On Nicholson Street inwards Hyattsville , inwards Maryland , the the States , stands the outlandishly decorated household of Clarke Bedford , a retired fine art conservator at the Hirshhorn Museum. Every square-inch of the outside is decorated amongst pieces of metallic that Bedford has salvaged or bought. There are former metallic fans , statues , fenders too headlights. On the white ground surrounding his household hang to a greater extent than objects that convey been bent too shaped. His steampunk cars parked on the street inwards forepart of his household convey underwent the same form of treatment.
An creative someone all his life , Bedford’s abode improvement began inwards 2000 when he began experimenting amongst his Saab convertible. He ripped off the bumpers , too amongst other replacements , made his machine expect to a greater extent than similar a ‘30s roadster. He thence began incorporating the unused parts into the fencing some his property. Once he was done amongst the ground , he began working on his house.
Bedford calls his site "As-sem-blage Co-ttage ," pronounced inwards rhyming French. His best-known vehicle , called “Vanadu” , is an ’88 Ford Econoline van.
via Baltimore Sun too Spaces Archives