Cocktails in the Lodge!
Many of you have been wondering (not in so many words, but I KNOW it's been eating at you) how the basement is coming along. As long term readers will know, it's been a mess the last couple of months, what with the replumbing and all.
Frankly, it had gotten pretty dusty down there, as had my thoughts about it, until I was inspired by our recent visit to the Izaak Walton Inn. It was there that I saw that knotty pine can be fun! So I started thinking, and came up with this. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you "The Lodge"
Above is a view of "The Lodge" from the bar. I decided to focus the furniture on the fireplace for a couple of reasons, but mostly because it makes us look like we do other things that just sit there watching QVC for hours. It also lets us see the view from the couch, which is nice during commercials, and gets us away from the exterior walls, which are cold as hell in the wintertime.
Also notice that I have incorporated the gigantic fork and spoon into the buffet area. Clever?
And below, we see "The Lodge" from the fireplace perspective:
The sofa, besides being vaguely Santa Fe-esque, was chosen primarilly for it's sinkability: You can disappear for hours in it, and have very satisfactory naps upon it. It's also handy for the occassional spontaneous houseguest who has drunk too heavily of the grape - not that we would ever do anything like that around here. The liquor is purely decorative.
You'll notice that Mrs. Dan Langdon is posing in the corner. That's where we are hoping to put a door to the outside this summer, just in case we have to duplex Chez Vel-DuRay during Mr. Bush's upcoming depression. Or just to make it easier to get out to the hot tub.
The Juke Box and Organ lend a delightfuly honky-tonk atmosphere to The Lodge, don't you think?
So we're thinking it's about time for a intimate little cocktail party to break in "The Lodge". What do you think?
Coming up tomorrow (or later today, depending on when you are reading this): A strange little space that needs your help in naming it. Put your thinking caps on.....
Frankly, it had gotten pretty dusty down there, as had my thoughts about it, until I was inspired by our recent visit to the Izaak Walton Inn. It was there that I saw that knotty pine can be fun! So I started thinking, and came up with this. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you "The Lodge"
Above is a view of "The Lodge" from the bar. I decided to focus the furniture on the fireplace for a couple of reasons, but mostly because it makes us look like we do other things that just sit there watching QVC for hours. It also lets us see the view from the couch, which is nice during commercials, and gets us away from the exterior walls, which are cold as hell in the wintertime.
Also notice that I have incorporated the gigantic fork and spoon into the buffet area. Clever?
And below, we see "The Lodge" from the fireplace perspective:
The sofa, besides being vaguely Santa Fe-esque, was chosen primarilly for it's sinkability: You can disappear for hours in it, and have very satisfactory naps upon it. It's also handy for the occassional spontaneous houseguest who has drunk too heavily of the grape - not that we would ever do anything like that around here. The liquor is purely decorative.
You'll notice that Mrs. Dan Langdon is posing in the corner. That's where we are hoping to put a door to the outside this summer, just in case we have to duplex Chez Vel-DuRay during Mr. Bush's upcoming depression. Or just to make it easier to get out to the hot tub.
The Juke Box and Organ lend a delightfuly honky-tonk atmosphere to The Lodge, don't you think?
So we're thinking it's about time for a intimate little cocktail party to break in "The Lodge". What do you think?
Coming up tomorrow (or later today, depending on when you are reading this): A strange little space that needs your help in naming it. Put your thinking caps on.....
posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay @ Wednesday, April 25, 2007
1 Comments:
At 8:21 AM,
Sylvia O'Stayformore said…
The Pine room.
The Rusty Stump room.
I love "rooms"
This place looks great. Can't wait to try out the bar.
When are we going camping?
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