After taking a break from working on my master bedroom ceiling project, I am diving back in. At present, I am fastening a layer of OSB (wafer board) to my framing. This is my favorite part of remodeling. At this point, I am able to enclose trinkets, notes, and all manner of goodies in the hollow spaces I have created with my framing. I started hiding things in my house when I first constructed it in 1991 and have done so many times since.
I
stuffed a sheet of stamps from the Philippines and a copy of my book, Taking
Measure (which features a photograph of Desiree on the cover), inside one
section of the ceiling.
Back
in the mid-1990s, Uyen undertook efforts to apply Feng Shui to our house. Feng
Shui, for the unfamiliar, is a traditional Chinese practice that involves
arranging one's environment to harmonize with natural energy flows in order to
promote well-being and balance. Uyen incorporated the five elements (wood,
fire, earth, metal, water) in decor throughout the house to create a harmonious
environment. She placed mirrors strategically to expand space and reflect
light. She hung a chime and a coin at our front door. She also dangled a cut
crystal above the door to the master bathroom. Rather than removing the crystal
to accommodate the new ceiling, I have shortened the monofilament line upon
which it hangs so it will remain in place in the original ceiling space.
Stamp
Sheet from Manila
Taking
Measure Book
Doorway
Crystal (Before)
Doorway Crystal (After)
—Mitchell Hegman
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