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Material studies

Wood, stone, clay, lime, wool, linen.

Materials that come from the earth, require less processing, can be repaired rather than replaced, and become more beautiful with time—examined sample by sample, on real projects.

Natural paint fan decks and colour cards fanned out on a cedar slab table beside houseplants — Natural paint and stain decks, color consultation

A wool and hemp insulation batt beside a cork sheet and a natural paint sample book — Sheep wool, hemp and cork samples

Two lime plaster tile samples in raking afternoon light on a floor beside a fir cabinet — Lime plaster tiles, afternoon light

Whitney holding a hemp-lime block over a worktable of paint decks, wool insulation and cork samples — Hemp-lime, wool and cork on the worktable

Wild red columbine flowering at the base of an old lime-mortared stone wall — Lime-mortared stone, wild columbine

Tell me about your project.

Not sure where to start? Send me what you’re building or renovating and I’ll help you figure out the right next step.

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