Welcome to my HOMEMaid Blog!

Welcome to my world - of old HANDMaiden charm. Yes, yes - of course - a play of words on homeMaid and handMaid - but I hope that you will truly enjoy.

My blog is offering tips and ideas on how how to truly save $Cents on doing simple projects to maintain the upkeep and care of your home or property. As a self-taught visual and landscape artist - I truly enjoy the challenge of tackling a project from start to completion; creating a custom look that reflects my world and the environment around me. My yard is a good example of using the environment as your palette - as everything that I create or build MUST come from the earth. Simple - isn't it!

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Remodel

Remodel
Suite Bath - Earth tones - various sizes of stone tiles and mosaic.

Mistress Suite

Mistress Suite
The finished Bath suite - Earthen colors, mosaic tile.

HandMaiden Pergola

HandMaiden Pergola
All recycled materials - found and purchased from the Habitat RESTORE. The pergola is built using old wooden column posts from a porch, topped with 2x4's, table - I painted it blue to go with my color theme. The spool/table was found in a trash heap behind the ReSTORE. The top of the spool is tiled with a glossy blue octagonal mosaic tile. The brick walk is old pavers that was used at a school. It took approximately 600 bricks for my walk. Not perfect - but fits my outdoor 'lost in nature' scene.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Gardens at Versailles

On my April 2010 marathon trip to Paris, I was very interested in the gardens around the Louve, the Tuillieres, Normandy other such notable places.  Although - I cannot create the uniqueness and the beauty of the gardens which had evolved over centuries - I can take some elements of the artistic designs and re-create in my own garden. The pictures below reflect some of the aspects that I would like to capture in my own garden.





Return after a LONG HIATUS

After a long hiatus - I am back.   Handmaiden will continue to bring new ideas and other fun stuff - remodeling tips of course to the blog. New pictures - tips and Girl Cave.
Girl Cave - my GC is a small travel trailer with all the amenities of  home that is pulled by my truck.  What fun.  It also matches my truck which is a good thing.  Last year - I took the trailer out 5 weekends.  Not bad for a handmaiden that did not know anything about a girl cave on wheels. Here are several travels with the GC of which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Truck with Girl Cave   
Salmon 

Morrell Falls
            Odd looking creature in the scene.   Did not see it until on my pc.
And what's the deal with the face?