1 I like to maximize the use of space and this shelf, which runs along one whole wall in the kitchen, uses the area over the doors and pantry cabinets.

2 The kitchen shelf brackets are almost exact replicas of the brackets I found in the old Winter House kitchen when I bought this farm.

3 Over the kitchen sink are milk glass shelves that hold tea pots and spices. The brackets are old chrome.

4 A close-up of these useful brackets - I'm always looking for objects like this at antique shows and antique malls.

5 This milk glass shelf in the kitchen is supported by old bathroom brackets - enamel over iron.

6 I use similar brackets in bathrooms to hold hand towels, perfumes, and toiletries.

7 These brackets are nickel coated. Sometimes, I have old brackets that I find replated.

8 These large brackets hold a wide, heavy, marble shelf over my big bathtub - a great storage space for bath towels.

9 These brackets were replated beautifully.

10 The 'bracket' motif continues outside, as well. These giant brackets support this over-doorway roof, which protects the doors and openings from the elements.

11 I love these overhangs and wish I had put them over every uncovered doorway.

12 All of the eave rafters on the farm are finished off decoratively with, what appears to be brackets. This overhang is where I hang a large number of bird feeders.

13 a closeup of the fine workmanship

14 Sometimes I get lucky and come across old architectural elements, like these giant corbel brackets from an old Victorian house. I used them to hold up a serving counter in my lean-to garage.

15 The old paint lends great character to these brackets.

16 The counter can hold a great deal of weight because we hung the brackets on sturdy iron L hinges.

17 In the Tenant house, there are simple, elegant brackets supporting the mantle piece.

18 A closeup

19 In the kitchen, a great use of space was created by adding shelf brackets like these.

20 They were so wonderfully crafted by our carpenters.

21 Another milk glass shelf in the gym bathroom

22 These brackets are another example of enamel over cast iron.

23 There are new brackets to hold my exercise medicine balls, but there are also architectural brackets over the wainscoting.

24 This shelf goes around my entire gym and it's a handy place for water bottles, heart rate monitors, and yoga straps.

25 Such lovely detailing

26 Brackets also hold up the over-the-door canopies on the greenhouse ends.

27 These painted iron brackets were crafted with great expertise.

28 Old, wonderful, architectural salvage brackets, like these in my stable kitchen, are becoming increasingly difficult to find. These were hung very well and can hold heavy shelving, like this soapstone slab.

29 The carpenter's joy is evident in the detailing.

30 A different style of bracket on the other side of the room holds shelves, as well as counters.

31 This is a great design from the 19th-century.

32 Those same brackets are used here in a horizontal manner.

33 Gelbu and Dolma sit at this counter to eat their lunch.

34 Old iron brackets are great for shelves, like this over-the-sink shelf.

35 I always marvel at the intricate casting of such brackets.

36 This is the tack cleaning room, where all the neatly organized shelves are supported by carpenter created brackets.

37 Slavo Kormanik designed these lovely brackets and many of the other new brackets on the farm. I would simply make a sketch and he would execute it fancifully with his woodworking tools.

38 This shelving is in the tack room in the stable.

39 These shelf brackets are a very good example of what we call 'carpenter's joy.'

40 The design is a free expression of a carpenter's original woodworking skills - wonderful details.

1 I know that I've mentioned how amazing the apple yield is this year, but I'm just so excited about it. This laden espalier is a Cortland apple variety.

2 This year, Shaun and I decided to allow pumpkins to grow outside the vegetable garden and climb up the fence for support.

3 This is a flat-shaped French variety called Potiron.

4 An immature Long Island Cheese pumpkin suspended on the fence

5 This pumpkin is growing larger and deeper in color every day.

6 This Kakai pumpkin will soon become orange with dark green stripes.

7 This is a forming Turk's Turban - it will get larger and become various shades of orange and green.

8 This bottle gourd will reach a nice large size.

9 Surprisingly, at this late date, there are still a few strawberries to be found!

10 The raspberries are having a very long season. These golden raspberries are so sweet. Raspberries produce an early-summer crop on the previous season's growth and a fall crop on the current season's growth.

11 As you can see, there is a lot of new growth.

12 Gyurme is pruning out all the dead wood from the raspberries.

13 He is also attaching the new canes onto the support wires.

14 The garlic chives are blooming profusely around the vegetable garden and the honeybees are really drawn to the flowers.

15 The bee hives are very active and healthy.

16 Chhiring and Pete have been weeding and mulching like crazy.

17 Hard work is not an issue for these Sherpas.

18 A nicely mulched pathway to the cutting garden. By the way, this composted mulch was made right here on the property up at the composting area.

19 The sedum flowers are just beginning to turn pink. Sedum are often taken for granted in the garden, partly because they don’t bloom until the fall, but this is what I love about them.

20 The smart hens are staying cool in the shade.

21 My pair of Black Welsh Mountain Sheep love their larger pen and the rich green grass.

22 Their fleece is highly desirable for making quality fibers for knitting and weaving. The fleece is a dark black or reddish black called cuchddu.

23 This is the front of my house where many of my potted tropicals live for the summer. I can't get over how tall and full the banana trees have gotten!

24 The entrance to the Summer House flanked by potted Phoenix roebelenii Pygmy Date Palms and giant alocasias

1 Here I am with David Lancaster of Heirloom Bowls. - http://www.heirloombowls.com/

2 Heirloom Bowls are made one at a time using only native North American hardwoods.

3 This set of nesting bowls is made of a beautiful black ash burl that’s flawless with very tight eyes and beautiful coloration.

4 David Lancaster developed a passion woodworking when he was a small boy. At 13, he had his own wood shop.

5 Another set of nesting bowls made of ash

6 Prescott Hill Pottery http://www.prescotthillpottery.com/ makes useful pots - tableware, storage jars and vases - as well as evocative vessels and forms in high-fire stoneware and porcelain.

7 An example of an ash-glazed gas-fired plate

8 A gorgeous rag rug by Hutton Studios - http://www.huttonstudios.com/ - these rugs are made of cotton and cotton-blend fabrics.

9 Stunning jewelry by Holly Hamilton Jewelry - http://www.hollyhamiltonjewelry.com/index2.php - Holly creates a blend of limited production and one-of-a-kind jewelry using 18 and 22k gold, incorporating South Sea pearls and individually selected unique stones and rarities.

10 Tammy Zeh of Tamberlaine - http://www.tamberlaine.com/index.htm - makes jewelry that reminds her of nature, flowers, ancient art, and oceans.

11 Stephen Zeh - http://www.stephenzeh.com/ - is an extraordinary basket maker. These jewelry designs are hand forged and hand woven in 18k and 22k gold and in sterling and fine silver.

12 This is a collection of exquisite miniature baskets by Stephen Zeh.

13 This is a small collectible Maine potato basket.

14 And these are Stephen Zeh's small collectible fishing creels.

15 A beautiful teapot by Autumn Cipala

16 More pieces by Autumn Cipala

17 Jewelry by Jennifer Nielsen - http://www.jnielsenjewelry.com/ - Her unique designs are made of smooth beach pebbles set in silver or gold.

18 This large square platter is by Jody Johnsone - http://www.jodyjohnstonepottery.com/index.html - Jody became interested in pottery in her early twenties living and working in Japan.

19 One of Jody Johnstone's large lobed serving bowls

20 And a large rectangular platter

21 This is Stephanie Crossman of Gram J's Nets - http://www.mainenetbags.com/index.html - Stephanie makes lovely bags and jewelry with traditional knotted netting, otherwise known as fishnetting.

22 These beautiful hand blown glass pieces are by Tandem Glass Works. - http://www.tandemglass.com/

23 Each of these cups are all one of a kind made up from brightly colored and patterned glass elements.

24 This spectacular pot is by George Pearlman of St. George Pottery. - http://www.stgeorgepottery.com/ This piece is called a Fertility Jar.

25 This twenty-one-inch-tall pot is a Field Jar.

26 This stately piece is a Sprout Jar.

27 A fabulous vase

28 A stunning pitcher

29 A beautiful bottle

30 A great dish

31 And another wonderful vase

32 Ron King Gourd Vessels - http://www.rkinggourds.com/index.htm - are embellished gourd vessels.

33 This gourd is embellished with porcupine quills and pearls.

34 And this one with red beads

35 Turquoise beads and feathers

36 And this gourd has dye and scarring embellishment.

37 Fine brass wire ornamentation

38 Pearl and gold leaf

39 One kind of gourd that Ron King grows for these amazing vessels.

40 And another

41 And another

42 David Pollock of Maggie's Farm makes incredible wooden kitchen implements.

43 I loved these French rolling pins.

44 Ornamentation by Fish in the Garden - http://www.fishinthegarden.net/ - The mission of Fish in the Garden is to create new, unique and creative home and garden accents, such as this school of Blue Koi.