About 3 weeks ago I began working with amazing acreage. The clients from out-of-state, could have afforded new fancy. But it wasn't for 'her'. She went beyond the patience of her family & realtor. Why? She had to have her home in the proper setting. After renovating kitchen & other spaces, she's ready for the garden. Their acres are stunning. My job is to frame the views, and they are 360 !
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Pic, above, here.
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Their home faces one of their lakes from a perfect distance, and, with a more perfect slope.
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At present there is no relationship between house & lake. None. How can this be?
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Oh my the delight, connecting house to lake with stone steps, concave & convex.
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Client's concave/convex stone steps won't be quite so formal, as above, more rustic, no mortar.
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Of course grading needed, and our stone mason to perfectly 'set' each stone. Have worked with Javier for years, I think of him as a garden 'jeweler' !
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Alas, clients are building a carriage house, barn, paddock, pool, summer house, potager ahead of their concave/convex steps. Excited about their other projects, but these steps make my heart sing.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Open, wooded, lakes, slight slopes, mature, oh my this acreage. Poor Javier, he knows how excited I get about focal points of stone and what Muse sees. Then, Javier makes my thoughts better. His Muse speaks too.
5 comments:
hi yara,
I se you have connected the living area stepping down into lakes open waterline... is the a slip in the adjoining area or an home coming into a wider backdrop of the lake your work is is shapely and cordial relationship to lake not pictured in step down in and to the residences water front pg
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YOUR HEART SING!
MINE IS IN OPERATIC MODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was just pricing some of the cobble stones, They give such a pretty look.
You have the best posts. yvonne
Takes my breath away.
Mercy! That would make my heart sing as well...extremely beautiful, Tara, and more so when you're finished. I adore stone houses and look forward to, hopefully, seeing your finished work.
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