Cob: Decorating

[charly hightower]

I haven't yet built a whole house yet, only a small garden/guest house, 
which has a kitchenette/potting sink.  I tried to decorate with mostly 
natural objects--dried herbs and flowers made into wreaths.  I also used a 
lot of art glass and "found" colored glass objects in the window sills, 
which looks beautiful. I have heard that limewash can be tinted using 
organic dry pigments; however, I've only made a pale terra cotta color using 
a powdered glaze from a pottery supply store.

In the kitchenette area, I do not have installed cabinets, but rather 
cubbyholes and built in shelving, which are part of the structure.  I also 
purchased (cheaply) at auction, some older freestanding cabinets that were 
taken out of an old house, and basically have pushed them up against the 
wall, shimming where needed to make them level, then added new trim to the 
bottoms to hide the shims.  The multiple layers of peeling paint on the 
cabinets just add to the charm.  My kids call it the "Fairytale House".  
Most important, I feel pretty good about the cabinets, because I've recycled 
something that may have gone to waste otherwise, and they didn't cost me a 
fortune.

All in all, the best advise I would give is to surround yourself with that 
which makes you happy, and not to worry about "decoration", per se.
I believe that if one is comfortable with their surroundings, others will be 
comfortable and happy to be in your surroundings with you. Good Luck !

Peace be with you! Charli Hightower


>From: "Leach.K" <Leach.K at rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk>
>Reply-To: "Leach.K" <Leach.K at rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk>
>To: "'coblist at deatech.com'" <coblist at deatech.com>
>Subject: Cob: Decorating
>Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:52:10 -0000
>
>Does anyone have any advice on decorating inside a cob house??  Also about
>putting up cupboards etc.  I know you can only use a particualr type of
>paint (limewash?) but that is about it!
>
>Thanks
>
>K M Leach
>

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