Monday, March 15, 2010

Vardo Art & Design

I'm going to post some pics of design themes and elements we plan to implement in our design. Below is the link to a pdf of Sarah-Leith's original mood board for the project. She has already begun collecting candle lanterns and antique milk bottles for exterior lighting.

Mood Board

Below is an image of a door that is very similar to the one I am currently designing.


Here is a porch detail and finish aesthetic I like very much. I think with the right colours it could compliment, quite nicely, the blue stain beetle-kill pine I intend to use for the exterior.



I'm considering incorporating a theme similar to the one below into my door. The one below is obviously quite crude but I really like the idea, I just might take it and improve it.



Below is a pic of the interior fabric Sarah-Leith found for the ceiling. It's called "The Lovers Knot" and it is made, I might add, in the US of A.



Here's a pic of a bow-top with a bay window at the front. I intend to install a bay window as well, though I don't envision mine as radial is this one.



Below is a pic of the trailer the vardo will be built on. I just picked it up from Casper, Wyoming yesterday. First on the bill is to adapt the trailer which has, up to this point, lived its life as a boat hauler into one that I can use for the project. Should be simple enough and I'll try to do it by adding as little weight as possible. Once that's done, I'll sandblast the whole thing and give it new paint. From there I can begin constructing the sub-floor of the vardo.



Now that I have the trailer and have taken detailed measurements, I can begin rendering the vardo in SketchUp. From there I can start ordering materials and once the chassis is set-up, can begin constructing the shell.

More to come...

4 comments:

Sarah-Leith said...

I love the porch design and finish that you posted.. the one you thought would look good with the blue grain of the beetle kill. I agree! Maybe we shouldn't stain it then... the wood will darken a bit with age anyway wont it?

Nickel said...

Can't wait to see this. Love you all.

J. Scott Overman said...
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J. Scott Overman said...

S-L, you're right, it will a darken a bit as it ages. I haven't decided on a finish for the porch bits though. Perhaps an alkyd varnish which will yellow a bit, adding depth and character as it ages. This is the sort of finish used on wooden yachts. Unfortunately, these types of finishes, though beautiful, take a lot of maintenance.