I am very excited about the new studio that my wife and I built at our country house. It used to be a commercial kitchen and a bedroom, and before that it was a dining room (back in the late 1800's). We had to hire contractors to put a new roof on because the old one was leaking, but the rest of the work we did ourselves. I even made my own moulding with some old pine boards and a router. The bookshelf in the library is a simple pine box, and I added sheets of stained beadboard to the back and some old oak moulding I found to dress up the front. It still needs some work, like a new floor and moulding and some other things, but we couldn't be happier. We also had time to finish work on a library. I still can't believe I have a library now! Here are some pictures, and a nice shot of my daughter helping with the painting.
John Rocco is the creator of several books for children including the Caldecott Honor book, Blackout. He is also the illustrator for Rick Riordan's Bestselling series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus.
3 comments:
You lucky man!
what color blue is on the walls? it looks great.
the color is called "Dragonfly" I forget the brand, got it at Home Depot.
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