GEORGE DOES ELLEN

Ellen DeGeneres has been carrying on a campaign to get George Clooney on her show since moving to the Warner Bros. lot this season ... , over to his bungalow to try to woo him (he was never there). Now, finally, Ellen has landed George ... Bench to help entice George. The plan worked, and George admits to Ellen that he’s been aware [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:30:09

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Remodeling Our Home on a Budget

I mentioned in my last post that I would share my experience on how we remodeled our home and added a modern addition on a budget ... and laundry room (yes, they were all very small cramped rooms) into a open floor plan modern home ... house we could in an area we liked. We lucked out and were able to find a 700 square foot bungalow [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 12:56:26

People unclear on the concept

The Boston Globe (may ask for a relatively painless registration) ... a deck, and replacing the roof.Castle had big plans to turn his second-floor attic into a huge living ... there is Don Castle, a probation officer:Since buying his Lynn bungalow with no money down three years [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 13:37:00

Maltese Masterpiece

We continue Dean Jeffries week with a look into the first (and maybe only) Porsche to ever grace the cover of Rod & Custom Magazine ( ... ! In 1960, Dean did saw his plan through. He put the car in Road & Track Magazine with a sale price ... weeks later, the FBI surrounded a small beach bungalow with a sharp custom Porsche parked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:02:31

In Foreclosure: Wilshire Blvd's House of Tomorrow

Click the image above to view the full photogallery ... feet of mid-century modern office bungalows, 3 conference rooms, and a brick central courtyard ... (interiors stripped) has led the Conservancy board to vote against pursuing a preservation plan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 18:58:04

Honesty

Teeni gave me an award and a meme!  It’s all about honesty.  I’m pretty sure that if nothing else comes out in this blog, the one thing that does show up time after time is HONESTY.  My one thought on this is, “What haven’t I told ya’ll?”  There can’t be much left!  But there may be a few scraps of info that I’ve held back on.  We shall see! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:17:46

Some people get mad, some get angry, some ride bulls. None is inducive to solving any relationship ills.

Fifteen whole days away. Sheesh. If ever someone needed a vacation, it would be me. I had so much going on during my hiatus ... and brother (in town from Cali, yeah!). Coming into a vacation with a well-rounded home-cooked meal ... warm temperatures!) we had dinner in Scottsdale at Bungalow on the PATIO , then spent the midnight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:09:39

Bungalow renovation blog

Follow along at beaconhillbungalow.blogspot.com as new Beacon Hill neighbors Laura and “Labor Foreman” (does that make her Laura Foreman?) utterly disassemble and then put back together a 1920 bungalow to their own design. They’ve ... now. It saddens me a bit to see the house with so much original craftsmanship be completely gutted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 06:36:38

A two part post: Year in Recap/Mid Century Modern, Cliff May and Me

Whew...what a year! And what a day is today!I hope to later insert links to some of the events that are mentioned in this recap.. ... , and immediately begin to look for work closer to our families. Our house gets prepped for selling; life ... have worked a little harder on that though!)July: We both find jobs in...Salt Lake City! PTL! We put the house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 02:50:00

HOW TO MAKE A DRAFTY OLD HOUSE INTO AN EFFICIENT COMFORTABLE HOME – PART 1

Bungalow This is the first of a series of articles giving an actual example of what can be done to convert a drafty old house into an efficient ... provides us with a plan of action that many of us can use to save money on utility bills ... natural gas water heater (1989) Floor space approx 1,000 sq ft Blown insulation only [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 16:13:13

Bukit Antarabangsa.. Looting Soldiers?

I refer to several printed news media where it was alleged that Armed Forces Personnel at the landslide tragedy site was looting from those collapse bungalow. In today newspaper, the CDF defended his soldiers on their conduct. He did not mince his words and scorn those who made the allegations without basis. In my earlier writings [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:28:09

Introducing...the house!

Here is the first peek into our little place (call them the "before" pictures)...it is a great stucco bungalow and we love it! ... craftsman tile...Immediately across from the front door is the arched doorway leading into the dining ... so myself. We have lots of plans to make it our own. Lots of work and I'll keep you posted all the way. Stay [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 14:00:00

Protecting Future Generations By Protecting Air, Water & Wildlife

CHERRY VALLEY AND KITTATINNY RIDGE It is easy to forget in these troubled times that government can help good people do good things ... to my horror that other houses, including a magnificent late-18th century farmhouse surrounded ... , and through a coalition of environmentalists and sportsmen, Du Pont's plans not only were thwarted [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 11:45:00

Edwin W. Clark

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references ... board was hesitant to approve his plan to enter the Naga Hills. On December 23, 1872 Clark organized ... I believe I have found my life-work,’ exclaimed Mr. Clark, as he entered the old press bungalow [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 04:00:13

Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Planning A Valentine's Day Divorce?

No one is so far denying the latest rumors that Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez are completely over and intend to make it official on Valentine's Day ... to amicably plan out a date to announce their separation but sources close to them confirmed ... ditched his own wedding band and partied at N.Y.C. hot spots such as Bungalow 8. He and Lopez [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 18:00:00

BungaLOW

BungaLOW We love our new house. It’s already home to us. In fact, there are toys on the floor in every room ... molding, banister, etc. It’s a 1925 bungalow, which means it’s beautiful. It also means it’s drafty ... , it was about a third of what we used to pay in rent. I immediately signed up for the budget plan with the gas [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 00:49:01

Connecticut's 'borscht belt'

Long ago, I was an active member of USY and Atid, both connected to the famous Brooklyn Jewish Center on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights ... in the Middletown Press on East Haddam, once home to more than 100 resorts - a New England version ... condominiums. And Chabad, a Jewish group, has plans to make Klar Crest, a small resort, into a camp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:00:00

Another Holiday Gift Idea!

And this one's perfect as not only a Christmas gift, but perhaps even moreso a Hanukkah gift for those who celebrate! ... on an unsuspecting gentile family in their quiet farmhouse. The loving mother and father ... to him. This dude is a seriously talented filmmaker and he plans on using the funds made from this short [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 06:50:00

When You Shrink The Gold Mine In California

The San Francisco Chronicle reports from California. “As home values continue to plunge, the real estate valuation service Zillow said that 20 ... homeowners with negative equity. He and his partner owe about $610,000 on their bungalow in Oakland’s Maxwell Park neighborhood; the home now is worth about $100,000 less. In their 94619 ZIP code, 23.8 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 22:06:39

Tips in Landscaping your Garden

Tips in Landscaping your Garden Everyone knows that one of the key elements to having a beautiful home is having a great landscaped background ... when you can able to access free plans on the internet or at a greenhouse. But if you’ve an awkward ... . 3. The elan of your home must be taken into account. If you’ve a rural bungalow, formal gardens [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 06:34:48

Life's Too Short: Stilettos in Dinning Rooms.

bloggy break ever last week to scrapbook and organize photos, I was ready to publish a post entitled, "The End ... ahead. Early morning buses, lunches, volunteering, keeping up with the house ... this morning and shut down my lap top. I. Was. Done. All day long I sat around the house with the girls [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 00:54:34

Budget cuts not affecting Daley's PR machine

From today's print edition: Daley’s PR machine Budget cuts not affecting city's public relations efforts City message coming from a lot of ... headed to the lakefront last month to announce his latest environmental plans, accompanied ... to that in-house army, the city has funneled millions more to private spin doctors. "The city [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 18:16:00

The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is one of the most favorite characters in the history of detective fiction. You already know that he is my most favorite hero, someone that I want beside me when in danger, someone I can trust completely. Such a wonderful character cannot be seen anywhere in the realworld, as far as I know [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 09:09:00

The Key to a Better Year with Your Out-of-Control Teen: Map out Your Journey

Happy New Year. Now, before you roll your eyes (which most likely roll just fine because of the lubrication of way too many tears) and sigh (or scream) hang with me. There can be happiness in the New Year.  It’s OK if you don’t believe me, I didn’t believe it when others told me my relationship with my out-of-control teen could heal either [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:47:15

City Community - Christmas Eve, 2008

The Delhi walla's pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls - Blogger Nimpipi, ... -looking bungalow in Nizamuddin West. And no, Ms Dungdung is not baking a cake on Christmas eve. No, don't ... , employed as a cook in the same bungalow, swears by her irsa roti, the traditional Christmassy dish [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:18:00

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: An article from 1967

The Messengers The cover on a new LP album called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a photomontage of a crowd gathered round a grave. And a curious crowd it is: Marilyn Monroe is there, so are Karl Marx, Edgar Allan Poe, Albert Einstein, Lawrence of Arabia, Mae West, Sonny Liston, and eight Beatles.Eight? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:13:00

Akha Hill House

A village guesthouse in the tribal mountains of north-east ThailandAkha Hill HouseThe view from grew increasingly wild as Tao our driver wound the ... guesthouse for 18 years. The Akha Hill House was the brainchild of Mr Apae; a way of bringing some much ... to neighbouring families then the Hill House is unlikely to let you down.A very happy Mr ApaeThe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:54:00

My travelling year in 2008

The New Year is here and one of the pleasures of the holiday time is dreaming of all the places I might visit in 2009. There’s a world of possibilities out there. But before I tell you about my plans, I’d like to pause and look back over the last year’s adventures. I don’t think there’s anywhere that I wouldn’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 19:45:32

Salman's dream home on hold

.fullpost{display:inline;}Salman wanted to build a dream home for himself at Carter Road. But he is facing certain problems ... on the ground floor were not ready to move. So that was creating problems for quite a few months ... ."Salman actually wanted to build a lavish bungalow on the plot but construction rules forced [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:16:00

New Condos in SW Calgary - Updated for Jan ‘09

ACCESS COUGAR RIDGE: Birchwood Properties Corp. From low$300,000s.Discovery centre and show homes located at 5 Cougartown Cir. S. W. in Cougar Ridge. ASTORIA ON TENTH: By Arcus Developments. Thirty-five-storey tower on 900-block of 10th Avenue S. W.,with one-, two-and three-bedroom floor plans from 580 to 2,157 square feet, and a 4,400-square [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:51:28

A-Z: H

H: (gpronounced aytch) House: we have been in the bungalow for almost a year and a half. Still a significant number of framed artwork sits on the floor; unhung and unsung ... of executable plans!! 8. Jeans that fit 9. doing something for others. 10. waking up on a saturday [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 05:37:01

Modern Bungalows For The Masses

Modern Bungalows For The Masses steve November 24th, 2008 In 1890 St. Louis had a population of 451,770 - more than it has nearly 120 years later ... the side driveway, and the stone porch piers. Above: Plan & interior view of #418. Above: Floor ... of Oklahoma City were built over a crawl space. Above: Elevation of Plan #418 from the Aurelius [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 12:01:25

New Teaser photo of new Volvo S60 Concept

Volvo has confirmed that they are developing a new car with Swedish glassworks Orrefor to attend as a mold for the next generation Volve S60. The Swedish carmaker enlisted the help of Orrefor to come up with an imaginative interior that uses a schooner-rock pivot panel to give the bungalow a light-focused target. The wineglass-sparkler [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 10:33:24

Modern Miniatures on Monday: Ironing out the next round of issues

(Part Six of a series about the renovation of my Triang V bungalow ... and who I think would be right at home living in this house. See, once again the Universe is conspiring ... to keep the lights and the wiring but plan to carefully remove the wires from under the carpet and paper [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 20:28:00

Planning a House

Despite the fact that we already bought a house, the husband and I still dream of owning two or more real estate property in the future ... different Log Home Plans. He can’t help but be excited. But his greatest dream I think when it comes to real estate is owning a ranch and designing his own Ranch house plans. You see the house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:27:11

Help Wanted: Bloggers, Weekend Warriors, Builders, Engineers, Internet Fanatics - Apply Within

In June of 2007 I created a blog on Wordpress called the Constant Craftsman. The idea was to (1) ... for Craftsman house plans and other notable home improvement blog entries worth mentioning, created ... chronicle the ups and downs of renovating my 1926 Dutch Colonial home and (2) focus on the niche [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:54:50

Obama Image Found Hanging on Kentucky Campus

Obama Image Found Hanging on Kentucky Campus October 30th, 2008 Obama image found hanging on Kentucky campus ... spokesman Carl Nathe said. Police immediately took it down. School President Lee Todd says that he plans ... victim of such pranks. Secret Service agents recently visited a California home where a mannequin [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 12:33:17

Sweet Water Bungalows

One of my readers passed this onto me this morning. Thanks DJ! Sweet Water Bungalows are fair weather tiny houses that have a simple wood frame, windows ... on is not included in the price but they do include free plans making it easy to build it yourself [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 16:24:21

Home Design News - January 2009

Home Design News - January 2009 By admin | 13th Jan 2009 | Filed under Newsletters HAPPY NEW YEAR! ... and business practice.  This month’s featured plans are a good example of the variety to be found on our website. The Prichard is old-fashioned simplicity of a ranch style house plan perfect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:53:39

21st Century Singles Mantra: Spiritual but not religious!

.You won't catch any of them in church on Sundays!Survey finds many draw a line between being spiritual and participating in an organized religion. Ian is a Christian who says he is highly spiritual but not at all religious. Unfortunately for churches, there are a lot of Ians out there [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 22:23:00

A worthless apology to Equitable annuity holders

This is a report from the Guardian newspaper about the fall in value of the pension annuity of Mrs ... her £110,000 pension fund into an Equitable Life plan when she retired in 1998 aged 60. She tied ... get by 2010. She has had to buy a cheaper home, moving from a comfortable home to a tiny bungalow because [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:08:52

Barack Obama's Socialist Roots and Agenda Deserve Another Look

This article was actually linked to in yesterday's assigned reading, but after reading it a second time and sharing it--in physical, printed, ... childhood, the nature of his plans for America, and the way that he softens his Marxist-Leninist standpoint [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 04:23:25

Tucson Golf Real Estate Delivers Gorgeous Desert Living

Nestled in the beautiful Sonoran desert you’ll find the modern glory of Tucson, Arizona ... well-designed floor plans that make the best use of space without giving up style.   Tucson homes represent the needs of the modern family. From charming, historic Craftsman bungalows [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:21:13

New Condos Outside of Calgary - Updated for Jan ‘09

AIRDRIE: BREEZE AT AIRDRIE: By Generations Group of Companies. Three-bedroom townhomes or one-, two-or three-bedroom apartment-style condos from low$200,000s.At 2370 Bayside Rd. S. W.,Airdrie. COURTYARDS OF KING’S HEIGHTS: Gardenside condos from$194,900, plus GST. At Kingsland Road in Airdrie. COPPERSTONE VILLAGE: By Jade Landing Holdings [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:59:20

IDF: A Heavenly Flak Jacket and a Thirst for Spirituality

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks with a CNN interviewer about the Israel-Hamas conflict ... in my mind.Thanks to Chicago Bungalow for the video. If you are looking for a Chicago blog with a cogent conservative viewpoint, "in the Time of Obama," Chicago Bungalow is always on top of world [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:59:00

Salman Khan bought Starlet?

Salman Khan’s dream to build a high rise building at Carter Road in Bandra has been squashed by the concerned authorities ... of building the bungalow didn’t go as per plan and the news of building the bungalow was also leaked ... building called Starlet. He had plans to build his dream bungalow replete with a swimming pool [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:52:50

Plans For The Near Future

It is time to make new plans once again since the dawn of the new year is upon us ... houseplansandmore.com? They have all kinds of house plans from Log Home Plans to Ranch house plans ... . So we have been leaning towards bungalow house Plans that the site has. Check out the site. I am pretty sure [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 09:05:00

Zen Habits on Honeymoon - Plans for the Next Couple Weeks

Hi guys … as I mentioned before, I’m getting married in a couple of days, and then immediately leaving for my honeymoon in Thailand ... urgent that needs my attention, he’ll wake me from my rum-induced stupor in my Thai bungalow [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 11:47:47

Las Vegas Checks In On Fans and Gamblers

Thanks to Paul Moran to sparking some interesting debate during this frigid winter about this anachronistic sport ... corporate giant Disney as the example to model their marketing plans after. Theme parks were built [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 03:14:00

My Sheddie: Craig & Jo-Anne

Sheddies name Craig & Jo-Anne Shed name Marjorie Selfbuild or off the shelf shed? ... review board. Why have you got a shed? uses etc The 10×14 shed allowed us to move our home office ... bungalow. We used a gable roof with exposed rafter tails, and gable end brackets and vents along [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 15:23:52

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