If you've seen the Drawing Board column I wrote for the September 2011 issue of Fine Homebuilding magazine ("Taking oriels to a new level", Issue #221), you might want to check out this video, too. I created it as a companion piece to my column about upper-level oriels. (An oriel is a window bay without a foundation.) If you haven't seen my Fine Homebuilding column yet, it's on newsstands now, and here's a link to a PDF version of it. Reprinted with permission copyright 2011, The Taunton Press, Inc. You can also find this video in the "Magazine Extras" section of the Fine Homebuilding website here.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

A couple of weekends ago, this Idjit Gardener had a unique opportunity to try her hand at market gardening. For one weekend, The Idjit Gardener and her husband tended to chickens, a bunny, and a small farm stand Up-Island on Martha's Vineyard. No lives of the animal or plant variety were lost -- at least, not that The Idjit Gardener knows about. Check out the video below to share in the adventure.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

With this post I'm launching a new category. The video episode below explores how to train our eyes on house exteriors-- specifically the base: foundation. Future episodes will further explore exteriors as they relate to the hierarchy of base, middle, and top.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

The fourth installment of my Essex, Mass. travelogue video series takes me to the White Elephant Shop, a lively destination with a wide range of wares. I start out at the main shop, then head to their outlet, and finally arrive at my parents’ garden to situate a White Elephant acquisition.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast and North Shore Art Throb

The third installment of my Essex, Mass. travelogue video series features Americana Antiques and some bonus scenic highlights. Americana has been a purveyor of antiques and collectibles for 41 years. Tune in for a taste of Essex – its clam shacks and Americana’s antique blanket chests.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast and North Shore Art Throb