outside, we want one vented) and to the right of it will be built in bookshelves made custom by our friend John McGullian, who is an amazingly talented carpenter. Stay tuned though, this project may end up being a year or so away with the studio renovation being top priority.

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These pieces are all mine. These pieces follow a war genre entitled “The Journey of Three”. Titles are underneath each piece.

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Confederacy
Mixed Media on Canvas (Acrylic & Modeling Paste), January, 2007
Artist: Laura Bruen
Available, contact for more information
18″ w x 24″h. Sold framed.

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This is one of my favorite pieces.

The Asian Equestrian:
Mixed Media on Canvas (Acrylic & Modeling Paste), January, 2007
Artist: Laura Bruen
Available, contact for more information.
18″ w x 24″h. Sold framed.

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Sorry, this shot is off center but I was in a rush at this point to get it up.

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Stronghold
Mixed Media on Canvas (Acrylic & Modeling Paste), January, 2007
Artist: Laura Bruen
Available, contact for more information
18″ w x 24″h. Sold framed.

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We have our furniture kinda laying around without a solid place to be :-) Not sure what to do with it just yet.

 

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All in all, not crazy about the paint color as it blends in with the couch too much. I will be changing at some point in the future, cannot remember the name of the color and I don’t have the buckets anymore.

7 Comments for 'our farm: the parlor'

  1.  
    September 4, 2007 | 6:40 pm
     

    great reno-love what you did!

  2.  
    marie
    September 4, 2007 | 8:00 pm
     

    Who are you, like…Picasso too? :-) These are great.

  3.  
    September 5, 2007 | 7:59 am
     

    I think this is my favorite room so far………

  4.  
    September 6, 2007 | 7:15 am
     

    oh my god, it’s gorgeous! you guys have done such a tremendous job on this house so far.

  5.  
    carlie
    September 8, 2007 | 8:51 pm
     

    This house is off the hook, seriously! You have done a GREAT job thus far, keep it up!

  6.  
    January 15, 2008 | 8:23 pm
     

    […] repainting our parlor right […]

  7.  
    June 13, 2008 | 7:26 pm
     

    […] are some images from the old parlor post. These are the “afters”, so definitely check out the original blog post if you […]

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