Meet Michael Curtis — a sculptor who also designs houses — and the newest member of our Exclusive Studio. Here he is at the Supreme Court with his portrait of Justice Thurgood Marshall. 

His most significant sculptural commissions include The History of Texas at Texas Rangers Ball Park, Arlington, Texas, the largest US frieze of the 20th Century; numerous portrait busts for the Library of Congress, The Supreme Court, and other public buildings. Recent statues include General Eisenhower and The Shipbuilder, both in Alexandria, Virginia and his painting, sculpture, and architectural drawings are represented in over 250 private and public collections. He a

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Posted by Patrick McEwan on December - 22 - 2010No Comments

If you are going to shop 4 furniture then it is better to go for online shop, there you can find various variety of furniture and can choose best one to keep in your home. There are lots of shops of furniture in the market area as well on the internet. Now days people are more conscious about online shopping either it is for furniture or for other things. Online shopping has become more popular than the land base shopping for anything. If you are going to shop 4 furniture online then there are lots of things that are must to know about online shopping. Online furniture shopping can be easy or difficult both, easy because it is convenient and difficult because you have lots of choice which can give you headache. But there is good news that online shoppers usually pay for less than the retail price. These shop can be categorize as dining room furniture shop, bedroom furniture shop and many more.

There are lots of things that are more important to know about online shop from where you want to shop 4 furniture. Read more…

Posted by admin on December - 20 - 2010No Comments
Tags: Shop

Since buying your home you have made many changes too many to count. The problem is with the bathroom and every time you want to fix up the bathroom you just seem to lose the incentive. So now is the time even if you want to run. First try the internet and that might get you going with all the wonderful and tricky items they have out there is unbelievable. It would also pay you to take a ride and spend the day with your spouse and visit the local lumber yards and specialty shops which will give you more than your share of ideas. Pick up any brochures you see there’re free and you can look through them later at your leisure. Don’t forget to consider mix and match because it is not necessary for the bathroom to look just like the picture. We are creatures of habit and just because we see it in the picture a certain way will work another way.

One of the most confusing areas is the tile and how to handle that transformation. Make your decisions easier by getting on the internet and find some ideas along with the cost. The Read more…

Posted by admin on December - 19 - 2010No Comments
Tags: Bathroom, Bathroom Look

Whether you are having a traditional sit down meal, or you are having a buffet style meal, the centerpiece should reflect your entertaining style. From large lavish displays to ones that are more refined and tailored for intimate dining, choose a centerpiece that you will enjoy and feel proud to display. Here are some creative centerpiece ideas for your holiday dinner table.

It’s already time to think about how you are going to set your dinner table for your holiday dining.

Bold and bountiful centerpieces: Are you entertaining a formal holiday party this season and need a wow factor to impress? Bold centerpieces can involve lots of color, height or dimension. Determine how much space you will have at the center of the table. Measure the area before having a florist or party planner order the centerpiece. I

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Posted by Patrick McEwan on December - 18 - 2010No Comments

I’m loving our little home more and more every day I spend in it. These stunning embroidery pieces in the Ana Ventura shop, a series called roots, seem like the perfect tribute to that feeling.

Posted by Patrick McEwan on December - 15 - 2010No Comments
Tags: Roots

Yesterday afternoon,  during my lunch break I went to this new shopping mall along the Serangoon center and it was a huge and large place with . It was so crowded . probably it was still new …….! My interest of the visit to the shopping mall was to take a look at the shopping mall interior design and the individual shopping outlet design in the mall. Here is the first finding from the shopping mall it the ceiling lighting  design for the shopping mall. At some part of the shopping mall the you can see  thousands of ping pong ball like LED light design on the ceiling it was like like in were walking through a space.

It was beautiful!

Posted by Patrick McEwan on December - 14 - 2010No Comments
Tags: Mall, Shopping Mall

I think we all need a place to think (perhaps especially during the holidays). For me that sometimes means looking out the window or just finding a quiet place to read or write. Architect Jerry Veverka’s solution is what I would call a “contemplation courtyard” just outside his home office, combining elements from the house of Mexican modernist Luis Barragan and Japanese Zen gardens. It’s  in his new house in a fairly dense older neighborhood so outdoor privacy was important. The view is to a small, vibrantly hued but spare patio courtyard with its simple wall fountain pouring over a gravel floor pepppered with glossy bowling ball “stones.”

You walk through it to get to the study. Jerry’s desk faces it. His wife’s off

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Posted by Patrick McEwan on December - 10 - 2010No Comments