Kerrysteele

LATEST ARTICLES ( 398 )

• Let There Be Light...and Fabric

  

  Thanks again Linda of Calling it Home for hosting this ORC linking party. Fill your coffee cup this is going to be a long one. I felt bad for the lame update... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Thanks Mom!

  

  Yesterday I received two giant boxes of the most delightful family heirlooms from my mother. Many of the items belonged to my great-great grandmother but some... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Worst Wall

  

  I am about to show you you the worst wall in my house, the TV wall. Its not just a TV wall as you will see. My apologies if you have a burning desire to gouge... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• New Work

  

  "A romance in lower mathematics" 42 x 60 oil on canvas by Kerry Steele Last year I had a commission for a 42 x 60 painting and the framer ordered the wrong... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Must haves--ORC Linking Participant

  

  If this is your first time here, this is a linking party courtesy of One Room Challenge genius, Linda. See all of the participants HERE Here we are at week 3! Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Space Planning Tricks

  

  Several days ago I posted about my new living room arrangements and asked your opinions. It was a pretty even split in opinions with a few additional... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Sweatin' with the Oldies

  

  By "oldies" I mean me and by "sweatin'" I mean me and my crazy idea to rearrange my formal living room several times by myself. I mentioned in my post on... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Saturday Inspiration

  

  Not my living room Today I am playing with the furniture arrangement in my formal living room. No one ever goes in there unless they are on the phone and need t... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• For the Love of vintage-ORC Linking Participant

  

  Thanks again to Linda for hosting such a fun linking party. Wait where's the champagne? Moving on... When the idea of redoing this room was in its infancy... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Featured by Spoonflower!

  

  I was surprised and thrilled to see my "Escher pagoda" in Navy Bamboo featured on Spoonflower's Latest favorites this morning. It has proven to be rather popula... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Ones That Got Away

  

  This Saturday and Sunday, The Potomack Company auction house in nearby Alexandria, held an auction of nearly 1000 lots including fine art and antiques. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A New Art Wish List

  

  A room at the top of my all time favorites list was one of my inspiration photos yesterday for the linking ORC event. It was very well received in the comments... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Linking Participant in the One Room Challenge. Guest Room for the College Student

  

  I am so thrilled that this opportunity coincided with my plans to makeover my son's (aka Mr. DMM) room while he is away at college. Thank you Linda Let's get... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Sneak Peek

  

  I certainly can't compete with the One Room Challenge but I will be a Linking Participant starting tomorrow. I will be redoing a room in my house and so far I... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Randomess

  

  HERE Today I am just posting unrelated photos of a few new 5 x 7 pieces while I tell you about my weekend. I was hard at work on my son's room redo that I will... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This is the Best Stuff..

  

  This is the best stuff for earthquake zones, people with children and pets or generally clumsy folks. Museum putty is kind of like Silly Putty but it helps... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Potty Mouth

  

  Last week, I had the occasion to meet with a few moms from the new Montessori school that my daughter is enrolled in and sip some coffee and chat. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• New Work

  

  "Thinking on the stairs" oil and charcoal on linen by Kerry Steele Last week, the mood struck to do another figural piece. I chose linen and began in several... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• My Fall Uniform

  

  I have been on a bit of a shopping tear lately. Sadly, it must come to an end but I feel really good about my Fall look. Jeans Hat Barbour Bedale Barbour... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 LIFESTYLE

• House Tour Updates

  

  Yesterday I updated the House Tour page here on the blog. Keeping current photos at the top of a consecutive list gets difficult to organize after awhile. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN