Tag Archives: Recycled Building Material

And Away We Go!

Ah, Spring!  I was looking up quotes about spring, envisioning something witty, maybe ironic, and laughed when I saw a quote from Margaret Atwood, saying, “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt”.  I … Continue reading

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Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy! (part two)

Howdy!  I am back with the rest of the great Bob Brazell Photography installation photos.  These are particularly fabulous because of the amazing variety of doors that are in one home.  Usually to get this sort of variety we would … Continue reading

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Island Paradise (part two)

Okay, I am back for part two, with the next group of kitchen islands.  I think this may end up being a three parter, maybe even four.  I will just keep choosing a dozen islands until I run out.   I … Continue reading

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Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy! (part one)

New installation photos!  Wohoo!  Nothing makes me happier and I thought I would share the joy.  In a post way back in January of 2011, Press, I talked about some doors that were in a magazine article.  Our doors were … Continue reading

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Some of the Latest & Greatest

As promised, this next post will feature some of the great stuff that has been coming out of the shop of late, and I will get back to our Island Paradise later.  I am starting with over 150 images, a … Continue reading

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Installation Happiness (part one)

As I have mentioned numerous times, getting installation photos makes me very happy.  Our shots of the items as they come out of the shop are great for showing details and craftsmanship, but seeing things in place in the home … Continue reading

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All Things Wine, Part Two

Part One of All Things Wine was about different pieces, large and small, that La Puerta Originals has done in regard to wine storage.  Here in Part Two I am going to be featuring doors that have something to do … Continue reading

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Beds, Beds, Beds, Beds. More Beds. Oh, and a Step Stool.

You might think I am turning to the topic of beds because we are heading into winter.  It would be a good theory, especially since it has turned so very cold here (36 degrees as I write this) and we … Continue reading

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Great Balls of Fire!

I was going to split this entry into two parts because I had so many photos, but then I thought, it has been so busy around LPO, I will only have more photos later, so why not just go for it? … Continue reading

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What’s New? Pussycat!

I have been seeing some of the items I mentioned in the “Wandering” entry come out of the shop, so I thought I would give an update on some of those, as well as what’s new here this windy, windy … Continue reading

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