Sheds

As important as sheds are to builders,

 I have never done a post on them.

Portals - High Style To Low Brow

With summer coming on I thought it would be nice to revisit the portal.

Decorative Adobe Walls

Adobe is an intrinsically beautiful material 

and lends itself well for privacy walls such as courtyards.

Water Features At The Glen Burnie Gardens

Being in the midst of a serious drought here in the southwest 

it is easy to start thinking of water.

Santa Fe Design Studio's Stone And Tile Mosaics

     Here is another link I saw today in Fine Homebuilding Magazine on the back page and that is for Eric Rattan's Santa Fe Design Studio. Eric does fantastic stone and tile mosaic. Take a look.

DIY Natural Swimming Pool

     Saw this short video in Lloyd's Blog and thought it was interesting and certainly alternative:

 DIY Natural Swimming Pool.

     Check it out and enjoy.

Murals

These first four murals are from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

More Unconventional Homes

Paul has come up with a unique way to fashion a winter home

 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

Bathroom Sinks And Vanities

You recently saw this nicely done vanity in the post:

Fixer Upper In Kingston, New Mexico.

The sink is striking but what is interesting is the faucet spout.

More On Fences

This artistic and colorful fence is in the arts district

 in Silver City, New Mexico.

Part of the fence appears to be from an old stamped metal ceiling.

For more check out Building In Silver City, New Mexico

under LABELS in the right side bar.

For more on fences go to my posts:

Fences,

or  Fence And Wall Ideas From Alamos, Sonora.

Tying Rebar

Since metal reinforcement is so important to structural concrete

I wanted to inspire all of those who may have to tie rebar 

for their next project.

Tile Mural And Mosaic In San Carlos, Sonora

On one of our walking routes in San Carlos, Sonora

 we would pass by this beautifully tiled entryway.

Two Mortared Stone Walls

When we were in Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico 

we noticed this nice stone wall going up in the hot springs district.

Carved Wood And Formed Metal Doors

This beautifully carved and painted door leads to the bath

at the Black Cat Books And Coffee... 

A Wood Suspension Bridge

We came across this bridge at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

near Superior, Arizona.

More On El Pedregal In Alamos, Sonora

     For those who found my posts on El Pedregal Nature Lodge and Retreat Center interesting I just received their Spring Newsletter with links to two interesting videos: one on El Pedregal and the other on the town of Alamos. 

     Since this blog spends so much time in this part of the world I thought you might be interested.

     My posts on El Pedregal are:

El Pedregal In Alamos, Sonora,

El Pedregal In Alamos, Sonora-Adobe Casitas,

El Pedregal In Alamos, Sonora- The Strawbale,

El Pedregal In Alamos, Sonora- Landscaping.

     Or you can go to Labels on the right sidebar and click on Building In Alamos Sonora, or El Pedregal In Alamos Sonora.

More On The Hip Roof

I haven't done a post on the hip roof 

since the one I did over a year ago:

The Hip Roof.

The beautiful building above is from a photo

 I originally used in my post, Glen Burnie Gardens,

which are in Winchester, Virginia.

Metal That Moves

Having done the post recently on Metal Sculpture In The Garden,

I realized I don't have much material on metal.