Posted May 10, 2012
Another day, another tiny house for us to enjoy. This one is built as a true retreat away from the world, with no running water or electricity. It’s in the middle of a clump of large redwoods, and designed to look as if it was built into the trees (it’s not). “No water and no ...
Posted May 9, 2012
The staircase is one of the most practical elements to any multistory home, which is probably why it’s so often overlooked. For example, look at one of the great ongoing gags on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, where Phil Dumphy vows to “fix that step” every time he trips going up ...
Posted May 8, 2012
Sometimes a staircase may be necessary to get from floor to floor. And sometimes it can be an architectural marvel. We found a round-up on MSN Real Estate that caught our fancy. Here are two of our favorites. Check out the rest here. If you have an abundance of books and limited space to store ...
Posted May 2, 2012
Check your local movie listings and you would have a hard time finding a ticket for less than $10. Over the past few years, movie night has become absurdly expensive. At the same time, media rooms are becoming more popular as home-theater systems have not only improved in quality but become easier ...
Posted May 1, 2012
Ceilings: they don’t matter until they do. People give much more attention to the ceiling’s flashier sister, the wall — so many choices for colors and decor! But the ceiling is just sort of… there. Nonetheless, there’s a lot of room for a decorating statement on the ...
Posted April 26, 2012
The sink is an simple way to provide a bathroom with a focal point — especially a smaller bath where space is tight. Tthe Kitchen & Bath Show is going on this week, and there have been a lot of new and beautiful sinks in the blogosphere. We especially love this one that Bob Vila ...
Posted April 24, 2012
Real People, Real Kitchens: 15 Small Cool Kitchens You Won’t Want to Miss The Kitchn Check out The Kitchn’s roundup of little kitchens with big style. Boulder Tiny House: Colo. Couple Build Simple, Sustainable 125 Square Foot Home Huffington Post “Could you live in only 125 square ...
Posted April 19, 2012
If you enjoy the outdoors and communing with nature, and if you’ve ever desired to expand your outside bathroom repotoire beyond camping trips, this might be just the toilet for you! Architect Sou Fujimoto created this glass toilet stall to take advantage of the beautiful rural landscape in ...