My Talk at the launch of the Lewes Pound

My Speech at the Launch of the Lewes Pound (reconstructed from my notes, ... house they had build because the trend among celebrities then was to live in smaller houses than each ... , what we might call ‘The Age of Cheap Oil’, one’s economic success, sense of wellbeing and personal [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 06:26:38

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Simply Sarah Handy Hold All Review And Giveaway

Let me introduce you to Simply Sarah: Sarah Shaw has always had a great sense of fashion and trends ... with ideas for house, home and lifestyle - it was time to launch a new brand and a new store ... . Born in New York and raised in the Bay Area, her personal style combines Upper East Side classic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:13:11

The True Cost of a Home: How Green Trends Might Save the Housing Market

There’s a paradigm shift going on in the US real estate sector ... of their disposable income on their homes in 2006. Another harrowing fact: housing expenses went up 64.9 ... will reverberate among home owners who will be less likely to find themselves living in homes they cannot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 06:28:09

Sunny with a Chance of Faux

I decided to focus on Yellow as our Color of the Month after the results of the 2009 Paint Color Trends post ... , designer Meg Braff used a Clarence House wallcovering for a foyer wall.  It would be like walking ... when we can.                ochre-crackle.jpg freeformvine-2.jpg   modern-stripes-2.jpg [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:26:10

Evaluating and Reaching the Blogosphere

Reaching the Blogosphere As blogs continue to shape and mold themselves from old to new again, ... niches based on the type of content they choose to post. From the latest house cleaning trends [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 18:46:53

A Strawbale House?

A Strawbale House? Author: Mrs. M / Category: framing, home building, insulation, methodology, trends This concept is new to me: ... other home: a concrete basement or slab, a wooden joist floor, a sill with wood studs that support ... . I mean… hay?? When I think of hay, I think of dusty, moldy, scratchy bales of yellow hay. Hay gets wet [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 23:18:04

2009 Housing Market Prediction

Worst Housing Prediction for 2008 “Existing-Home Sales to Trend Up in 2008″ — Headline of a National Association of Realtors press release, Dec ... can be induced to pay above-average prices for houses and take on more debt when layoffs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:50:03

Magical Signs of the Jewish Cabala —The Six-Pointed Star, Babylonian Witchcraft, and the Hollywood Perdition of Jerry Seinfeld and Associates

He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here… Ezekiel 8:6 Kabbalism ... trend was the New Age movement. As we move forward through the first decade of the 21st century [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 17:56:00

The Transforming Apartment: 24 Rooms In One

When viewing architect Gary Chang’s Hong Kong dwelling in any of it’s stationary modes, it looks like an ordinary modern studio apartment. But hidden behind the surface of the current room is a whole house worth of spaces. Compressed ... in: Architecture, Design, Home & Garden, Trends In Asia" Architecture, Design, Home & Garden, Trends [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:01:51

The World Needs Consuming

In the thought-provoking New York Times article Talk is Cheap, the author argues that the “new frugality” trend is more or less bogus ... simultaneously started being responsible - saving 15% of their income, buying houses they could afford [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 23:40:06

Low-cost in house brand brands growing more well-liked by stores ...

An once a month feature about retailing trends and secrets. http://www.naturecounts.com/ As the deepening recession causes buyers to rein in their spending, the makers of ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:22:42

Inside the House of the Future

Green technology, wireless connectivity, and less ostentation are just some of the newest home-building trends January 6, 2009, ... to put some of the same design features into new homes. Such trends are worth noting: Having ... Just since 1992 the number of U.S. homes built with patios or porches has doubled. The New American [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:47:00

A 1988 Template Into The Future – Educational Trends

I was about 10 years old. I had just finished a science fiction story that had flying cars,food everywhere and dome housing ... a certain kind of mold that is impossible to live up to? Do we want generations of kids that learn ... her to be. There seems to be a lot of pressure to mold young people into perfect college students and adults. Hannah [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:21:00

More breaking news regarding Non toxic cleaning products

Almost all new home owners have experienced that brand new house fragrance. Starting over in a new living environment is also a great experience ... there are a couple main ingredients that you will need. You should have a set of cleaning products handy ... of the new trend of cleaning products. Does Going Green ring a bell?most people love to use these c [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:57:16

Ten Top Fashion Trends For 2009

1.  LONG AND LANGUID WATERFALL EARRINGS:  Goodbye reserved earrings, hello big, dramatic, modern styles ... , COMFORTABLE DRESSES: They may have been shorter back in the forties, but ladies used to call them house ... to the beach in them, without raising any eyebrows).  Some people are calling them day gowns, which pretty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:19:02

Netbooks: Not For Everyday Commercial Use, For Household Use Only?

I've been answering a lot of inquiries recently on whether or not netbooks are the next big trend in the corporate space and publications such as ... that I have no issues with netbooks. If fact, if I didn't have a hardware graveyard at my house I would get one (one of my New Year's resolutions is before something comes into my house, something [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:55:00

Streaming technology makes its presence known at CES

Often when CES gets under way it's interesting to look at trends among different manufacturers ... . This year at CES both LG and Vizio have announced plans to deliver Netflix compatible TVs later this year. If you're more interested in distributing HD video throughout your house from a central [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:07:43

MICHELLE SETS THE TREND

All eyes will be on Michelle Obama tonight and her inaugural ball gown. But the First Lady-to-be is already making style statements. This morning, she and her hubby were snapped leaving the Blair House on their way to a church service at St. John’s Episcopal Church across from the White House. Michelle wore a creation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:32:28

TREND: FIRST LADY FASHION

In honor of tomorrow's inauguration, we've gone back through the years and picked some pieces inspired by the wonderful women of the White House ... Schouler. We've selected a two-piece outfit that is constructed with hallmarks of 60s geographic design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:02:00

Live Blogging from the 2009 Edmonton Housing Forecast Seminar

Sheldon, Nathan, Derek, Lisa and I (and over 800 other people) ... roofs, open floor plans, geometric shapes) and Mediterranean (stucco, tile roofs, grand entries ... , Chair of the Home Builders Association talked about trends in home design: The three hottest styles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:55:00

Book Review: 'American Masterworks'

"American Masterworks: Houses of the 20th and 21st Centuries," by Kenneth Frampton and David Larkin (Rizzoli, $85): This is a wonderful anthology and explanation of American home architecture from 1969 until ... to an explanation of the trends and styles through American architectural history, the work and preferences [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:06:53

New Home Sales Up; New Home Sales Down: A Real Estate Economy In Flux Makes Trends Hard To Define

35.3 percent. By any measure, a staggering number. It is by how much new home sales have dropped from July 2007 ... California for people with excellent credit who are seeking and getting houses at relatively cheap prices [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 12:25:58

Glossy White Kitchen Design Trend

When Japanese people create innovations in dark kitchen designs, Aussies go in different direction ... it isn’t as new it mostly was used in modern house designs and mostly combined with black color [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:33:27

2009 Sales Compensation Trends Survey

I recently talked about a few salary and incentive compensation surveys, ... solution such as a spread sheet or data base and that 29% use a custom in-house solution to administer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:02:31

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