I’d been eyeing this stunning design by @aleksibriclot for years, and a little while ago (after two years of working on it) I finally finished it! It has all the dark norse fantasy vibes that I wanted Ragnarok to be, and I figured hey, I can make it myself!
I had to up a lot of my leatherworking skills for this one, and I dove into a lot of new skills as well to try to make all the pieces a cohesive whole. It uses lambskin leather, suede cowhide, and veg tan, as well as an entire sheepskin for the cape!
This whole costume has truly been a labour of Loki love and I’m so glad I was able to share all the madness (process) and the finished look!
You can tell when someone’s frame of reference for “normal people” is more “people at the church sponsored ice cream social” and less “people on the bus”
What in the world is happening here? Beautiful, historic 1800 farmhouse in Perkiomenville, PA was restored by the current owner. Some interesting design choices were incorporated into this wonderful piece of history. It has 4bds, 2ba, 9.33 acres of land, and they're asking $795K. Take a look at what they've done.
Now, as anyone familiar with American History knows, the slide was an efficient replacement for stairs in early 1800 farmhouses. It was higher at the bottom so a stool could be placed underneath, with a cow ready to be milked.
I appreciate that they left the floors and this wonderful fireplace. Why, though, do clean, straight walls look so out of place? What would look better? Maybe some texture?
Lovely. The big old pot over the fire.
They stood a vintage statue of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals, in fireplace. Not exactly the place of honor one would expect.
The living room is very large and has a new fireplace. Lovely original stone peeks out of the drywall like wainscoting.
They put in a modern kitchen, although it looks like an island is missing. The pots are just dangling in the middle of the ceiling.
Family room. In order to sell any home, you must include at least one stylish griege room.
Plus a vintage/modern bath combo. Don't forget the gray walls.
I have no idea what's going on in here. It's a large bedroom with Buzz Lightyear running on air near the ceiling and some weird wiring for the chandelier.
In 1889, after the Eiffel Tower was built, it was every farmer's dream to visit Paris. So prevalent was this, that the late actress/singer Judy Garland released the song "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm, After They've Seen Paree?" in 1919.
The primary bedroom has fabric draped over the beams to create a romantic retreat.
Some work was begun here.
Lots of wires, here.
The property is beautiful. Is that a little smokehouse?
Look at this wonderful barn that needs to be saved.
I don't know what's going on, but this property is a living museum and it looks like there's been some demo.
Everything here has been wiped out. The devastation.
It's a beautiful piece of property- the Perkiomen Creek runs alongside the 9.33 acre farm.
I have never seen anything like this remodeled 1930 home in Rochester, MN. It has 3bds, 3ba, and is completely tiled inside and out. The exterior is basically bathroom tile. Asking $849K. Well, at least you don't have to ever paint, just spray it down with shower cleaner.
You'd think that it would at least be something other than the usual white, gray, and black. And, you don't even have the option of painting. Ever.
Tile stairs go up into the living room.
I don't really like the small subway-type tiles on the walls in here. Even the fireplace is tile. The bookshelves & ceilings, however, are wood.
I've never seen a combination fireplace/kitchen counter.
The lower cabinets are nice.
The backsplash is a herringbone pattern.
The primary bedroom has a fireplace wall. As if it doesn't have enough shine, they had to put mirrored doors on the closets.
The en-suite bath has that nice shower door that looks like paned glass.
What is this nonsense? No tiled walls? This is actually very nice. It can be repainted in a very attractive color scheme.
Bath #2 has large pieces of tile joined by metal strips around the tub, plus a wood-tone ceiling. There are 4 different tiles in here.
Bedroom #3 has the small tiles on the walls.
Well, that's different - twin fireplaces.
The finished basement is set up as someone's bedroom, office, and gym. I like the glass wall partition.
I'm so disappointed. I posted The Poseidon House in St. Cloud, MN a couple of years ago, then it appeared on HGTVs "Ugliest House in America." It didn't win, so the owners renovated it themselves and it's back on the market for $699,900.
NOOOO! They removed the iconic Poseidon statue. That was going too far. Fun fact: When his marriage broke up, the owners offered Aquaman Jason Momoa the house to stay in. He didn't take them up on it.
Poseidon is a Greek God and the Eye of Horus is an Egyptian symbol of well-being, healing, and protection. I guess the original owner just liked them both.
They left the kitchen and it's in excellent condition. It's a nice house, I think it only needed a refresh.
There's nothing wrong with the dining room. It just was repainted gray.
Basically, they just cleaned up the living room, but left it untouched.
Looks like they left the blue lighting. Love how the floor glows white.
Goodbye, cool bedroom.
I think that this may be the primary bedroom. It has the same type of stained glass window as the bath.
The largest bath stayed the same. The cabinets are very nice and the big stained glass window.
The home office is fine.
This bath appears to have remained. The cabinet is nice. It's not a bad room.
And, bd. #3 doesn't need reno.
The family room looks beautiful, now, although I kinda liked it before, too.
Interesting colorful 1958 mid-century modern in St. Louis Park, MN. 5bds, 3ba, $925K
There's a nice entrance foyer- it's different than the typical MCM layout.
Isn't this a beautiful sunny living room? What a large fireplace wall.
Very large open dining area. This home is very spacious and well-cared for. It already has a pending sale.
Right off the living room is a colorful kitchen.
This is lovely. I wonder how they found a backsplash to match.
The primary bedroom is quite different from the usual MCM bedrooms- it's not a plain box and it's got a vaulted wood ceiling plus a glass wall and sliders to the patio.
The shower room was remodeled and seamlessly fits the MCM style.
The children's room is quite large.
The children's bath mirrors the shower room, except that it has a tub.
It's almost like the exterior has "rooms" and there's an open roof for a tree.
Downstairs is a very large basement with a family room and bar.
It also has a fireplace.
The home goes on and on, it has so many rooms.
It also has a big deck with an outdoor kitchen.
Plus, a great workshop.
The house is larger than I thought, and it's an attractive colorful home on the exterior, too.