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thatboomerkid · 5 years

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City of Looking-Glass Shadows

City of Looking-Glass Shadows -- an urban-fantasy D&D 5E campaign

The year is 199X.

It’s been this way for a while now.

The world is a lie. We live within an artificial construct, a facsimile of mundane reality forged upon a pocket-shard of arable land -- adrift somewhere deep in the Shadowfell -- built with slave labor by the illithid to house, to monitor & to control a teeming, screeching, anxious mass of hand-selected human cattle.

The goal of their project is simple: we are here to generate new technological applications. We are a living algorithm, assembled by our starry masters to the endless & perpetually-accelerating task of spitting out ever-deadlier and more brutally efficient weapons of conquest & control, engines of wealth & war, tools of mechanical intelligence & information-manipulation.

No wonder we all feel a little ... stuck, huh?

The simplest, most brute-force way to produce the desired technological output at the necessary volume involved building an invisible cage and keeping several hundred million humans magically-illiterate, desperate, confused & tech-hungry.

So that’s what they built, way out here in the echoing void.

Welcome home.

A desperate, silent war for the future of this ugly, distant demiplane is being fought in the shadows, right now ... and the monsters are winning.

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Inspired by Big Trouble in Little China, Blade, Dark City, Hackers, Heavy Metal, Highlander, They Live & Werewolf: the Apocalypse.

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Created by Clinton Boomer & Uncle Twitchy.

Special thanks to Jessica Redekop of Redcap Miniatures, Blaine Bass of Scrapfinder, Landon Bellavia of Quest Writer, Neal Litherland of Improved Initiative & Sam Berry of Nomad Tattoos for being my beta-readers.

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Our false universe has been invaded. Several times.

Playable Races:

Awakened Human: Somewhere in the range of 99.9% of all humans within the City of Looking-Glass Shadows exist fully under the thrall of the illithid; seeing only what their masters desire for them to see, knowing only what their master choose for them to know, remembering only what their masters allow them to remember. But a small, ultra-select few have shaken off the chains. These are the crazy folks, the dirty & paranoid madmen. People like you: people who know that magic is real.

Duergar: The brick-&-mortar labor force of the illithid, thousands of mind-wiped duergar still serve deep beneath the earth in vast, dim-lit caverns, forge-pits and echoing armories alongside masses of grimlocks, ogres, quaggoths, troglodytes and other, less-describable slave races. The grey dwarves possess resilient minds, however ... and they are the most-common escapees of this prison.

Githyanki: Way back in 198X, a force of githyanki warriors and their red dragonborn allies stormed the gate between the Astral Plane and the City of Looking-Glass Shadows: it was an apocalypse of fire, psychic thunder, death-screams & silver heavy-blades above exploding skyscrapers and panicked crowds. It’s all been wiped from the history & memory of the world, of course: you’ll find nary a whisper in the official records. But a few survivors still plot in the shadows, rebuilding their strength.

Githzerai: Even further back, in 197X, a trio of githzerai dojos assaulted this stronghold of the illithid. Those who fled, bleeding, from the failure of that onslaught are still hiding here amongst a teeming press of the timid humans who huddle against one another in the delusion of warmth and safety. Within their sewer strongholds and rooftop dojos, these stubborn students of Zerthimon train, maintaining the secretive ZethiNet and making plans to strike once more.

Prized Exotic: Although there are only a handful of aasimar, tiefling & dark elf inhabitants of the world, some are kept as beloved pets by illithid masters. The rarest of escapees, these creatures -- once their chains are flung free -- are hunted a with singular devotion of purpose. A very few are rumored to have maintained their freedom.

Red Dragonborn: It is well known that Vlaakith the Lich-Queen, 157th of her name, bears the dread Scepter of Ephelomon; by means of this unholy artifact, she commands the obedience of all crimson-scaled wyrms for use in her eternal war. Far from her omnipotent influence, the red dragonborn who once served alongside the githyanki are free again.

Shadar-Kai: The original inhabitants of that stark chuck of rock from which the City of Looking-Glass Shadows rises are still here. They lurk, and they hate, and they take their kills where they can. Many are allied to the mysterious Sleeper in the Woods, and they make sacrifices around huge bonfires to whatever entity it is.

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First-Level PC Character-Origin Options:

Awakened From Injury: Those abject horrors which open battle with the illithid can inflict upon a mortal mind & body are impossible to describe in any sane language. Some of the first through the gate into the City of Looking-Glass Shadows are only now being revived from their comas, their memories scattered like fallen leaves.

Recent Summoning: The githyanki & githzerai alike are highly active in their ongoing quest, attempting to pull resources & reinforcements to the demiplane in mass numbers. Unfortunately, the few who are successfully brought here via ritual-summoning are often limited in their abilities ... and unable to return home by magical means.

Thrown Off the Shackles: Most humans, duergar and assorted other slaves of the illithid are badly damaged, psychically, when they pull free of the influence of their hideous, alien masters: losing bits of themselves in the process of awakening to the world as it truly is.

Eleven Fun Facts about the City of Looking-Glass Shadows

Everyone looks like a human. If it has an Intelligence score higher than an animal and is approximately human-sized, it looks like a person. That means that the illithid and their monstrous slaves can function in public without disguises ... and you can, too. This is some unshakable type of artifact programming inherent to the original demiplane, and it’s one of the reasons they chose the site for their experiment in the first place.

Reflections show the truth. If you’re a non-human, or an Awakened Human, any type of reflection -- in a mirror, in water, whatever -- will show you the truth of who you’re talking to. This may require you to keep a particularly paranoid eye on your surroundings. Have fun!

Members of sentient non-human species can always “feel” the presence of others of their own kind. If a Shadar-Kai, for example, is within 30 feet of another Shadar-Kai, she gets a little “ping”; all gith ping in the same way, which causes a certain level of confusion amongst the two races. Awakened Humans have the distinct advantage of always feeling it when they get within 30 feet of any non-human sentient creature, but the reverse isn’t true: Shadar-Kai have no way of knowing if a given human is Awakened or not, for example, short of seeing the human manipulate magical energies in some way.

The illithid have access to 21st century technology. Everyone else is wandering around with pagers, beepers and battery-hungry car-phones the size of briefcases, while the illithid have smart phones, YouTube and GPS. This gives them several dangerous advantages.

The illithid occupy most positions of power. Not every billionaire CEO, mega-church pastor or politician is an illithid. Some are just their thralls. But it’s even money that if someone has a lifestyle in the top 1%, they’re one of the squid-faced, brain-eating elder horrors.

Sentient non-humans are immune to mundane guns. No one knows why, but anything that isn’t a human or an animal simply isn’t affected by firearms. This means that a single githyanki can casually stand up to an entire SWAT team ... and that an armed populace will never overthrow their alien overlords (for more on the topic, see “This is Not Guns Against the Darkness,” Bloodlines & Black Magic, page 160).

There are three Elder Brains in charge of the City. The three entities are in a constant state of “friendly” competition with each other; their genteel attacks, counterattacks & diversion-tactics drive innovation forward at an enormous cost in human life & sanity. Each one rules a section of the city from a hidden penthouse apartment, underground spa or other luxurious -- but inaccessible & highly fortified -- location.

Undead are dangerously common in the City. As a side effect of the demiplane’s location “within” the Shadowfell, these undead can spawn randomly; these spontaneously-generated undead are a HUGE problem for the illithid, who are on highest possible alert for any new outbreaks. This is often used as a smoke-screen by the Githyanki & Shadar-Kai, especially ... who mask their own operations behind seemingly-mindless attacks by the undead. Undead in the demiplane are also extremely resilient to being turned: undead have advantage on turn saves.

The illithid have access to the only stable portal into & out of the demiplane. While travel from the sprawling city is dangerous & relatively uncommon, the illithid can resupply much more easily than any other faction, moving to and from the deminplane in massive vessels once every month. Maintaining total control of this hidden portal is of the utmost importance to the mind flayers ... and taking the portal is the highest goal of every other faction.

Because of the demiplane’s “locked” property, spells that rely on dimensional travel or manipulation -- Rope Trick, Blink, Dimension Door, Conjure (Minor) Elemental, Summon Lesser/Greater Demon, Contact Other Plane, Conjure Fey, Planar Ally, Conjure Celestial, Plane Shift, Astral Projection, Gate and others, subject to DM discretion -- are unreliable. In order to cast any of those spells, the caster must succeed at a DC 18 save using their spell-casting stat at disadvantage. A critical failure when casting a spell of this type spontaneously generates an aggressive, uncontrollable undead creature with a CR equal to the level of the spell being cast. Casting such spells in a ritually-prepared “sacred space” allows a character to attempt the spell without disadvantage.

Something dangerous & ancient sleeps in the woods. Several rebel factions have made attempts to contact or awaken this unknown entity in a suicidal bid at challenging illithid control ... but what is it? None can say for certain. Some say it’s an ancient midnight-blue shadow dragon of unutterable age; others suggest that it is Moloch, trapped here after a disastrous attempt to gain the Raven Queen’s support to end his exile. Still others suggest that it’s one of the obscene Great Old Ones, which serves as a patron for some particularly cruel & debased warlocks ...

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10 Plot Hooks

Maybe you’re starting a brand new campaign from scratch.

Maybe you’ve just ended a long, complex story-line a little bit early, without all of the mysteries solved; maybe you can’t jump into the next chapter of your narrative until the PCs achieve a certain slightly higher level or meet a specific NPC or learn a particular secret; maybe only half of your players showed up to this session and you need a quick “filler” episode.

Maybe your PCs befriended & adopted the Godzilla, shunted the Terminator to Khyledonia, had the Voldemort removed from office in disgrace or otherwise drove your campaign’s entire plot-arc so far off the frigging rails that you need a few weeks to re-orient your entire game from first principles.

Whatever the reason, you need a brand new plot hook on the fly, and – simply due to setting-assumptions! – “goblins attack the village” or “the princess is a werewolf” or “local knights go questing for the Vast Horror” simply won’t cut it.

No sweat, friend. We’ve got you covered.

Just roll 1d10 on the chart below; if you roll a plot hook that you’ve already used, round up to the nearest unused plot hook (if you rolled seven or above), while rounding down to the nearest unused plot hook if you rolled six or lower.

A rumor starts circulating the underground magical community -- rebels & survivors, all -- about enchanted mirror-shades which allow an Awakened or non-human user to always see another creature’s true species, as if in a reflection. Who is making them, and how? And where are they?

A rumor goes out that the secretive ZerthiNet -- the private web built and maintained by the Githzerai -- came dangerously close to being breached by human hackers in service to the illithid. While this may or may not be true, it shakes the confidence of several powerful groups who are now desperate to relocate their clandestine bases of operation.

An insane derro, presumed to be an escapee of the illithid, is claiming that he knows the exact location of one of the Elder Brains ... and how to circumvent all of the security near it. He’s willing to trade this information to the highest bidder, and a shadowy bidding-war has begun between various war-party sects desperate to make a strike.

A group of traveling Shadar-Kai who are known to work in the city proper as well as to maintain a “clan base” in the forest have begun to trade in more and more powerful magical items, selling them for relatively small change. Some folks suspect that they’ve found something valuable out in the woods: the horde of a monster, perhaps.

A massive security-breach has the entire illithid population on damage control, as a massive shambling horror of undeath & rotting flesh has begun making daring daylight attacks on seemingly-random locations before vanishing once again. Is this the dark work of a single dedicated necromancer, of a clever cabal, or beast “breathed forth” by the strange Sleeper in the Woods?

The illithid were not the first to discover this demiplane. The wreckage of an ancient ship -- perhaps a Spelljammer -- has long been rumored to lie embedded beneath the city. Now, a recent escapee from a duergar slave camp claims to have found the ship, and perhaps even figured out how to get it flying again.

McHappy kids' meals are making the rounds with toys from the summer cinema blockbuster Secret Agent Kids, including see-around-the-corner periscopes that, as a source of reflected images, should show the truth. However ... (roll 1d3): (1) Human children have been “waking up” in unprecedented numbers, creating a “mental health crisis” among the City’s youth. (2) Awakened humans and non-humans who look through these "toys" see misleading images, showing some mundane humans as unnatural horrors, and the real horrors as mundane humans. This has led to certain ... misunderstandings. (3) The magically-initiated are completely unable to see through these periscope toys, and for 1d8-3 (minimum 0) minutes after trying, are unable to see creatures' true natures in reflections, seeing only their human guises. The rush is on to figure out how this happens, and how to exploit it.

An unknown black-market agent is selling illithid-grade tech to the opposition. Smart phones -- complete with GPS location services, dual high-resolution cameras, and Candy Crush pre-loaded -- are being picked up by rival factions. Are these bonafide goods, or is it all part of a larger mind-flayer scheme?

A charming dark elf swordsman has recently established himself as the undisputed master over a small section of the city’s criminal underworld, making a grand living as a “problem solver” for rival gangs and ruling through a combination of flair & intimidation. His ability to fence stolen goods or to obtain cars & guns is unparalleled, but he’s either an agent of the illithid ... or will soon be their slave once again.

A gang of Red Dragonborn have started a turf-war with a small coterie of githzerai living in half-crumbled public housing; each group is unwilling to back down, even as the fighting drags-on and the bodies pile up; each night of aggression & retribution risks alerting the illithid to both crews.

The world is a lie. Kill its masters. Burn it to the ground.

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womenintranslation · 5 years

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From the Open Letter Books announcement:

Join Us to Celebrate the 2019 Best Translated Book Awards!

As part of this year's New York Rights Fair, the winners of the 2019 Best Translated Book Awards will be announced at the Jacob Javits Center at 5pm on Wednesday, May 29th. This will be immediately followed by a reception, and an afterparty at The Brooklyneer starting at 7pm. International Literature: Promoting and Finding Audiences The festivities kick off at 4:15 with a panel moderated byChad W. Post and featuring Lisa Lucas (National Book Foundation), Jennifer Croft (writer and translator), Michael Reynolds (Europa Editions), andNick Buzanski (Book Culture).Over the past decade, there has been a lot of focus on the "3% Problem" (less than 3% of all books published in America are translated into English) and on the production of more works in translation. But simply increasing the number of published works of international literature is not enough—for an interest in international literature to continue to expand among English readers, the industry needs to focus on developing larger audiences for these works. This panel will explore a variety of initiatives—from the new National Book Award for Translation, to the impact of the Man Booker International Prize, to the Booksellers without Borders program—to identify ways in which to get translated literature into the hands of more readers. BTBA Announcement

At 5pm, Patrick Smith will unveil the winners of this year's Best Translated Book Awards. Thanks to the support of the Amazon Literary Partnership, each of the winning authors and translators will receive $2,000.The winners will also be announced on The Millions, which is where you can find the list of ten fiction finalists, and the five poetry finalists. Speculation is running high, and we encourage you to chime in with your opinions on Twitter by using the hashtag #BTBA2019. Immediately following the announcement of the two winners, there will be a reception for everyone attending BookExpo/New York Rights Fair. Afterparty at The Brooklyneer

For those who aren't able to attend BookExpo/NYRF, there will be an informal afterparty starting at 7pm at The Brooklyneer (220 W. Houston). Come by and have a drink with some of the judges, a few publishers, and other enthusiasts of international literature. This is open to the public, and a great way to kick off your night! About the BTBA

The Best Translated Book Award was founded in 2007 (making this its twelfth iteration) to draw attention to the best works of translated literature that came out the following year. The award’s emphasis is on the quality of the book and translation, with the argument that you can’t have a great work of literature without both of these aspects working at a very high level.Starting with the 2009 award (all years given are for the year in which the winners are announced; the books are from the year previous), works of fiction and poetry were awarded separately. And beginning with the 2011 award, each winning author and translator received a cash prize thanks to the Amazon Literary Partnership program. Thanks to this program, we have given out $125,000 in prizes to international authors and their translators.

BTBA 2019 Fiction Finalists Congo Inc.: Bismarck’s Testament by In Koli Jean Bofane, translated from the French by Marjolijn de Jager (Democratic Republic of Congo, Indiana University Press) The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani, translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud (Morocco, New Directions) Slave Old Man by Patrick Chamoiseau, translated from the French by Linda Coverdale (Martinique, New Press) Pretty Things by Virginie Despentes, translated from the French by Emma Ramadan, (France, Feminist Press) Moon Brow by Shahriar Mandanipour, translated from the Persian by Sara Khalili (Iran, Restless Books) Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer, translated from the German by Katy Derbyshire (Germany, Fitzcarraldo Editions) Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori (Japan, Grove) The Governesses by Anne Serre, translated from the French by Mark Hutchinson (France, New Directions) Öræfï by Ófeigur Sigurðsson, translated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith (Iceland, Deep Vellum) Fox by Dubravka Ugresic, translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursac and David Williams (Croatia, Open Letter) This year’s fiction jury is made up of: Pierce Alquist (BookRiot), Caitlin L. Baker (Island Books), Kasia Bartoszyńska (Monmouth College), Tara Cheesman (freelance book critic), George Carroll (litintranslation.com), Adam Hetherington (reader), Keaton Patterson (Brazos Bookstore), Sofia Samatar (writer), Ely Watson (A Room of One’s Own). BTBA 2019 Poetry Finalists The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn by Tanella Boni, translated from the French by Todd Fredson (Cote D’Ivoire, University of Nebraska) Moss & Silver by Jure Detela, translated from the Slovenian by Raymond Miller and Tatjana Jamnik (Slovenia, Ugly Duckling) Of Death. Minimal Odes by Hilda Hilst, translated from the Portuguese by Laura Cesarco Eglin (Brazil, co-im-press) Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon, translated from the Korean by Don Mee Choi (Korea, New Directions) Negative Space by Luljeta Lleshanaku, translated from the Albanian by Ani Gjika (Albania, New Directions) The poetry jury includes: Jarrod Annis (Greenlight Bookstore), Katrine Øgaard Jensen (EuropeNow), Tess Lewis (writer and translator), Aditi Machado (poet and translator), and Laura Marris (writer and translator). Chad W. Post | Open Letter Books

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closetofanxiety · 6 years

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Nitromare: We Got Some Hot Action in the Ring Tonight

The date: Monday, November 15, 1999

The place: Little Rock, Arkansas, the Alltel Arena

The occasion: One month into the Russo-Ferrara tenure at WCW and “one fo the most important nights of 1999,” according to Tony Schiavone

H/t to Mark for the screen caps

We open up with an actual wrestling match. Or, I guess, an approximation of a wrestling match. Norman Smiley comes out in full football pads. Jimmy Hart comes out in a Renaissance Faire suit of armor. I never understood why they call medieval cosplay events Renaissance fairs. Different time periods, folks.

This is a terrible travesty, and Brian Knobbs comes out to hit Smiley in the head with an unprotected chair shot. The 1990s, ladies and gentlemen. The crowd is hot, at least. They are cheering Norman and booing Hart and Knobbs. I tell you what, Knobbs had a transcendentally cascading mullet deep into the 1990s. Good for him. Norman gets the pin in 4:46 after one of the worst table spots I have ever seen in my life.

“There’s more competition here than you’ll see in the World Series or the Super Bowl,” Bobby Heenan says. That seems preposterous, but the ‘99 Series saw the Yankees sweep the Braves, and the Super Bowl was a lackluster win for the Broncos. So ... maybe? Maybe Brain is correct?

We get recap and a backstage skit where some of the Nitro Girls scuffle. Russo was really eager to make the Nitro Girls into wrestlers.

The Outsiders come out. This is the episode where Nash has a horrific makeup job to make him look like Sid Vicious, which has attained a degree of immortality in wrestling social media circles where people post out-of-context screen captures. In fairness, it’s a pretty uncanny likeness: Big Kev looks like a “Spitting Image” puppet version of Sid.

Sid comes out to a big pop. Ah, this is the one where he says “You are only half the man I am, and I have half the brain you do.” This is kind of a classic episode for devotees of Sid’s unintentional comedy.

Backstage with Russo, who still hasn’t appeared on camera, berating Kim Page and telling her that she has to wrestle Asya. Russo is mad because Kim doesn’t want to be a Nitro Girl anymore. This is ironic, as Russo didn’t want the Nitro Girls to be Nitro Girls anymore.

Booker T comes out for a handicap match against Creative Control, the latest identity for Ron and Don Harris. I believe they were “Skull” and ... “8Ball” (?) in the WWE during the Gang Wars period. Here they are guys in suits enforcing the will of Russo. The crowd is still really hot. They love Booker T. The Harris Twins win clean (well, as clean as you can get in a handicap match) and the crowd is livid. Then the lights go out and the mysterious woman from last week is in the ring. She and Booker T go to town on the Harrises. WCW really wanted their own Chyna, boy.

Backstage with the Harris Twins being berated by Vince, who brings up their unsuccessful WWF gimmicks, namechecks Dutch Mantell and scoffs, “Yeah, remember DOA? That was really over.” If there was one thing WCW’s still-huge TV audience couldn’t get enough of, it was INSIDER MINUTIAE.

Evan Karagias comes out to wrestle your older cousin who never seems to hold a job for more than a couple of weeks. Approximately: a normal-ass guy in jeans and a tank top. This is Johnny Boone, the WCW referee that Karagias scrapped with last week. The commentary team does a bad job of explaining this. Madusa interferes, hypnotizing Johnny Boone with her womanly wiles, and Karagias gets the roll-up win in 2:50.

We cut to Dr. Death Steve Williams coming into the building with “Oklahoma,” one of the worst ideas of the Russo era. This was Ed Ferrara doing an impression of Jim Ross that included mocking Ross’ Bell’s palsy.

We have a five-way Piñata on a Pole match between El Dandy, Juventud Guerrero, Psicosis, Silver King, and Villano V. Most of the match is devoted to Ferrera’s shitty Jim Ross impression. Steve Williams looks like he would rather be getting a root canal. The average “BAH GAWD HE’S BROKEN IN HALF” YouTube parody clip is a better JR impression than Ferrara, who was last heard from teaching creative writing at the for-profit, accreditation-challenged money pit known as Full Sail University.

The match ends in a no-contest when Dr. Death runs in and beats up all the luchadors. It sucks. Everything about this sucks.

Goldberg vs. Curt Hennig with a needlessly complicated stipulation that involves Hennig’s career. It’s a good nasty brawl that starts in the back before the bell rings. Hennig could still perform at a high level even in this shitshow. He taps out to what might charitably be called a figure four in 4:23. Goldberg celebrates his victory by spearing and jackhammering Hennig, who has not lost his WCW contract despite losing the match, because he tapped out rather than getting pinned. Or something.

The Misfits come down with Vampiro, for a match against Berlyn. Or maybe it’s a handicap match? Or a tag match? Berlyn and the Wall (hur hur) are wrestling four guys, although three of them are the Misfits. One of the Misfits who is not Jerry Only (Doyle?) takes a chokeslam from the wall, and lands on his neck rather than his back. That looks extremely painful.

The Wall and Berlyn have the match won, but start fighting amongst themselves instead of getting the pin. Maybe one was from East Germany and one from West Germany. At any rate, after some arguing, the Wall gets the pin on Vampiro, who then gets whipped by a chain-wielding Berlyn.

For some reason, Torrie Wilson is being forced to referee a match by a still-unseen Vince Russo. She has to wear a bikini while doing it, because of course she does. She protests. “Have a cream soda!” Russo says, for some reason. Then he dismisses her by saying “Go on, hit the skids,” probably meaning “hit the bricks,” but “hit the skids” was certainly a fair summation of Nitro’s trajectory under Vince Russo.

Sid Vicious and Rick Steiner are wrestling. It immediately turns into a brawl through the crowd, which the crowd loves. Someone in the audience has a sign that says “Big Johnson, Inc.” This is all Sid, because Rick Steiner had pretty much had it by this point in his career. Sid powerbombs Steiner through the wooden stage, which is pretty great.

“The Millennium is upon us,” Sid tells Tenay backstage.

We’re backstage and the Barbarian and Gerry Flynn (Gary Flynn?) are having an “MMA-style fight” for some reason. There’s no explanation for any of this. “This is WCW’s version of a fight club,” Tony Schiavone says. Tony: the entire wrestling promotion is a fight club.

If this had been a real fight, Barbarian would have killed this guy, whoever he is. Barbarian is one of the famously legitimate tough guys in wrestling history.

I don’t know why this exists on this program. It ends.

Asya and Kim Page are going to have what a fan’s sign describes as a “cat fight,” with a bikini-clad Torrie Wilson officiating. “Oh Lordy!” Tony shouts. She’s not good at being a referee, because she gets into a (JOEY STYLES VOICE) catfight!!!! with Asya. Then the Filthy Animals come out and take Torrie away. Kim puts a sleeper hold on Asya, although there is now no referee, sexxxy or otherwise.

One thing this terrible exercise in self-hatred has taught me: I really like Kim Page.

David Flair comes out with a ref shirt and a crowbar. Kim Page runs away. Asya beats the shit out of Flair, dropping the elbow onto his crotch. “Right in the Man Department!” Heenan says, and I laugh out loud.

Flair turns it around and starts beating on Asya. The Revolution comes out and saves her. A match that started out as Asya vs. Kim Page ends as Dean Malenko vs. David Flair.

Now we have Scott Hall vs. Chris Benoit, another match in the never-ending heavyweight title tournament. “How Bout Those Hogs,” a sign in the crowd asks.

Hall comes out with Nash. Benoit comes out with Bret Hart, because Canadians stick together. Benoit was a Stu Hart guy too, if I recall correctly.

This could be a decent match. Hall still had gas left in the tank at this point, and Benoit was on the road to becoming arguably the best in the world.

It starts well, with both guys trying to take the measure of the other, eventually settling into an exchange of truly brutal chops. Hall gets the upper hand with the help of Nash. Hart is not doing much to help Benoit beyond pointing sternly at Nash.

“Marry Me Julie!” a sign in the crowd pleads. Julie: think hard about this.

Benoit rallies and knocks Hall out of the ring. Nash begins beating on Benoit as referee Nick Patrick looks on. For some reason this is not grounds for a disqualification. Bret Hart walks over and is very cross indeed, but doesn’t do anything. In the ring, Sid runs in and powerbombs Hall. Benoit gets back in the ring and hits his diving headbutt, then gets the win via submission. The whole thing takes 9:38. It’s OK.

Another match in the longest title tournament in history, because this will never end. Ever. This time it’s Bret Hart vs. Billy Kidman, and Rey is joining Tony and Brain on commentary. It’s pretty good, but before long Scott Hall and Kevin Nash walk out and start brawling with Konnan and Eddie Guerrero. For some reason. Kidman taps to the Sharpshooter in 3:46.

How is it possible that there are still matches left in this tournament? It evidently is, because we have another one: Buff Bagwell vs. Jeff Jarrett. Tony starts calling Jeff “The fair-haired child of ...” and then there’s like 10 seconds of silence, probably with Tony trying to remember if he’s allowed to mention Jerry Jarrett’s name on TV. He plays it safe and says, “... of the Powers That Be.”

The match gets off to a good start, and then the Harris twins come down to the ring. They interfere, but the referee doesn’t see it because he’s ... tying his shoe. Jarrett gets the win, and then he and the Harris boys beat on Bagwell. Dustin Rhodes runs in to make the save. The crowd loves it. An old-school babyface tag team of Dustin Rhodes and Bagwell probably would have been really popular, but why would you do something that people would want to see?

Backstage, Bill Goldberg slams his head against a Surge soda pop vending machine, and a can of Surge pops out. There is nothing more Late Nineties than this moment.

We’re getting a cage match now, pitting Malenko and Perry Saturn of the Revolution vs. Konnan and Eddie of the Filthy Animals. This isn’t the main event, meaning they set up and broke down the cage during the show.

Shane Douglas joins the commentary team. “You’re like every other mark on the Internet who thinks they can call this better than me,” Tony says. This sucks so bad.

Eddie gets handcuffed to the cage while Konnan brawls with Malenko and Saturn. “Eddie’s trapped like a bug in a rug!” Douglas says, apparently not understanding that turn of phrase.

Saturn and Malenko now handcuff Konnan to the cage, and we have a sexxxy bondage match. Douglas enters the ring and the referee calls for the bell at 2:57. They set up a steel cage for a match that didn't even last three minutes.

Luger and Liz come down to the ring for, I think, ANOTHER match in the Tournament That Cannot And Will Not End. It’s against Stinger. Luger tried to trick Sting into eating brownies loaded with laxatives before the match, because eating a plate of baked goods is absolutely part of Sting’s pre-match training regimen. Instead, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, trapped in some version of hell, intercepted the brownies and ate them. I hate that I am even typing these sentences.

Sting just starts beating the shit out of Luger, and the crowd loves it. This reminds me that there really was a WCW audience that just stopped following wrestling after 2001, instead of jumping to WWE or picking up on TNA. Sometimes that happens. America used to be full of boxing fans.

“These two men have been friends ever since they came into this sport together,” Tony says, then quickly corrects himself: “I mean, into this business together.” Did Russo ban mentions of wrestling as a sport?

The match is good until it Russofies:

Ref bump - Liz maces Sting - Lex puts Sting in the torture rack - Meng runs in and starts killing Luger - Liz maces Meng - mace means nothing to Meng - Meng puts Sting on top of Luger - ref counts the pin

Backstage, we’re in a toilet stall with Jim Duggan, feeling the effects of the laxatives. Why was I permitted to do this. To do any of this.

Finally, mercifully, it’s time for the main event: a streetfight between Sid and Nash. They start brawling outside the ring even before the bell.

“This is going to be the best pay-per-view in the history of pay-per-views,” Heenan says of the upcoming Mayhem 1999, which, as it would turn out, was not quite that good.

Back when I did a wrestling podcast, one of our running gags was that we were perpetually in search of a good Kevin Nash match. This is not that match. A lot of sluggish brawling around the ring, occasionally in the ring. I think a double axe handle is the only “move” in the first five minutes, apart from punches and knees.

“These two can go all night,” Brain says, perhaps while watching a VHS tape showing a Kawada-Misawa match instead of this.

There can’t be a single match without a run-in, and this time it’s Hall. He and Nash team up and start beating on Sid. It’s legal, because this is a streetfight. Then Goldberg runs in, but that is not legal for some reason. Maybe this is an anti-Semitic street where the fight is happening. The ref calls for the bell. There’s a disqualification. Sid now gives Goldberg a low blow and starts beating on him, and Bret Hart runs out to make the save.

This was completely bad.

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Holiday Shopping Trends.

Amazon goes into the holiday season with a newly magnified brick-and-mortar presence, giving it more opportunities to sell its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and other gadgets.

The online retailer now has more than a dozen Amazon Books stores, which also sell toys, electronics and small gifts. Kohl's has carved out space for Amazon shops in 10 of its department stores. Amazon also has small shops in several malls, and is selling most of its gadgets in 100 Whole Foods stores and opening pop-up shops in five.

But the Seattle-based company's physical stores are a small part of its business, making up just 3 percent of its total revenue between July and September, even though it bought Whole Foods and its 470 stores during that period. And its online sales will still dominate. Bain & Co. analysts expect Amazon.com Inc. to take about half of the total growth in online sales during holiday shopping season.

Still, having a physical presence gives shoppers a chance to see and try out Amazon gadgets, and maybe buy. It also gives shoppers a chance to "interact" with Amazon employees, and learn more about the products, analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets say.

Here are some other trends this holiday season:

Toys that Surprise

After the wrapping paper is ripped off, some gifts will need to be unwrapped again.

Some of the hottest this year are LOL Surprise and Pikmi Pops. These and similar toys hide small stuffed animals or dolls inside plastic balls that are wrapped in several layers of packaging. Kids peel each layer, revealing tiny bags filled with trinkets, stickers, messages or other doll accessories as they go.

Some record themselves opening the toys to post on YouTube, part of the popular video trend of unboxing.

For the holidays, toy company MGA Entertainment launched the $69.99 LOL Surprise Big Surprise, which it says has 50 items to unwrap, including small dolls, accessories and bath balls that fizzle in water and reveal charms.

"Opening is part of the play," says Jim Silver, the editor-in-chief of toy review website TTPM. "It's fun, like going on a scavenger hunt."

The trend extends to stocking stuffers, too. "Blind packs" like Shopkins or Disney Tsum Tsums remain popular for kids who delight in the mystery and unwrapping as much as the toy itself.

The craze for surprises follows on one of last year's hot toys, the animatronic bird-like Hatchimals that "hatch" from eggs. Those are still popular this year, as well as small Hatchimals eggs that need to be peeled by hand.

Turmoil in Toyland

Being in the toy business seems less fun these days.

Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy protection in September, hampered by the weight of its debt. Barbie-maker Mattel and rival Hasbro, the company behind Monopoly and My Little Pony, said their recent financial results were hurt by the Toys R Us Chapter 11 filing. Both said they temporarily slowed shipments to Toys R Us ahead of the bankruptcy, but that their toys would be on the retailer's shelves before the holidays.

Besides problems with Toys R Us, the companies have faced trouble selling their toys to kids, many of whom would rather play with a tablet or smartphone. Mattel has tried to revive its iconic brands, such as giving Barbie new body shapes and skin colors, but third-quarter sales fell across all its brands, including Hot Wheels and American Girl.

Hasbro even reportedly made a takeover approach that Mattel rejected, a subject neither company is commenting on.

Even Lego, which has posted years of growth, said in September that sales of its colorful bricks fell for the first time in 13 years, and announced plans to cut 1,400 jobs.

Stores vs. Online

With shoppers moving between stores and mobile devices, retailers are trying to find a balance between investing in both.

Target has been spending on revamping its stores, expanding online services and cutting prices. It says its stores are fulfilling more than half of its total online sales through "pickup at stores" and "ship from store" programs. Target expects that figure to be more than 80 percent in the days leading to Christmas. Still, that comes at a cost to the bottom line.

Walmart, meanwhile, is tinkering with pricing. Until now, the discounter's goal was to keep store and online prices the same. But now it's raising prices for certain items online that would be unprofitable to ship, and noting that on its website so customers can choose to shop online and pick up from a store. Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart's U.S. e-commerce division, said it costs less to sell some products at the stores, and the company wants to be "transparent."

But retail consultant Ron Friedman, co-leader of Marcum's retail and consumer products practice, says Walmart "runs the risk of alienating customers" if the prices online are much different from at the stores.

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Could off-price stores be losing some of their luster?

Chains like Nordstrom Rack and T.J. Maxx, known for discounted name-brand merchandise, have fared better than many other retailers since the recession and have attracted shoppers away from mall-based stores. Their success has been copied by others such as Macy's, which is testing its own off-price concept. And they've faced more competition from liquidation sales amid more closures of clothing stores this year.

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Great 38 Rewatch Recap

Hello, everyone!

Many of you have asked about the background of the Great 38 Rewatch and I thought I would take this opportunity to recap what was, for me at least, a great experience.

It started spring of 2016 when the complete seasons 1 through 7 rewatch facilitated by the fabulous Pellegrinaleoni was ending. She had managed to host most of our rewatches twice a week and was rightfully tired and suggested that someone else might have an idea for another rewatch. For some reason, I had the crazy notion that I would like to give it a try. After a few conversations with her that were a great benefit to me, I decided to host a once a week rewatch of favorite episodes.

The idea was to pick favorites from each season and make it a group vote to decide what we would watch. First, I thought about limiting it to the top 3 per season but soon realized that it was too small a number. I came up with the number five as a reasonable limit and thought about 35 top episodes. However, in the course of discussions with a few folks I realized that some episodes were going to be practically universally requested: Blue Bird and the finale Brown Shag Carpet/ White Orchids. Later, the Pilot was added to this list and the Great 38 was born.

The voting turned out to be very interesting. In setting up the vote, I explained that each person was to send me their list of favorite episodes in order of appeal and the order was weighted accordingly. Thus, the first choice received 5 points, the second 4 points, the third 3 points, the second 2 points, and the fifth got 1 point. I put together an Excel spreadsheet to maintain the submissions and tallied the votes after the voting deadline. The results, in order of popularity, (NOT the order we rewatched them) are as follows.

Season 1 – 14 episodes received votes; if someone mistakenly voted for the Pilot which was a given, I contacted him/ her and asked for another selection. 1. Bloodshot 2. Red Hair and Silver Tape 3. Red John’s Footsteps 4. Flame Red 5. Red John’s Friends 6. Red Brick and Ivy 7. Red-Handed 8. Carnelian, Inc. 9. Red Sauce 10. Crimson Casanova 11. Ladies In Red 12. Dozen Red Roses 13. Paint It Red 14. Red Rum

Season 2 – 16 episodes received votes 1. Red Badge 2. Rose Colored Glasses 3. Black Gold and Red Blood 4. His Red Hand 5. Red Sky in the Morning 6. Blood Money 7. Throwing Fire 8. Red All Over 9. Red Bulls 10. Price Above Rubies 11. Code Red 12. Red Line 13. Blood In, Blood Out 14. Bleeding heart 15. Red Scare 16. Redemption

Season 3 – 15 episodes received votes; because there was so much confusion regarding Strawberries & Cream being a double episode it was treated as one selection and anyone who treated it as two was notified that he/ she had an additional selection 1. Strawberries & Cream I & II 2. Red Moon 3. Red Sky at Night 4. Red Hot 5. Cackle Bladder Blood 6. Ball of Fire 7. Jolly Red Elf 8. Red Mile 9. Redacted 10. Red Alert 11. Every Rose Has Its Thorns 12. Red Gold 13. Pink Chanel Suit 14. Bloodstream 15. Red Queen

Season 4 – 18 episodes received votes 1. Fugue in Red 2. Blinking Red Light 3. Scarlet Ribbons 4. Crimson Hat 5. Ruby Slippers 6. Cheap Burgundy 7. Little Red Book 8. Pretty Red Balloon 9. Blood and Sand 10. Red Shirt 11. Something’s Rotten in Redmund 12. Red Rover Red Rover 13. War of the Roses 14. Ring Around the Rosie 15. At First Blush 16. Pink Champagne on Ice 17. Carmine O’Brien 18. So Long, Thanks for the Red Snapper

Season 5 – 14 episodes received votes 1. Red Dawn 2. Devil’s Cherry 3. Red John’s Rules 4. Red Sails in the Sunset 5. Red Velvet Cupcakes 6. Red and Itchy 7. Red Barn 8. Red in Tooth and Claw 9. Red Glass Bead (or Crimson Ticket) 10. Days of Wine and Roses 11. Panama Red 12. There Will Be Blood 13. If it Bleeds It Leads 14. Little Red Corvette

Season 6 – 17 episodes received votes excluding Blue Bird which was a given; if someone voted for Blue Bird he/ she was contacted and asked to pick an additional selection 1. My Blue Heaven 2. Violets 3. Desert Rose 4. Red John 5. Green Thumb 6. Fire and Brimstone 7. Black-Winged Red Bird 8. Golden Hammer 9. Il Tavolo Bianco 10. Forest Green 11. Great Red Dragon 12. Silver wings of Time 13. White as the Driven Snow 14. Wedding In Red 15. Brown Eyed Girl 16. Red Tattoo 17. Black Hearts

Season 7 – All 11 episodes received votes; Brown Shag Carpet/ White Orchids were givens; if someone selected one of them he/ she was contacted for an additional selection 1. Little Yellow House 2. Nothing But Blue Skies 3. Silver Briefcase 4. Greybar Hotel 5. Copper Bullet 6. Black Market 7. Orange Blossom Ice Cream 8. Whites of His eyes 9. Nothing Gold Can Stay 10. Green Light 11. Byzantium

In the event of a tie, such as was the case in season 3 with Cackle Bladder Blood and Ball of Fire when both had the same number of points, the number of individual votes was the tiebreaker. In the spirit of fair play, I cast my votes as the first voter so I would not be influenced by anyone. Because of this, I was as surprised as anyone else by some selections. Some episodes (beyond the three given ones) are almost universal favorites like Strawberries & Cream, Red Badge, and Little Yellow House. However, I also discovered that we are an interesting group with a diverse way of deciding what makes a “favorite.” For example, I alone voted for Red Rum, Red Scare, and Bloodstream. Thus, when someone questioned why something was not on our watch list I could only shrug my shoulders.

I had a lot of fun putting this together and given the complete change in my life that occurred last summer, this rewatch was an outlet for my creative energy. However, having said that, I hope that someone else will at some point come up with an idea for a rewatch and volunteer to facilitate it. I have no idea how Pellegreinaleoni did this two days a week; once a week while unemployed kept me sufficiently busy. For those who are unaware, facilitating for me meant that I had to watch the week’s episode in advance, create an invitation or reminder for the rewatch, and make screen grabs. An episode with an average run time of 42 minutes usually took at least two hours to watch because I had to stop and start it so many times to create the JPEGs. I averaged about 30 an episode with my lowest being 16. That low occurred the same week I had to go out of town for a few nights for two interviews. Sadly, I didn’t get either job. Many episodes I had at least 40 and for the Pilot and the finale I had over 100. While someone else may have software that would make this process move along much faster, my old (and I do mean OLD) laptop did the best it could. The best part of this is that I now have a wealth of material to use for collages and other activities.

In closing, I hope that any of you that participated either through lurking or active tweeting had as much fun as I did. I tried to keep it a fun atmosphere where discussion was encouraged and differences of opinion were voiced in an adult and rational manner. I learned so much from you all and I will treasure this experience. Who knows? Maybe someday I’ll create another challenge. For now, I plan to rewatch episodes I haven't had a chance to see in a while and probably post some pictures and comments as go. I hope you will, too.

Cheers! tivarocks! a.k.a., Jenn

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Modern Farmhouse with Front Porch

Designed and built by Todd Wilson of Wilson Design & Construction, Inc., this modern farmhouse with front porch brings beauty to our day and shows that modern farmhouses don’t need to feel cold, bare have all-white interiors.

Being one of the most popular Southern Living Showcase Homes, this Valdosta, Georgia project began as a custom home and it’s actually part to Southern Living House Plans for resale (“Whiteside Farm” (SL-1979)), so if you’re dreaming of building a farmhouse, this home might be the inspiration you were waiting for. Just make sure to send me pictures or invite me over for a glass of a lemonade on that porch after your home is ready.

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This home has plenty of curb-appeal without feeling pretentious. In fact, it feels very approachable and welcoming.

Roof

The roof is a combination of Gaf Elk Pewter Grey Blend roof shingles and metal roof.

Windows

Windows are Integrity by Marvin, Ultrex, Black.

Siding Paint Color

Siding is James Hardie, Plank & Trim, Smooth. Paint color is Sherwin Williams SW 7004 Snowbound in satin.

Porch Floor

The porch flooring is AZEK, Harvest Collection in Slate Gray. Notice the classic square porch columns and the coffered ceiling.

Outdoor Bench: here.

Foyer

This is one beautiful and welcoming foyer. The board and batten paneling is painted in Sherwin Williams Extra White.

Similar Front Door Paint Color: Sherwin Williams SW 6230 Rainstorm.

The furniture and decor items were selected by Marie Holland (Wilson Design & Construction) and Sally Pace (Turner’s Fine Furniture Valdosta). I’ll be giving some similar options because many of the pieces were custom or are discontinued.

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Lighting: Currey & Co. – similar here.

Rug: here – similar.

Faux Fiddle Leaf Tree: here.

Copper Planter: Vintage – similar here.

Similar Artwork: here.

Dining Room

This gorgeous dining room features gray walls, painted in Sherwin Williams Silver Strand, wide plank hardwood floors and double chandeliers. The custom hutch cabinet is painted in Sherwin Williams SW 7067 Cityscape.

Antique Dough Bowl: here.

The dining table is an one-a-kind antique table salvage from a North Carolina textile mill. Other Dining Tables: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Dining Chairs: August Grove.

Chandeliers: here.

Kitchen

The kitchen features breathtaking cathedral ceilings and an inspiring layout.

Island measures 8’2” x 4’ (cabinets) legs add another foot, making it 5’ total.

Backsplash: 3×12 Ash Blue Tile – Other Beautiful Tiles: here, here, here, here & here.

Flooring: Bella Cera Galgano 8″ European Oak Engineered Hardwood – similar here, here & here.

Kitchen Paint Color

Wall paint color is Sherwin Williams SW7057 Silver Strand in Satin.

Countertop: Ocean Beige Marble, Leathered.

Counterstools: Paula Deen (Discontinued) – Others Similar: here, here & here.

Kitchen Island

The kitchen cabinets are custom and the island features X detail on both ends. Paint color is Sherwin Williams SW 7067 Cityscape.

Lighting: Capital Lighting – Other Affordable Pendants: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Faucet: DXV – similar here & here.

Sink: DXV – similar here & here.

Great Room

This room is truly impressive. The custom-designed crossed trusses gives continuity to the “X” theme found in many spaces of this home, including cabinetry and furniture.

Leather Chairs: here – Others: here, here & here.

Similar Table Lamp: here, here, here & here.

Fireplace

The fireplace is flanked by custom cabinets painted in Sherwin Williams SW 7006 Extra White.

Built-in Lighting: Trent Austin Dazzle Swing Arm in Satin Nickel.

Fireplace Tile: 3×12 Ash Blue Tile

Chairs by Fireplace: Guild Master Manor Wing Chair (discontinued)- Similar: here, here & here.

Coffee Table: Discontinued – Others: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Sofas: Paula Deen – Others: here, here, here & here – similar.

Chandelier: Kichler Lighting.

Rug: here.

Den

Painted in Sherwin Williams SW 9164 Illusive Green, the grey grid board-and-batten paneling adds drama and character to this den.

Beautiful Wingback Chairs: here, here & here.

Accent Table: here, here & here & here.

Stool: here – similar.

Cowhide Rug: here – similar.

Cowhide Lumbar Pillows: here – similar.

Table Lamp: Uttermost.

Chandelier: here.

Master Bedroom

The master bedroom has a traditional and warm vibe. Paint color is Sherwin Williams SW 7658 Gray Clouds in Satin.

Bed: Universal Furniture.

Ceiling Fan: Minka Aire in Oil Bronze.

Similar Bench: here & here.

Master Bathroom

The master bathroom features an elegant grey and white color scheme. Wall and cabinet paint color is Gray Clouds by Sherwin Williams.

Countertop: Arabescato Marble, polished.

Faucet: American Standard Berwick in Chrome.

Sink: American Standart Estate 18×12.

Pendant Lighting: here.

Ceiling Lighting: here.

Floor Tile: MSI Porcelain Sophie Maron.

Tub Faucet: American Standart.

Tub: American Standart.

Screened-in Porch

Bi-fold patio doors open to a beautiful screened porch with brick fireplace and coffered ceiling. Also notice the stunning waterview and the pool.

Outdoor Sofa: Paula Deen – Similar: Sofa & Loveseat. Other: here.

Rocking Chairs: here.

Similar Outdoor Rug: here.

Ceiling Fan: Fanimation.

Mirror: Universal Furniture.

Many thanks to the builder for sharing all of the details above.

Architect & Builder: Wilson Design & Construction, Inc. (Instagram)

Interiors by Marie Holland (Wilson Design & Construction) and Sally Pace (Turner’s Fine Furniture Valdosta).

Photography: Laurey Glenn Photography.

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Rutgers University, Apartments in NJ design by Elkus Manfredi Architects, USA

June 4, 2021

Sojourner Truth Apartments for Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Design: Elkus Manfredi Architects

Address: 40 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States of America

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Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard

College Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Apartments for Rutgers University – Project Overview

Creating a new residential community while strengthening town-and-gown connections, The Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard provides 442 student beds in 135 apartments in two-, three-, and four-person suite apartments with full kitchens and living rooms. Located just off campus adjacent to Voorhees Mall—the most historic part of the Rutgers University’s College Avenue Campus—The Yard is a result of a creative partnership between the University and the City’s non-profit development agency, New Brunswick Development Corporation (Devco). The programming and planning of the site was the coordinated effort of Facilities Planning and Student Affairs at the University, Devco, and the City, and part of Rutger’s larger College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative.

Consistent with the University’s developmental goals for each student, the new 232,000-square-foot residential community provides apartment-style accommodations for continuing students as they prepare to transition to life post-college. Every aspect of the building’s location and program fosters individual independence, self-reliance, and self-awareness. Students living at The Yard receive all the benefits of a University-sponsored residential life program while living independently and benefitting from daily interaction with people of all ages and occupations in the larger community.

Design Opportunity

The College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative at Rutgers University–New Brunswick looked strategically at Rutgers’ 21st-century needs and strategic parcels of land in the core of campus. Through a unique partnership with the City’s non-profit redevelopment agency, the New Brunswick Development Corporation (Devco), the University was able to participate in land exchange with neighboring institutions. This enabled the connection of the north and south parts of the campus for the first time in its 150 years.

With this newly available land, Elkus Manfredi’s design team was able to rethink the campus core and reprogram an urban perimeter where the campus meets the City. Three new University buildings, the Sojourner Truth Apartments at the Yard (2016), the Honors College (2015) and Rutgers Academic Building (2016) — are the direct result of this planning effort and offer students state-of-the-art living, instructional, and support spaces designed to attract top talent to New Jersey’s premier public research university.

Design Challenges for the Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard

 Master plan these much-needed student apartments while also concurrently master planning the College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative’s other new buildings, the Honors College Residences and the Rutgers Academic Building, creating a newly connected campus

 Redevelop the project’s “Parking Lot 8” site, at the edge-of-campus along College Avenue, for the student apartments, incorporating welcoming connections to both the adjacent campus and the College Avenue neighborhood

 Design residences to house Rutger’s students during their junior and senior years that support campus life and their transition to life after graduation

 Create a sustainably designed, contemporary student residence that connects aesthetically with Rutger’s historic, masonry campus.

Design Solutions for the Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard

 Set at the edge of the historic campus, The Yard occupies over 300 feet of frontage along the neighborhood side of the University’s main street, College Avenue.

 Designed in a U-shape, the Sojourner Truth Apartments’ three connected wings surround a courtyard, called “The Yard,” open to College Avenue. Oriented to the street in a gesture of openness and welcome, the apartments are atop a mixed-use ground floor with 14,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, a student Commons collaborative space, a 1,500-square-foot fitness facility, and several open common rooms and administrative offices.

 Designed for public access, The Yard is a new common ground between Rutgers University and the City of New Brunswick, revitalizing the University’s main street by offering social amenities for all. Students, faculty, affiliates of the University, and residents of New Brunswick are invited in the courtyard, the restaurants, and the large common room that anchors the lawn.

 Design balances modern architectural forms and materials that evoke the history of the University. The “Girder Slab” high-rise has glass, metal, and terra cotta rainscreen cladding. Its three volumes form three edges of a courtyard, while the fourth side opens to the street. The center wing is 14 stories tall and offers dramatic views of New Brunswick and the historic Voorhees Mall on campus. The six-story south wing and eight-story north wing frame courtyard lawn, known as The Yard.

 The use of a prefabricated panelized wall system of terracotta improved construction time and maintained the desired aesthetic complementing adjacent historic buildings. With a design and construction duration of less than three years, this 232,000-square-foot project was on a fast track. A steel structure with precast concrete planks for the floors became the skeleton that would receive prefabricated terra cotta wall panels. These large wall panels spanned from floor-to-floor and column-to-column and arrived at the site with the windows and the framing for the interior wallboard preassembled, reducing the time required to make the building weather tight and shortening construction by six months.

 The terra cotta panels offer three advantages: durability, resulting in a low life-cycle cost; naturally fired earthen colors are visually compatible with the historic brick and brownstone buildings of the adjacent Old Queen’s and Voorhees Mall; their flat, machined profiles complement the contemporary rectilinear volumes of the building.

 The facade design also reflects campus sensibilities in the rich red brick–inspired patterning of its tower.

 The courtyard and public sidewalks are designed to foster 24/7 activity with finishes and dimensions that encourage informal gathering.

 Large airplane-hangar doors open to the lawn, giving anyone in the community access to the building’s comfortable Commons living room, regardless of affiliation.

 The lawn of the courtyard, animated by a large freestanding video board, eight independent third-party retail stores, and a pavilion housing a Starbucks, is the town square for this town-and-gown community.

 The University sought to accommodate some of the beloved food trucks that had operated out of the former “Parking Lot 8,” serving the larger neighborhood, in some of the new ground floor storefronts. The planning team worked with the City and Devco to ensure that these vendors could return to the site in permanent storefronts. “RU Hungry?,” the most famous one, now occupies 1,500 square feet at The Yard.

 The outdoor courtyard features a large video screen that draws the community together for movies, sports, concerts, and social gatherings.

 Sustainable design: The Sojourner Truth Apartments are certified LEED-NC Silver. The apartments have floor-to-ceiling windows to allow for maximum exposure to natural light. Within the units, operable windows provide natural ventilation and reduce the need for artificial heating/cooling use. The building is energy- and water-efficient with a LEED total energy use savings of 33.5% and a LEED total energy cost savings of 24.9%. The project also meets New Jersey’s “Pay for Performance (P4P)” energy program standards, which identified a cost savings of 19.9%. From a water-efficiency perspective, the building achieves a 40% water use reduction over the base line of a code compliant building due to very efficient showerheads installed in the units, water efficient toilets, and user-sensor faucets. Lighting in the building uses efficient LED and compact florescent fixtures.

 The Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard, in combination with the Rutgers Academic Building, and the Honors College Residences, were honored collectively by the U.S. Green Building Council of New Jersey (USGBC NJ), with the 2016-2017 Innovative School Project of the Year award presented to the College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative.

 These student apartments are named for abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, a former slave who was owned as a young girl by the family of Rutgers’ first president Jacob Hardenbergh.

By the Numbers

 Total project: 232,000 square feet  442 student beds in 135 apartments  13 residential floors  Center wing: 14 stories  South Wing: Six (6) stories  North Wing: Eight (8) stories  The Yard (courtyard): 25,000 square feet  14,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space  Eight (8) independent retailers tenant the ground level  1,500-square-foot fitness facility  33.5% LEED total energy use savings  24.9% LEED total energy cost savings  Opened Fall 2016

Project Team

Developer: New Brunswick Development Company (Devco) Master Planner, Architecture and Interior Architecture: Elkus Manfredi Architects Contractor: Joseph Jingoli & Son Inc. MEP/FP: Cosentini Associates Structural: Thornton Tomasetti Building Envelope Consultant: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Landscape Architect: Hargreaves Associates Lighting: Kaplan Gehring McCarroll Architectural Lighting Civil Engineering: Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Accessibility Consultant: Kessler McGuinness & Associates Sustainability Consultant: The Green Engineer Specifications Consultant: Jack Fogg Hardware Consultant: Campbell-McCabe AV Consultant: Convergent Technologies Design Group Acoustical Consultant: Acentech Van Deusen & Associates: Vertical Transportation Graphic Design: Burke+Design

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Sandy is located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains thirteen miles south of Salt Lake City; Sandy was a likely area for early settlement. The area was first used by nomadic bands of Paiute, Shoshone, and Bannock Indians who roamed along the base of the mountains as they traveled from their winter home at Utah Lake to their summer fishing grounds at Bear Lake. Permanent settlers first moved into Sandy during the 1860s and 1870s because of the availability of land in the less crowded southern end of the Salt Lake Valley.

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The original plat was essentially one square mile, situated on an alluvial terrace running north and south along the eastern edge of the Jordan River drainage system and paralleling the mountain range. Farmers willing to try their hand at the thirsty soil that inspired Sandy’s name took up land along State Street, which stretched from downtown Salt Lake City to Point of the Mountain. But it was mining that shaped Sandy’s first four decades. When silver mining began in Little Cottonwood Canyon, entrepreneurs recognized Sandy’s value as a supply station; soon its main street was lined with hotels, saloons, and brothels serving miners ready to spend their newly earned wages. Three major smelters were located in Sandy the Flagstaff, the Mingo, and the Saturn making Sandy the territory’s most significant smelting center for a number of years. Sandy was incorporated in 1893, largely as part of an effort to combat what Mormon inhabitants considered “unsavory” elements in the town. Due to its mine-based beginnings, Sandy was somewhat of a boom town, unlike the majority of other rural Utah towns. After incorporation, it was almost as if Sandy had redefined itself. Gone were the large numbers of single, transient men. By 1900 there were only a handful of saloons and hotels, and Sandy began to more closely resemble other rural Utah towns–a place where everyone knew everyone else.

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Church, farming, business, and family formed the focus of the inhabitants’ world. In the late 1960s, however, this rural town dramatically changed course with its second boom. It had always been assumed by local leaders and citizens that Sandy would grow outward from its logical and historic center the nexus of Main and Center streets. However, population growth overwhelmed the physical center as neighborhoods spread out in every direction over the land. Sandy High School students originally attended Jordan High School, which was completed in 1913. In 1962 Hillcrest High School was completed, followed by Brighton in 1969 and Alta in 1978. Sandy students attend seven middle schools and over a dozen elementary schools. The community is served by a new modern library completed in 1991. Sandy’s major employers at the present are Alta View Hospital, Becton Dickinson/Deseret Medical, Economy Builders Supply, Jordan School District, MacManagement, Sandy City, Shopko, Wasatch Building Products, Inc., Western Rehabilitation Institute, Discover Card, and the South Towne Mall. The Sandy Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Portions of the content on this web page were adapted from a copy of the original nomination document. The Sandy Historic District is located in the northeast section of Sandy, twelve miles south of Salt Lake City. The original square mile of the historic city is contained within its boundaries. The Salt Lake valley lies between the Oquirrh Mountains on the west and the Wasatch Mountains to the east. The entrances of Big and Little Cottonwood canyons with their historic mining areas are directly to the east of Sandy and those of Bingham Canyon across the valley to the west.

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The UTA Salt Lake valley light rail system, TRAX, runs along a previously under-utilized railway corridor on a slight diagonal through the Sandy Historic District, and the “Historic Sandy” (9000 South) TRAX station is found in the district. The station itself is not historic but named after the oldest section of the city, the area of the Sandy Historic District. In a similar pattern to other towns in Utah, the majority of streets in the Sandy Historic District are laid out in an orthogonal grid. Sandy streets are narrower, however, and the blocks are smaller than the ten-acre blocks in Salt Lake City to the north. The street numbering in Sandy originally began at the commercial intersection of Main and Center Streets. There are four parks in the Sandy Historic District: Main Street Park, Bicentennial Park, Center Street Park, and Sandy Station Park. The Sandy Historic District runs along the east side of State Street on the west, along both sides of Pioneer Avenue (8530 South) on the north, from the north side of 9000 South on the south and 280 East to the east. To the east of 280 east, the district covers buildings on either side of the older streets of 8680 South, 8800 South and Locust Street between 280 East and 700 east. The boundaries of the Sandy Historic District have been drawn to encompass the highest concentration of historic buildings in Sandy. The Sandy Historic District is composed of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings from two primary construction phases based on the Sandy City multiple property submissions: “The Mining, Smelting and Small Farm Era c.1871-1910″ context and the “Agriculture, Small Business and Community Development 1906-1946″ context. (The historic district contexts established in this nomination vary only slightly from the MPS contexts.) There are 540 primary buildings and 170 outbuildings in the district. Single family houses constitute 92 percent of the structures with 11 or 4 percent multi-family residential buildings. The majority of the buildings in the Sandy Historic District, 266: 317 less 51 previously listed buildings), or 54%, and 135 of the outbuildings contribute to the historic character of the district. Out-of-period and altered structures are scattered throughout the area but overall the district retains its historic feeling and association. The oldest known extant buildings in the Sandy Historic District date from this era. Classical styles are found in the earliest Utah buildings from 1847 through 1890 and later. There are 14 buildings with elements of Classical styling identified in the Sandy Historic District. Their forms tend to be gabled with rectangular, symmetrical facades and smooth wall surfaces. House types associated with Classical styles are hall-parlors, cross wings and other relatively plain forms. Victorian eclectic styles were popular in Utah from 1885 to 1910 and 61 of the buildings in the Sandy Historic District use the then fashionable Victorian styles. Victorian Eclectic is the term used to describe a style that combines elements of related styles of the era such as Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek revival and Colonial Revival. They are characterized by asymmetrical facades, irregular massing, segmental arched window openings and patterned wooden shingles on the gable ends. The forms or types of the houses from this era found in the historic district are cross wings, central-block-with-projecting-bays, and central passage types. Some yards contain coops, barns or other buildings related to agricultural activities. Many small businesses built structures in this period. The Sandy City Bank (NR 7/9/1997) at 212 E. Main Street (8720 South) constructed its brick single story Second Renaissance Revival corner building in 1907.

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The brick stucco-covered one-part block, historically known as Anderson’s Meat Market, at 115 E. Main Street (8720 South) has an angled recessed corner entrance, large display windows on both facades, and a stepped parapet. The Sandy Post Office at the corner of Main and Center Streets (123-9 E. Main Street) is a brick one-part block with sign panels, a stepped parapet roof visible on the sides and large plate glass display windows. Bungalows were the most popular house form in Utah in the first quarter of the twentieth century, and Sandy reflects the styling trends in the state with 55 examples of Bungalows in the Sandy Historic District. The characteristic rectangular footprint vernacular Prairie School-style Bungalows usually has a low-pitched hipped roof with wide eaves and a full-width front porch under the main roofline. There are 19 Period Revival cottages in the Sandy Historic District. They are mostly of brick with irregular, picturesque massing and steep front-facing cross gables with asymmetric facades. Period Revival styles are found in Utah from 1890 to 1940 with the greatest number of residential examples built between the wars. The World War II and post war years of the 1940s and 1950s saw the construction of World War II-era cottages and early Ranch houses in Sandy. There are 120 houses in the Sandy Historic District from this era. Most of the explosive population growth in Sandy has been outside of the historic district area although noncontributing and out-of-period buildings appear throughout the Sandy Historic District. Although there are noncontributing buildings in the district, the majority of buildings retains their integrity and contributes to the historic association and feeling of the area. There are 51 buildings within the Sandy Historic District that have been previously listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Because this was the original section of Sandy, the contexts of the historic district closely mirror those of the multiple property submission.

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The district is significant because it comprises the original core of the city. The Sandy Historic District comprises the area initially laid out in 1873 as the town of Sandy, known as the “original square mile.” The history and early development of Sandy City was directly related to economic and social activities that occurred largely outside of the boundaries of Sandy City. Located twelve miles south of Salt Lake City, Sandy is at the crossroads of several mining districts, Bingham Canyon to the west, and the Big and Little Cottonwood canyons to the east. Sandy’s early history and economic development reflected the fortunes of the mining operations. Agriculture, primarily small farms, also existed in the city and, after the closing of the mines and the moving or closing of the smelters, agriculture enabled the city to survive into the twentieth century as Sandy transformed itself from a small mining-dependent town into a large suburban community at the southeast end of the Salt Lake Valley. The buildings of the Sandy Historic District are significant because they are the best concentration of historic buildings and depict the historical development of the city. The collection of buildings provides a good cross section of the architectural styles and types throughout the contextual periods. The concentration of the variety of resources of the historical plat clearly stands out in this now large city (much of the current geographic city boundary of Sandy is a result of post-1960 annexation of surrounding land). The historic district is a contributing resource to the city of Sandy. There was little settlement or civic activity in the Sandy area before the opening of the mines in the Little Cottonwood and Bingham Canyons in the late 1860s. Railroad access providing transportation for ore from the mines to smelters and sampling mills was a key to the growth of Sandy in this time period. In 1871 the Utah Southern Railroad was extended to Sandy providing a direct rail link to Salt Lake City. Due to its central location, a railroad station with rail connections to the mines of Bingham Canyon on the west and the mines of Little Cottonwood Canyon on the east was dedicated in 1873.

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At that time in a survey of the 160-acre Sandy town site, the town had 60 buildings with a population of 250. The success of the mines in the 1870s and the allied operations of smelting and sampling provided industrial jobs for many in Sandy. A service economy grew up to supply the mines as well as providing housing and entertainment for the workers. There were three major smelters and three sampling mills established in Sandy in the 1870s and 1880s, making it a regional center for dealing with ore from the mines in the surrounding canyons. The Flagstaff smelter (440 E. 8680 South, demolished) and the Mingo (or Mountain Chief) opened in 1873 (demolished) and the adjoining Saturn in 1872 (demolished). Hans N. Bjork came to Sandy from Sweden with his two brothers and found a job in the Mingo Smelter. The Pioneer Sampling Mill (demolished) was located at approximately 8580-8680 South 150 East and built in 1874. One of its early managers, Arthur J. Gushing, moved to Sandy in 1880 with his wife, Ellen Major. By 1880 the population of Sandy was 488, almost doubling from the 1873 figures but presumably less than the boom in the mid-1870s. By 1900 it had increased to 1,632. Unlike other communities in Utah at the time that were predominantly Mormon, the population of Sandy included people of other, non-LDS religions. A frame Classical style Congregational Church (8831 South 220 East) was built c.1895 (demolished). The Mormons in Sandy tended to be connected with small family farms and businesses. The non-Mormons (or gentiles as they were known locally) were drawn to Sandy to work with aspects of the mining industry. The first community school was established in 1881 and the first LDS ward in 1882. By the 1890s the mines were beginning to fail and the end of that era changed the character and population of Sandy. The Mingo smelter closed in 1890 and its equipment was sold to the Germania smelter in Murray, two miles to the north. The period ended with the moving of the Bingham Canyon smelting operations to Garfield, near the Great Salt Lake, in 1906. Many of the non-Mormon population of miners and smelter workers left with the decline in the mining industry. As an example of the change in the composition of the town, by 1900 there were only four saloons left of the earlier seventeen establishments. As the mining and smelting operations failed or moved to other towns, small farms sustained Sandy. The Sandy economy diversified from its previous mining economy to that of agriculture and small businesses. The total population of Sandy changed very little between the censuses of 1900 and 1950, growing only from 1,632 to 2,095. During the 1950s the population swelled, bringing the total to 3,322 in 1960. Sugar beet and poultry production grew as well as the businesses that supported them. Local businesses turned to construction with brick, rather than frame, and a number of examples of the early brick commercial buildings are still extant. The Bateman Agriculture & Development Company built a brick early twentieth century commercial one-part block in 1910 at 198 East 8760 South (NR 8/8/96) to house its specialty store, on the site of the former Scott and Anderson Sampling Mill. Iconic photos of the store show George Bateman, paralyzed in a coal wagon accident in 1911, in his wheelchair outside the store. He was the son of the founder and managed the business, living with his family behind the store, until his death in 1938. Many residents combined agriculture and commerce, initially living on agricultural land and later moving to town. William W. Wilson, mayor of Sandy from 1912 to 1922, moved to Sandy in 1877 and had farm land to the east. He and his Swedish wife, Anna Outland, built their frame (now stucco) house in 1907 at 145 E. 8680 South. He served as vice-president and later president of the Sandy City Bank that was built the same year at the corner at 212 E. Main Street (NR 7/9/1997). The bank served businesses across the south end of the valley and showed the role of Sandy as a business center. In 1927 Wilson, after the death of Anna, built a striated brick Prairie School Bungalow for his second wife, Christine, down the street at 113. E. 8680 South. The mining industry continued to influence the population of Sandy, though providing jobs in smelters outside of Sandy for Sandy natives, rather than attracting immigrant workers. George Hansen was born here and worked as a smelter man and runner. He purchased the modest 1903 frame half-crossing at 93 East 8880 South in 1910 and lived there with his wife, Dora Goff, and family until 1919 when he sold to another smelter man, Rowland Hard castle, also a native of Sandy. Florence Marriott Radon was born in Sandy in 1882 and married Lafayette Radon who worked in the grocery and confectionery business as well as a watchman for the U.S. Smelting & Refining Company. Civic improvements helped create a community feeling for the city. The first Salt Lake City streetcar line was extended from Murray to Sandy in 1907, giving quick access to the capital city. The streetcar track came south along State Street and traveled east along Main Street. Lighting of public spaces grew as in 1913 Utah Power and Light installed over 100 streetlights. The Sandy City Post Office was brick one-part-block at 123 East Main Street built c.1914. Typical of early twentieth century commercial one-part blocks, it has a stepped parapet visible on the side walls and recessed sign panels on the facade.

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Interior Design Ideas: Atlanta Home Design

Designed by one of my favorite architects, TS Adams Studio (previously featured here, here & here), and interiors by the talented Courtney Dickey and Bill Musso, this Atlanta home should leave you inspired.

The homeowners wanted a home with a transitional interior approach and lots of natural light and warm textures while having it also feel elegant. Colors come through the stunning artwork done by the homeowner Leslie Irvine, a well-known artist.

Take notes on all sources shared by the interior designer and be prepared to pin a lot because every picture in this post is pin-worthy! Have fun filling up your boards, everyone!!!

Interior Design Ideas: Atlanta Home Design

The exterior of this traditional home features painted brick, Weathered Granite stone and Vermont Slate roof. Notice the stunning windows and roof line.

Total Sq Ft: 8,888

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 5 Full, 2 Half

Exterior Paint Color

The exterior brick is painted in Sherwin Williams Shoji White.

Raised garden beds are surrounded by the same stone used on the exterior of the house.

Exterior Stone

The stone used on the exterior is Weathered Granite.

Lighting: Flambeaux – similar here, here, here & here.

Beams

Beams are Cypress, custom-stained.

Foyer

Featuring elliptical arches, medium-toned hardwood floors and a custom front door, this foyer is impressive and inviting at the same time.

Light: Urban Electric – similar here & here. Other Foyer Lighting: here, here (large), here, here, here, here, here & here.

Similar Foyer Mirror: here & here – similar.

Similar Foyer Bench: here, here, here, here & here.

Architectural Details

“The home feels open so it flows, yet it has a traditional structural bone that gives each room its own identity”. – Tim Adams.

Paint Color: Benjamin Moore White Dove.

Trim Color: Benjamin Moore White Dove.

Steel Transom

Custom black steel interior round windows add an impressive detail to the doorways of this home.

Great Room

This home mixes white framed windows with black steel windows and somehow it works really well. Fireplace is Limestone with a flush hearth.

Furnishings are mostly sold through trade (feel free to contact the designer) or custom. I’ll be sharing similar items to help you get the look.

Draperies are custom with Kravet fabric – similar here.

Leather Console: Edelman – similar here, here & here.

Faux Concrete Stools: here.

Sofas

Sofas are Bjork Studio with custom fabric – Other Slipcovered Sofas: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Accent Chairs: here – similar.

Coffee Table: Through designer: Others: here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Sideboard: Through designer – Others: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Artwork: Leslie Irvine.

Rug: Custom Sisal – similar here.

Windows & Doors

Combining windows, doors and transoms gives an impressive effect to this living room.

The steel windows are by Calhoun Metalworks (see picture below) and the remaining are standard exterior clad/painted wood interior windows.

Dining Room

This dining room is surrounded by natural light and casual elegance.

Beams: Cypress Color- Roma Custom Stain (greywash)

Light: Visual Comfort – similar here (affordable option).

Sconces: Urban Electric.

Table: Bungalow Classic – similar here & here.

Chairs: Verellen slipcovered in white linen – similar here & here.

Flowers

White hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers to make a beautiful arrangement. They’re so easy to work with!

Walls

Walls feature limewashed V-groove paneling. Also notice the ceiling beams and corbels framing the archways.

Butler’s Pantry Cabinet: Morgan Creek Oak Stain 1193.

Kitchen

A custom varnished steel hood by metalsmith Charles Calhoun was placed right in front of the casement black steel windows. The beams framing the windows are custom lime-washed Timber.

Similar Hood: Here.

Hardware: Ashley Norton – Pulls, Knobs, Appliance Pulls – similar.

Kitchen Paint Color

Kitchen Cabinet: Benjamin Moore White Dove Shaker Cabinet.

Light: South of Market (sold out) – similar here & here.

Kitchen Faucet: Rohl.

Kitchen Sink: Rohl.

Countertop: Nova Blanca Marble Island.

Counterstools: Thibaut Counter stools in Faux white leather – Other Beautiful Counterstools: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Powder Room

This is perfection right in front of our eyes!

Washstand: Bradley – McCoy Sink with Shelf – (available through trade only) – Other Beautiful Vanities: here, here, here & here.

Mirror: Bradley- Lane Mirror – (available through trade only) – Other Scalloped Corner Mirrors: here & here.

Railing: Custom by Charles Calhoun.

Wallpaper

Wall: Philip Jefferies – Driftwood- Twilight Blue.

Countertop: Bradley- Concrete midnight blue with integrated sink – (available through trade only) – similar here.

Faucet is custom – Other beautiful wall-mounted faucets: here, here & here.

Art Studio

Casement windows bring an abundant amount of natural light to the homeowner’s art studio.

Draperies: Linen, custom – similar here.

His Office

The study features paneled walls painted in a surprising color, Benjamin Moore Kentucky Haze, and arched windows.

Light: Visual Comfort.

Hall

Paint color is White Dove OC-17 by Benjamin Moore.

Light: Urban Electric – similar here.

Master Bedroom

The master bedroom features a stunning greywashed vaulted ceilings with shiplap and exposed beams and an inviting window-seat. I personally love bedrooms with window-seat!

Chandelier: Fontana Arte – similar here.

Bed: Century Furniture – similar here, here, here & here.

Bed Fabric: Schumacher.

Corvelet Fabric: Holland & Sherry – Other Recommended Bedding: here, here, here, here & here.

Pillow Fabric: Jane Churchill.

Bench: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams – similar here & here.

Rug: Custom – Designer Carpets Inc – similar here. – Other Beautiful Rugs:here, here, here, here & here.

Paint Color

Bedroom Paint Color: Benjamin Moore OC-17 White Dove.

Lamps: Barbara Cosgrove Lamps (through the trade) – Other Beautiful Lamps: here, here, here & here.

Inspiring Nighstands: here, here, here, here & here.

Drapery Fabric: Pindler & Pindler, Inc.

Master Bathroom

Wall paint color is Benjamin Moore Horizon. A freestanding tub is tucked into a nook located between the vanities.

Sconces: Urban Electric Sloane.

Cabinet: Morgan Creek Finish 1145.

Hardware: Ashley Norton – similar here & here.

Faucet: Newport Brass.

Countertop: Lace white marble.

Tiling

Tile: 12″ x 24″ white marble tile – Grout Color: Moonlight – Changing the tile pattern from the flooring to the walls helps create more interest in this bathroom.

Shower Tile: Here – similar.

Crown Molding Tile: Here – similar.

Light: Urban Electric- Chp – similar Here – Other Drum Chandeliers: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Tub Nook

Tub: Freestanding Victoria and Albert – similar here & here.

Tub Filler: Newport Brass.

Towel Bars: Newport Brass.

Café Curtains: Custom.

Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood Floors Throughout the Home: Oak (similar here). Notice the stunning staircase with radiused treads and the grey Dutch-door leading to the mudroom.

Shiplap is painted in Benjamin Moore White Dove.

Barn Door: Oak.

Her Office

This small but elegant home office features a custom Oak barn door with rustic hardware, a Weathered Granite stone walls, black steel windows and a custom desk with side cabinets.

Wall: Phillip Jefferies – Rivets in Silver.

Desk Chair: Verellen in linen – similar here, here, here & here.

Light: Restoration Hardware – similar here & here.

Mudroom

A custom mudroom bench is flanked by closed lockers and it features an oval window surrounded by a mix of vertical and horizontal shiplap. Cabinets are are custom inset cabinets with a fixed panel and crown moulding above. Paint color is White Dove OC-17 Benjamin Moore.

Cabinet Hardware: Ashley Norton – similar Pulls & Knobs.

Light: Urban Electric Factory.

Floor: Bluestone – similar here.

Fabric: Romo.

Rear View

When it comes to the architecture of the home, the architect, Tim Adams, decided to keep the front elevation of the house more closed-in for privacy and more open on the back elevation to welcome the private yard.

Two-sided Fireplace

The patio is extended and the space can also be enjoyed with a two-sided outdoor fireplace.

Pool

The pool are is surrounded by trees.

Cabana

How perfect is this pool cabana? I love the architectural details.

Patio

Flanked by stone columns, the retractable patio doors open to an inviting covered patio with outdoor kitchen (see left). Floor tile is Bluestone.

Beautiful Outdoor Furniture: here.

Fireplace

The two-sided outdoor fireplace stone is Weathered Granite. The same stone is used on the raised hearth and mantel.

Outdoor Furniture: Lee Industries – similar Chair & Sofas.

Outdoor Pillows: Here.

Outdoor Centerpiece

What a beautiful idea. Pin this idea to inspire you with your gardening this spring!

Faux Log Arragment: here.

Timeless Beauty

This stunning loggia features impressive ceilings with limed Timber trusses and slate roof.

Draperies: Custom – similar here.

Many thanks to the architect and interior designer for sharing the details above.

Architecture: TS Adams Studio (Instagram – Facebook)

Interior Design: Courtney Dickey and Bill Musso for Musso Design Group.

Project Manager: Noah Speights – TS Adams Studio

Photography: Emily Followill

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