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Cool Things 002

July 26, 2010 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Cool Things 002

So this is the second in an on-going installment of things I think are cool.  Whenever I find something that stops me down and gets me to say 'cool', I stick it in a post. Once I hit enough things … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Materials, Products, Things that are Cool

Concrete Floors

July 19, 2010 by Bob Borson 24 Comments

Concrete Floors

I decided to start a monumental project at my house this weekend - stripping my concrete floors. Depending on what you know, that may or may not be a big deal so let me tell you....it's a big deal, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My House Tagged With: bob borson, concrete, Materials, My House

Modern Fences – Use your imagination

July 15, 2010 by Bob Borson 57 Comments

Modern Fences – Use your imagination

...“Good fences make good neighbors” Robert Frost, Mending Wall, 1914 Fences DO make good neighbors but having actual good neighbors goes a lot further towards making good neighbors. Don't get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Materials, Modern Architecture

Awesome Tubs

July 6, 2010 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

Awesome Tubs

Okay, so maybe you haven't heard that I have a design issue to work on in my master bathroom yet (back-story here), but it did make me think a little about bath tubs and what type of tub would I like. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Le Corbusier, Materials

Cool Things – 001

June 22, 2010 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Cool Things – 001

I have been toying with the idea of creating a post that just sits there for a while and whenever I find something that stops me down and gets me to say 'cool', I'd stick it in that post. So this is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Materials, Things that are Cool

Where do people who live in glass houses buy furniture?

June 7, 2010 by 4 Comments

Where do people who live in glass houses buy furniture?

Thanks Bob for extending the offer to fill in for you while you're off exploring the bright lights of Paris. I'm Paul Anater. I'm a kitchen and bath designer from St. Petersburg, FL and I can usually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Guest Posts, Materials and Products Tagged With: blog

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