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Blueprint

A copy of a drawing done to scale showing the room or a number of rooms, dimensions and configuration of floor space for each level or story of the interior of the proposed building.

After the machine copies the drawing onto the special paper, the paper is blue, hence the term blueprint. 2) In engineering, a line drawing showing the physical characteristics of a part.

Interior Designer Invitational | HeraldTribune.com

Carmen Christensen design, complimented by art by Katharine Butler-Spindrift

The Katharine Butler Gallery will present its 1st Annual Interior Designer Invitational from March 17 to April 10 featuring local interior designers and gallery artists. On display will be photos of interior design projects paired with artwork from the gallery that the designers consider best complements their work.

Participating designers include Jan Bullard, Cameron Cox, Sarah Colandro, Thomas Coppage, Carmen Christensen, Mary Jo Hixon, Pamela Hastings, Holly Kriviski, Jeanette Simpson and Jeff Hart. Showcased artists include John Busby, Carolyn Ritter, Charlie Barmonde, David Zapata, Jason Bourgholtzer, Katharine Butler, Sonja Fraser, Donald Murphy, Howard Cowdrick, Ruth Hook Colby, Ronn Mattia and Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson, Joan Lyon-Colubux and L. Susan Stark.

KB Gallery is located at 1943 Morrill St. in the Towles Court Arts District in downtown Sarasota. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. For information: 955-4546; www.kbutlergallery.com.

Where to Store Coffee: Pantry vs. Freezer | Real Simple

From website Real Simple

Keep It Shelved

The best way to keep ground coffee or whole beans fresh is to store the coffee on a pantry shelf in an opaque airtight container away from light, heat, and moisture, says Scott McMartin, who has tasted more than half-a-million cups of coffee as a member of the Starbucks Green Coffee Quality group. (If you don't have a canister, close the top of the bag with a rubber band, then put the bag in a resealable plastic bag.) When you freeze the coffee you use every day, the fluctuating temperatures create moisture in the packet, which can leave your morning cup tasting like cardboard. "The cell structure changes, which causes a loss of the oils that give coffee its aroma and flavor," says McMartin. So why do so many coffee connoisseurs keep their stashes in the freezer? Probably because they stock up and store the coffee there for a longer time.

Interior Designer Invitatonal ~ Time2Design Entry

Join us on Friday, March 19th, 2010 6-10 pm and see our entry in the Interior Designer Invitational....

Artist Reception and Towles Court Artwalk

Friday, March 19th, 2010 6-10 pm

Time2Design Entry - Master Bath~Art/Jewelry pairing

The Katharine Butler Gallery proudly presents its 1st Annual Interior Designer Invitational featuring local interior designers and gallery artists. Each participating interior designer will be displaying a photo of what they consider to be their best design project. Along with the design photo, each participating designer has chosen a piece of artwork from the gallery that would best compliment their design. Come join the Katharine Butler Gallery, an industry partner of the American Society of Interior Designers, for this spectacular designer showcase! Entries will be on Display Wed Mar 17 - Sat. April 10, 2010. Location ~Katharine Butler Gallery 1943 Morrill Street, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Out with The Old, That wall has to go ~ Kitchen Before & After

Out with the old and in with the new ~ Those walls have to go. This kitchen was screaming for a makeover and needed to be updated.

Aside from the outdated wallpaper, this kitchen had a lot going on. The original kitchen was closed off from the rest of the house with dropped soffits and walls separating it, it felt like you were in a box.

We removed the wallpaper, took down a few walls, got rid of the soffits and opened the new kitchen up to the adjoining breakfast area and family room. We made the kitchen part of the house instead of a separate room stuck in a box.

We increased the size of the pantry, made the cabinet over the refrigerator deeper so it was accessible and increased the height of the new upper cabinets. In addition this kitchen boasts a total of five drawer banks for amazing amounts of usable functional storage. New stainless steel appliances, solid cherry wood cabinets and spectacular granite countertops give this kitchen a timeless look that is now the center of activity in their home.

A few details up close.

We received the following letter from the homeowner upon completion of this job -

Dear Carmen,

I wanted to drop you a note to let you know again how happy we are with our kitchen/house remodel job. Everything came out beautiful, it’s like having a new home. You delivered on each and every aspect of the project. You guided us through the job our first meeting when we discussed the job and process to the final walk-through.

We very much appreciate your high standards for quality and value and want to mention some things that set you apart from other contractors we know or talked to. Your excellent communications provided us confidence that every dollar was spent wisely. You stayed on budget and always let us know when issues arose.

All your subcontractors and workers were safe, neat, honest and highly qualified. Your eye for design and color was great. Overall, we can say that we received quality work and materials at a good price. We once hired a contractor who’s starting goal was to be friends with their clients after the project was completed. I am happy to say that now we have had two contractor experiences we can say that about.

I would not hesitate to recommend you to anybody and wish you the best.

Maureen Stewart