Outdoor Showers
9 Jun 2011
Outdoor showers are more than just a way to rinse off after a swim. They are part of the experience of the activity – so shouldn’t some consideration go into how you create that experience?
Materials and Products
Modern Chicken Coops and Urban Farmers
31 May 2011
The truth is that I secretly long to be an Urban Egg Farmer and own a modern chicken coop. I’ve been hiding my shame for a long time now but I just can’t pretend any longer.
Knoll Hardoy Butterfly Chairs
16 May 2011
The Butterfly Chair—also known as the Hardoy Chair, B.F.K. Chair, Safari Chair, Sling Chair, or Wing Chair – whatever you want to call it, is a mainstay of modern design.
Cork Flooring: A modern floor choice
12 May 2011
What are the pro’s and con’s of using cork as a floor material? We’ll look at cork flooring and review how cork is used and maintained.
How to Pick the Right Paint Finish
21 Apr 2011
This is the (cough cough) long awaited follow up to the Introduction to the Color Wheel post I wrote a little while ago. If you wondered what the difference was between eggshell and semi-gloss – then I have finally delivered on my promise and collected information from a myriad of sources and added my own(…)
Some of my favorite things
11 Apr 2011
A quick look at some very interesting architectural products from Deltana Hardware, 3M films, Scotsman Ice, Brizo Faucets, and Homasote.
Modern House Challenge: Site Built Windows
28 Mar 2011
The house I live in is almost 50 years old and has site built windows and they still look and work great. I sketched up some of the details used in the construction of my windows for review here
Residential Architecture 101: Shutters
24 Mar 2011
Today I would like to take a look at exterior shutters, which are very common and frequently the target of DIY’ers and weekend warriors. In other words, they are terrible.
Introduction to the Color Wheel
21 Mar 2011
Color theory is only as complicated as you let it be – there are rules and if you choose to follow them, your odds of putting together a working color scheme improve dramatically
Glass Blocks and Design Competitions deserve each other
17 Mar 2011
I haven’t ever spoken out about design competitions before but let me go on the record by saying that I dislike them only slightly less than I dislike glass block. Here’s why:
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