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Published: 2008-12-18 20:12:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 448; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 13
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A&C stile copper switchplate. Another expression of my interest in the philosophy of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and in the motifs of the Pacific coast.Related content
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I lvoe the attention to detail and would love to have one of these as opposed to the plain, white plastic ones.
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Again, fantastic. I think this is my favorite of the three.
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I think I really got the A&C look on that one.
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Yeah. I used to live on the West Coast of Canada, and you can see the influence the Arts and Crafts movement had on some of the older buildings. Quite lovely.
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I know what you mean. Victoria is full of them, though a lot of those old houses seem to have been stuccoed at some point in the past.
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Hey, you guessed the very city and everything. But that's true. Shame. Have you ever seen Craigdarek Castle? Beautiful building built by coal tycoons - but it was used as a hospital, at one point, so the frescoed celings in some of the rooms were painted white! They've been restoring it for years, trying to get the paint off. Haven't been there in a decade, so I don't know if they ever finished.
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It has been about that long for me as well, since crossing the border has gotten to be such a pain. And the red haired customs girl who used to waive me through no longer works in Vic. I have some old friends there, well out toward Foul Bay, and I may decide to go for a visit come spring. They have a house from the 1880s that Mark may restore, if Barbra can get him to put down the paper and pick up a hammer.
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Luckily I don't have that problem, as I still live in Canada, but I can't really go back due to the lack of money. Penniless university student urg...
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