Modern house plans

When we are speaking about Modern House Plans , we are definitely implicating to the modern styles it co-opts ... by our this age architects, like craftsman, bungalow, art deco/ modern art, French eclectic, A-frame ... and neo-anything. So you are almost flooded with options and now you can plan your house adopting [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 01:21:24

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Shuttered

I sometimes write about buildings that have been torn down. I now turn my attention to buildings that are in limbo ... between an imposing Italianate Victorian and a handsome prairie-style building, is a modest bungalow ... , surrounded by a chain link fence, waiting for a buyer. For most of a year, the craftsman bungalow [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 06:15:25

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

December Diary

Saturday 27th December 2008-Canada is doing another Gas Blending Course today. Our Burmese staff think its amazing. They do this thankless job everyday pumping the tanks. & now in the season to be jolly Canada has really gone out in the name of festive spirit & not only given our Burmese boys a bit of a break from it he's also gone & got a couple [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 10:21:00

Life begins at 40 for Mama & Callum

Anne sent me a book about things to do when you're 40 and included was a quote saying that you should get out on your birthday. Given I'd spent a good deal of time sleeping, we finally got out to watch the sun set on our local beachToday I'm 40 years old. Today Callum is 40 weeks old gestationally, his official due date [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 08:00:00

House Tour

Today we’re doing something special! We’ve done a few visits to lovely homes before but never a proper house tour ... -Century Ranch house or a Craftsman bungalow with attic master-suite. Thanks, Ana for giving ... . So say welcome to our first house tour guest, Ana from Rearranged Design! Check out all the great [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 16:03:01

The Very Long Catch-Up

Well, well… Yes, it has been a terribly long time since I last wrote a blog entry. If there are any dedicated readers left, please accept my apologies! As I said, things in Jakarta life were getting less extraordinary and, therefore, less blog-worthy. I have done a lot since then, but more on that later [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 06:17:00

We have a result

Thursday October 2, 2008 “Well, we done it,” I said. “Oh, happy day!” Graham grinned from ear to ear. “When do we start packing?” “Tomorrow.  Let’s go and get really nice stuff for lunch and dinner today.  And a couple of bottles of something sparkling.” “Not sparkling.  They have a special offer on Oyster Bay Sauvingnon Blanc.  Let’s go for that [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 18:19:45

In’s and out’s of Bargin Property

by Doc Schmyz Distressed real estate is a the diamond in the rough that all RE investors are seeking ... ? If its a older craftsman style home those problems are very common. is the foundation in good order? Dont ... to the one your looking at? Same style of structure? TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS Price and location [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 09:58:15

Tilth: Letting Your Inner Philosophy Be Your Guide

If you’re new to Seattle and looking for that list of three things you have to experience, here they are: the mountains, the sea…and Tilth ... from regional producers. Nestled in a renovated a Arts and Crafts bungalow that once housed a Burmese ... With Tilth, I have the pressure of managing the overhead, making payroll, managing the house repairs, etc.” [more...]

Date: 2008-06-12 02:45:04

FAIR WARNING: DULY NOTED

Rose Park Neighborhood Association holds its first-ever Restoration Trade Fair PHOTO by SARAH G. VINCI When you buy a historically significant house—be it bungalow, Spanish style ... to repaint your house? And where do you find those vintage glass cabinet knobs? Those are all bad problems [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 17:14:50

Build your dream home

I am planning to buy a new house and only then I realized how tough a job it is as it involves a lot of careful planning ... from. I have always craved for having Contemporary house plans. I bumped into houseplansandmore.com website where I found almost all types of house plans like Bungalow House plans, English Cottage plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 04:50:45

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

Home

Longing. For a place to call my own. A place to paint and decorate in this beach-bungalow country-style I have in mind ... wanted to be tied down to a house. The commitment, the responsibility, the risk. Lately ... -time job. We know the impossibility of buying a house right now. We don’t know for sure where [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 19:15:56

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

More Totally OT -- Stickley, Craftsman, Greene and Greene

Those who have followed this blog any length of time know that I have an interest -- shall we say -- in houses and domestic issues, ... and has some Craftsman touches in woodwork and style, although it is not really a "bungalow" at all. So I enjoy ... from Gustav Stickley's "Craftsman Houses" c. 1905 . There are a lot of Craftsman style bungalows [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 12:40:00

The Next Little Thing ?

“It seems like everybody is fascinated by the idea of living in a tiny house ... house” out of free stuff he found on craigslist.com? There he is on nights and weekends, designing ... a large mortgage to live in this house.” The catalyst, he said, was watching the value of his home [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 21:00:04

Stephanie Levy

Full name: Stephanie LevyLocation: Munich, GermanyWeb site: www.stephanielevy.comWhat do you create? ... program at the Berlin University of the Arts. My art has changed quite a bit in style over the years ... was a fourth generation Irish carpenter, who also designed many of the houses he built. I grew up seeing house [more...]

Date: 2007-10-17 13:59:00

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

Do you have weekend plans? The Christmas Tours would be a treat to attend!

One weekend offers five tours, 40 stopsThe TennesseanIf you love holiday decorations, historic homes and peeking into others' lives, ... nd Cydney Osborn's three-story Cape Cod, also on King Road, will feature country Christmas d ... isitors will enjoy warm drinks and treats. The living room of the main house will feature a mini-forest o [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:51:00

Bungalow House Plans

Bungalow House Plans Provide Homeowners with an Affordable Home Design If you want a home that has plenty of creativity and functionality without paying the price, bungalow house plans are the way to go. The name originally comes from a housing ... the family, but also for those that are simply driving by. Bungalow House Plans Provide Open [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 18:05:55

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

"100 ways to hide your stash"

IKEA catalogue * 1 Lundby dolls house light, 2 Tomy dolls house planter boxes, 1 Tomy dolls house towel. (eBay) * 1 Madison magazine (subscription) * 1 dolls house bearskin rug (which cracks me up), 1 picture, 1 bath and 1 toilet. (eBay) * 1 hand ... of a modern bungalow! It's produced by British firm Mettoy and measures 25cm tall, 22cm deep [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 04:30:38

For Long, Thin Lots

This is a design problem I've needed to begin to solve...The optimal lot (in my thinking) ... of the main floor plan. As you can see, the second story (the kids' floor) is a basement ... and 80s.So I've tried to come up with a long, skinny plan that still opens up on a back yard to the south [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:24:00

Patrick Condon on Trams and the City

The following was originally posted to the Livable Region Coalition email list where a parallel discussion of the recent Tyee article had degenerated - but in a rather different direction to the discussion here. Patrick Condon is Professor of Landscape Architecture at UBC and was the author of the study cited by the Tyee [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 22:35:14

Homes Designed by Architects tour

We spent last weekend touring 13 homes in the area's first ever homes designed by architects tour ... as well as to learn about our own preference and style as we think about our next home. Some things ... layout --- when they are done well. The best open floor plans still have some division of space [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 19:10:52

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

House plans

Are you looking for House Plans? You need not shell out so much of money on an expensive architect ... many architectural styles like Bungalow House plans, Beach/Coastal house plans, colonial floor plans ... with each style of house. They also have log home floor plans. For those of you that do not know about log [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 10:40:51

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

Bungalow House Plans - Designing the Perfect One

By Alice Lane If you are in the market for a new home that you want to design yourself, but want a smaller more affordable home, ... your bungalow craftsman house plans, keep in mind that most bungalows are one and a half stories. You might ... then a bungalow home is the perfect choice for you. The style of most bungalows is of a smaller [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 20:01:26

Vollintine-Evergreen

The neighborhood I grew up in in Memphis is called Vollintine-Evergreen, a neighborhood of bungalows on the border between Midtown and North Memphis ... . As far back as the 1920s, every house was built with a driveway, and nearly all had garages in back. The style of houses in the area is fairly cohesi [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 23:36:57

The Pulse: Studio Shots 2

Welcome to the third edition of The Pulse: an artist survey ... question: Where does the magic happen? Tell us about the studio, room, corner, desk, table, floor, or wall ... It is in a room next to the kitchen (in another life it would have been the breakfast room). I have floor [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 12:21:37

“Ranch homes” - their history and distinguishing characteristics

ranch-house-3 Is my house a ranch house? A colonial? A colonial-ranch? A year into the blog, I’m pretty sure in understanding that my own house is a mix…but this holiday ... . But not all one-story houses are ranch homes. Ranch-style, ranch bungalow, ranchette, rambler, California [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 08:00:57

Greenest house in America (so far)

As the LEED for Homes Advocate for the USGBC-New York Chapter, I receive a LOT of mail and press releases about LEED certified projects ... % for a family of four,” David Gottfried said. The restored 1915 craftsman bungalow further reduces its impact [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 04:05:22

Read the first 60 Pages of The Faith of Barak Obama by Stephen Mansfield

Yesterday I wrote a long review of The Faith of Barak Obama by Stephen Mansfield. Today I am giving you the first 60 pages to read in its entirety. Sorry about the formatting. It's from a pdf file and this was the best I could do. If you know how I can upload the document to read better, please let me know. Enjoy [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 04:28:00

architecture.about.com

Text that search engines would see: if(thin)gEI('abw').className='thin'; Search Architecturevar h1=document.getElementsByTagName("h1");if(h1 ... ; RestoreFind House PlansResearch Your HomeGreat BuildingsFamous ArchitectsConstruction FactsPeriods & ... books for cozy, compact house designs.Read moreSmall Houses, Big IdeasCottage Plan BooksOne-Story Hou [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 01:03:25

HousePlans

Looking for the home of your dreams can be a very daunting task ... Plans plans ready for you to purchase and build as is, or to use as a starting point Ranch house ... house Plans. Find a blueprint that fits your style and your budget. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 15:22:00

Ubud's Royal Palace

Ubud has been a "royal town" for over a hundred years ... , sleep of eat in one of the Ubud palaces, enjoying accommodations from the most modest bungalow ... in the 1930s. Still operated as a small homestay style hotel. Parts of the gardens and some of the bales [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:22:00

Bungalow House Plans

Bungalow House Plans Posted in November 22nd, 2008 by admin in Home management, ... , bungalow house plans are the way to go. The study originally comes from a housing style for a single ... Uncategorized Michael Mock Bungalow House Plans Provide Homeowners with an Affordable Home [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 17:21:47

Planting Churches in India

December 22, 2008 at 6:48 am · Filed under Christians in India ·Tagged Christians in India THOSE THAT SHALL DELIVER… The Al Qaeda has ... the Church and recruiting disciples, pincer-style. With George W Bush, a “born again” Christian [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:48:09

Tour Diary: Fulton Lights

Our European operative had gone quiet. We feared the worst but as it turns out, Mr ... the city, showed Berlin how to do karaoke Goldman-style, and stayed out late too much. I'd grown [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 14:38:00

Thanks You to Bloggers, Readers, and Stalkers!

There's nothing better than coming home to packages, especially packages you didn't order or expect ... anonymously whom I never will really know, and the ones who stop by my house (!) -  the "stalkers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 04:39:00

Two Major Projects Are Helping Transform Newburgh On-Hudson

Article Reprinted From : http://www.nydailynews.com/real_estate/2008/10/10/2008-10-10_strong_housing_stock_picturesque_waterfr ... city with a housing stock in need of some love and care. Two projects are key to their plans [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 08:49:54

Are You Looking For Bungalow Style House Plans?

Are You Looking For Bungalow Style House Plans? November 28th, 2008 by Mark Bungalow house plans feature low-slung roof, ... in the early 1900’s, the Bungalow house plan was inspired by a quirky combination of the English Arts ... , bungalow house designs, bungalow style floor plans, bungalow style home plans, new home designs [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 17:01:59

Remembering Design Legends

Master, pioneer, legend. Only a few achieve these distinctions ... recognizable projects — the Gamble house in Pasadena, Calif. The Greenes designed the bungalow-style [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 17:05:40

New Craftsman Style Home Plan HPG-1802B-1

New Craftsman Style Home Plan HPG-1802B-1 August 12th, 2008 by Mark We wanted to share a new house plan with you. This Craftsman / Country / Cottage / Bungalow style home plan offers a very functional floor plan ... Style House Plans, Country Style Floor Plans, Craftsman Home Plans, Bungalow Home Plans [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 18:38:40

Bungalow House Plans

Bungalow House Plans Provide Homeowners with an Affordable Home Design If you want a home that has plenty of creativity and functionality without ... paying the price, bungalow house plans are the way to go. The name originally comes from a housing style for a single family home found in India, called a bangla or bangala. However, ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 02:40:00

Dreaming

When I'm board, I like to search random things online. Most of the time it's not so random ... has been kept in the true "craftsmen bungalow" style. I really like the style of the house, it was built ... that had all kinds of plans for any style you could think of, with the floor plans, and the master plans [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 20:57:00

Local Color

I snapped these at the church before the social on Saturday night. The clouds were gorgeous, and the air smelled like rain ... websites for building plans for new old houses in the Craftsman and bungalow styles, some of which ... t turn out so well. Here is a charming brick house cue the soundtrack , complete with my beloved [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 10:27:01

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