A Country Christmas Tree Filled with Metal Signs

I love putting up my Christmas tree

Although, I cheat a little

I have big ornaments

mostly metal tin signs

so.....it is quick and simple

I could not get a good picture of the entire tree

so, I took lots of pictures

Up close and personal

These snowflake ornaments are huge

A snowman hat for a topper

A big red set of skies that I bought several years ago

I have always had a Christmas tree with

colored lights

it just fits my house better

My favorite part of this Christmas tree

is watching my Granddaughter's eyes when we turn on the lights

Come on over and join in the fun with
Thrifty Decor Chick: It's a Christmas Tree Party

Merry Christmas!


Traci

A Country Christmas Tree Filled with Metal Signs

I love putting up my Christmas tree

Although, I cheat a little

I have big ornaments

mostly metal tin signs

so.....it is quick and simple

I could not get a good picture of the entire tree

so, I took lots of pictures

Up close and personal

These snowflake ornaments are huge

A snowman hat for a topper

A big red set of skies that I bought several years ago

I have always had a Christmas tree with

colored lights

it just fits my house better

My favorite part of this Christmas tree

is watching my Granddaughter's eyes when we turn on the lights

Come on over and join in the fun with
Thrifty Decor Chick: It's a Christmas Tree Party

Merry Christmas!


Traci

Architectural Tutorial: Ceilings

“Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.”

- Billy Shankly (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/ceiling.html)

Maybe it isn't all that bad to stay on the floor if your ceiling is at least something interesting to look at. Visbeen Associates designs include many ceilings that make for grand statements in the home, so today, our architectural tutorial will focus on several types:

1. Barrel vault: A simple continuous vault, typically semicircular in cross section. (http://www.yourdictionary.com/barrel-vault)

2. Coffered: A grid-work of beams with crown moulding. They can be any size and design, limited only by your imagination.

(www.custominteriorworks.com/glossary.html)

3. Dome: A vaulted roof having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape.

(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/domed)

The ceiling shown below is a bell-shaped dome ceiling

4. Tray: A recessed ceiling resembling an upside-down tray

(www.mascord.com/glossary.asp)

5. Cathedral: A high, open, usually slanting or pointed ceiling.

(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cathedral+ceiling)

Visbeen Associates often designs cathedral ceilings with decorative trusses, as seen below.

So aim for the ceiling in your home designs and the sky will be the limit!

ABC Construction Award Winners

We are pleased to announce that Visbeen Associates and Elzinga & Volkers Construction Professionals won an Award of Excellence in Commercial Construction in the 2010 ABC Western Michigan Chapter Construction Awards Program for StoneWater Country Club in Caledonia, MI!

This project was designed by Visbeen Associates, built by Elzinga & Volkers Construction Professionals with interiors by Lorene Roskamp from Lauren James Studio.

To view more photos of this project, visit our website: www.visbeen.biz > gallery > master planning > country clubs > StoneWater CC.

Market Days in Tallahassee

Wow and Double Wow

Market Days is the best show I have ever attended 

not only as a vendor, but as a visitor

Six large buildings packed full of handmade creations

 all so unique

 everything was a true work of art

I have been working non stop to get ready for this show

I knew it was going to be a big one 

but I was wrong

it was like -  gigantic!

I sold 128 tassels in two days!

A lot of Christmas tassels sold 

but I sold a lot of tassels with roosters, birds, bunnies, pelicans......

you name it and I think I sold it!

These are some pictures of my booth

before the show started

it looked quite different when the show ended!

This reindeer tassel was one of the first to sell 

it was the biggest tassel I have made so far

My display tablecovers are actually Waverly window drapes 

most of my candlestands come from Goodwill, Hobby Lobby or yardsales

I found the lamps at a yardsale about 10 years ago

they are antique oil cans made into lamps

I found the 3-tier round table at our local Ace Hardware

Here I am, 

before the show started, 

wondering if I was going to sell anything at all!

My dear friend Patty came to help 

the show started at 8am on Saturday morning

and I think we finally were able to sit down for a minute 

and get a drink of water around 2pm

It was fast, furious and fun!

Don't you love days like that!!

Market Days in Tallahassee

Wow and Double Wow

Market Days is the best show I have ever attended 

not only as a vendor, but as a visitor

Six large buildings packed full of handmade creations

 all so unique

 everything was a true work of art

I have been working non stop to get ready for this show

I knew it was going to be a big one 

but I was wrong

it was like -  gigantic!

I sold 128 tassels in two days!

A lot of Christmas tassels sold 

but I sold a lot of tassels with roosters, birds, bunnies, pelicans......

you name it and I think I sold it!

These are some pictures of my booth

before the show started

it looked quite different when the show ended!

This reindeer tassel was one of the first to sell 

it was the biggest tassel I have made so far

My display tablecovers are actually Waverly window drapes 

most of my candlestands come from Goodwill, Hobby Lobby or yardsales

I found the lamps at a yardsale about 10 years ago

they are antique oil cans made into lamps

I found the 3-tier round table at our local Ace Hardware

Here I am, 

before the show started, 

wondering if I was going to sell anything at all!

My dear friend Patty came to help 

the show started at 8am on Saturday morning

and I think we finally were able to sit down for a minute 

and get a drink of water around 2pm

It was fast, furious and fun!

Don't you love days like that!!

eightWest Condo Design Challenge: Finale

On eightWest's show this morning, the winner for the Condo Design Challenge at River House Condominiums was announced by the judges, Wayne Visbeen, Peter Baldwin and Mary Witte. This challenge gave teams of interior design students from area schools the chance to design the interiors of a condo at The River House in downtown Grand Rapids. Congratulations to Julie Christopherson & Cat O'Brien from Michigan State University for a fabulous winning design!

If you missed this morning's show, you can view the segment below to see the presentations of the participants as well as the final winning design plan. A special thanks to the crew at eightWest, Terri DeBoer, Rachel Ruiz, the judges - Wayne Visbeen from Visbeen Associates, Peter Baldwin from AMDG Architects and Mary Witte from ROI Design, Bob Grooters and River House Condominiums and all of the participants of the challenge for a great competition!