Monday update: Some readers have been unable to submit Comments since Thursday. Tech support is working on this. So — I will leave this post open until we get the issue solved, so that everyone can participate. Sorry for the inconvenience! Shelly was the winner of last month’s “Love the House You’re In” custom collage by our collage artist laureate Mel Kolstad. To win our June contest: Leave a Comment sharing, “What I am doing for my summer vacation?” This contest rewards regular readers — I will pick a winner Monday morning.Please read all the rules here before entering, they all apply.
Meanwhile, Mel explains this month’s collage:
What an inviting home! Shelly sent multiple views of her gorgeous home for me to use and I chose this angle so that I could incorporate all of the beautiful foliage. I love how it frames the house in luscious greens. And I love the sprawling ranch style – so very late 50s and SO lovely!
Thank you, Mel. You can experience more of Mel’s world at her blog: Ephemeraology
Elle Marie says
In lieu of “vacation”, I’m having ankle surgery and recuperating. And then hobbling back to work.
Here’s to hoping the majority of the house renovations will be done by then! It would be really helpful to have a functioning bathroom on the same floor as the bedrooms…
pam kueber says
Oh my — take care and get well soon!!!
Michael says
Retro-cation in Scottsdale, Grand Canyon and Las Vegas!
Leslie says
Going to my Cast A 1973 “Up With People” reunion in Breckinridge, Colorado.
pam kueber says
I wanna go to that !!
stacy says
This summer, I have a couple small trips planned. Aside from working on my home, and finishing up some projects (like insulating the attic), I will be going to see my favorite band Better Than Ezra in Maryland with my best friend from NJ. After that, she will be coming home with me for the week, and we will be going to see Seth Glier, another of my favorite musicians. Very much looking forward to a couple great trips with my best friend 🙂 And of course, it’s always nice to finish projects!
Jim says
Headed to Legoland with my wife and three year old after July 4th. The rest of the summer will be spent fixing up our 1956 Eichler we bought about a year ago… Would love a collage since we are looking for art to hang on the walls!
Marion Powell says
I must admit, Amy Kehoe’s vacation plans sound wonderful. Wish I wasn’t so far from N.H.
Since I don’t have an old house, I’ll be refinishing some 50’s maple furniture. I’m also going to try to make shelves from maple pieces I took apart.
I also want to do some research on old roses, the kind that actually have a fragrance.
If Dh will take some time off, perhaps a short trip may be in the cards.
midmod ms says
I had mine in May camping with my sister at Rialto Beach on the northern Washington coast. Beautiful rocky beach with sea stacks, eagles and piles of entire trees for driftwood. Oh, and tide pools with creatures. And a rain forest.
My sister is a fan of Twilight, so we made a stop at Forks as well and played tourist.
Wendy says
We are going to spend the summer swimming in our pool and enjoying the fruit of our labor over the last year and a half. We purchased an as-is estate home from 1974 and have been hard at work restoring it inside and out to it’s original retro glory. We are currently working with an architect to find a way to add two new bedrooms to the house and still retain the 70s ranch feel of the house. We are very proud of the work to the exterior of the house and a collage commemorating that would be fantastic!
Linda S says
We’re staying home this summer. We recently bought a 1957 Medallion home, fortunately there has not been a lot of updating, but there is work that we need to do, updating electrical and plumbing. We’re the second owners and will be working on the house this summer.
Jacky Bartlett says
Because she’s no longer able to live alone, my 90 year old mother is having to sell the house that my dad built in the late ’60’s. I am spending every spare moment getting the house ready to list with Realtor. I would absolutely love to have a collage of her house done by Mel to give to my mother!