A case of cabin fever described.Thursday, September 1st. Tropical Storm Lee laboriously made its way across the Gulf, stalled offshore, hovered and dumped band after band of water along with southerly winds driving water through the already badly damaged marshlands into bayous, rivers and lakes.Friday, September 2nd. The day began with flash flood warnings, Continue Reading
Happy Labor Day!
Like millions of other Americans I'm on a Labor Day break (for once) and will be back soon and back to work at Casart Coverings. Don't you love these made up holidays -- gotta take advantage of them sometimes, particularly before things get crazy in September.Otherwise, my next post would have been any one of these visuals: But should have Continue Reading
Mad Cap on Coastal (pre & post Irene)
It's a mad cap on coastal themes with Hurricane Irene going coastal (up the NE) and so are we featuring coastal design -- if I can can get this post written before a possible power outage. It's a race against heavy winds and storm surges just miles away....I hope whatever damage Irene leaves in her wake it will be minimal for us all and the Outer Banks, where we were Continue Reading
Get Your Dorm Room On
Get Your Dorm Room On.College students are gearing up for moving into their dorm rooms soon and everywhere you look there are articles online and in print giving advice. Well, this is more of a visual list to consider.Our top-notch intern created these Olioboards as visual concepts for a girl's and boy's version of dorm rooms. I think they show a lot of Continue Reading
Living in Small Spaces with Style
Living in small spaces with style takes some simplified work.This post started out about dorm rooms but it's really inspired by the latest IKEA catalog and their cover, "A home doesn't need to be big, just smart." I'm all in agreement of that statement. I'm realizing this in real time as I help my son shop for items for his first apartment and choose things that Continue Reading
