Your Mama Hears...
...That there's trouble brewing in The Hills.First there was all that freaking out in the quiet Hollywood neighborhood where The Hills' resident "fashion designer" Lauren Conrad purchased a $2,360,000 Spanish style house in early 2008 ... are all upset and atwitter over MTV's plans to film episodes of The Hills at the Bryn Mawr Drive house [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 19:22:00
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At our age and status, we are ones who talk about really being able to acquire a house of our own ... releases say the Schumacher Homes designs and builds custom dreamhomes all across the United States. Since we have plans of migrating to the US in the near future, I could not wait until I can avail [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 02:30:03
Friday Favorite: Restyled Home
New to SITS? Welcome!! Go read this to get started.Have you signed up to win the Keurig Platinum Brewing System? ... our houses and have been known to plot and plan for hours over paint colors and whisper at garage sales ... you see the playhouse she and her husband built for their daughter. Her design ethic. Style me pretty [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 07:00:00
SeaO2 : Ecological Housing Project
Today with lot of environmental developments happening world over like global warming, energy crisis, lifestyle changes, ... . More and more architectural designs are using digital technologies with respect to modeling, simulation, evaluation ... is an experimental ecological housing project. The project poses an alternative to current plans for Tel Aviv [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 08:02:54
Take A Leap Of Faith And Start Your Own Internet Business
By Shirley van der Laar How to get started with a dynamic plan for supplementing your income ... service from home, house sitting, secretarial service, landscaping and garden service, pool cleaning service, interior decorating, website design, crafts for craft markets, tax consultant, shopping [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 09:17:36
New Whitehouse.gov introduced alongside inauguration
Just before Obama took office yesterday, the official web site of the White House was rejuvenated and updated with a new design and never before seen ... of politics in the United States, as well as plans for initiatives that Obama wishes to act on in the near [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:21:31
Dearest’s Dream Room
A couple weeks ago Dearest entered a contest to win $20,000. The theme of the contest was designing the perfect room in your dream house from top to bottom ... . His was more about the wide screen TV and leather, massaging chair. To win you had to plan out the room [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:03:13
Role of Real Estate Players in Dream Home Planning and Execution
by katie George A home is where you spend your life, your own place to calm down and revitalize yourself. A sweet home is dream of every people ... be when playing with siblings and dolls during childhood or making a sand house on beach. Sometimes people ... a dream house. You don’t have to worry about the architecture, designs, construction, furnishing [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 17:06:13
Role of Real Estate Players in Dream Home Planning and Execution
by katie George A home is where you spend your life, your own place to calm down and revitalize yourself. A sweet home is dream of every people ... be when playing with siblings and dolls during childhood or making a sand house on beach. Sometimes people ... a dream house. You don’t have to worry about the architecture, designs, construction, furnishing [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 17:07:01
Bush library and ‘Freedom Institute’ to be housed in same building.
President Bush has repeatedly insisted that his think tank, or “Freedom Institute, ... : But in a White House interview this week, Laura Bush said the library design committee she chairs ... ” “won’t be used to promote a whitewashed perspective on his presidency.” Original plan, in fact [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 17:52:10
My Lunch With Barton
Barton Seaver looked a little glassy eyed when he showed up for our scheduled lunch today at Surfside, ... , the sustainable seafood house in Georgetown that he almost single-handedly designed, and I hadn’t heard ... the PBS model. That’s where I want to end up.” No matter what Seaver ends up doing, however, he plans [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 21:15:27
ARTechnic's Stunning Shell House: Exterior And Interior
Japanese architecture firm ARTechnic has designed and completed this unusual- but beautiful and minimalist- concrete ovoid home in Karuizawa, Japan. Built in two sections, around a fir tree, it is nestled in a forest and is as amazing inside ... about the home on Dezeen, including floorplans, how the initial plans changed over time and building [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 08:00:00
Obama’s pro-Israel congressional welcome
Obama’s pro-Israel congressional welcome By Rami G. Khouri If the Israeli attack on Gaza that started 18 days ago was designed partly to send a ... no substantive statements about it. Israel and its supporters in Washington have different plans ... s desires, if they wish to remain in power.The House of Representatives voted last Friday by 390-5 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 19:38:07
The Walsall Waterfront, architectural gems of Walsall UK
When SMC Alsop won the planning permission in December 2006 for the first phase of a strategic framework plan for the 17 acre site in Walsall, ... modern style designs (0) Aqua Tower Hotel and Residential in Chicago by Studio Gang (0) Garden and Sea weekend house by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier (0) The audacious Makoto Takei and Chie Nabeshima (2) [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 15:55:53
Wall of windows
I recently had the opportunity to tour a house that was just built in Brookhaven, one of the most beautiful parts of Atlanta ... has low ceilings (7'10"), but the architect and designer used a lot of floor to ceiling windows and an open floor plan to make the space feel expansive. Traditional Home, October 2008. Interior design [more...]
Date: 2008-11-08 19:30:00
Katherine Heigl Selling Starter Home
Okay children, Your Mama and the Dr. Cooter have finally winged our way back home ... floor plan. Stunning walls of glass to view city from downtown to ocean. Professionally designed ... and exuberantly beige day-core. Listing information shows that the house includes an open floor [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 13:03:22
Sharing the love with a few Valentine’s Cards
If you’re a Stampin’ Up! demo be sure to read all about our all *new* Workshop Planning Service. We’ll be giving away 5 free copies on Monday ... , I heard my grandfather calling for me. My grandparents live on the main level of our house - prior ... I was in my studio finishing up the project designs for next month’s class planner (a supply list [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 03:01:34
Ideal Dwelling
Any plans of looking for an ideal dwelling? Them it time for you to visit the Schumacher homes ... that. Schumacher homes are just too worthy to invest, bringing your dream house in front of your eyes with ethnic styles and unique designs. Head to their site at http://schumacherhomesreviews.com [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:34:47
The Truro Residence by ZeroEnergy Design
ZeroEnergy Design, together with Silvia and Silvia Custom Home Builders, have created this contemporary house in Truro, Massachusetts ... was that they had some unusual space requirements, a narrow lot on an environmentally sensitive site ... . They normally reside in downtown Boston, but plan to spend their summers and weekends on the Cape. While [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 10:19:25
Send Some Love with Tiny*Prints ~ Giveaway
Valentine's Day is fast approaching, have you made your special plans yet? A weekend getaway? A romantic dinner out? I wish! ... celebrates Valentine's Day in a big way - all day long. The house is decorated, red foods are usually ... *prints has customized invitations in fabulous designs. They come in their signature matte cardstock [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:21:44
Set up and design questions
Hi folks this is my first post here so please bear with me. I have a room 10' by 8' by 8'. I plan on redoing this room and need some advice ... is that under the house is almost always damp or full of standing water. There is some mold in the crawl space (under the house) I have to 50 watt? breakers tied together for a " hot tub" 240 [more...]
Date: 2008-06-29 17:04:55
Latest Trancas Condo Plans Vetoed
• Planning Commissioners Recommend EIR over LCPA BY BILL KOENEKER A proposal that would include carving out an open space buffer in an area where ... the city council deny a request for a Local Coastal Program amendment that would designate currently ... they wanted the matter handled before they heard any public comment. Chair Joan House took the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:36:00
Dreaming of Home (again)
A fellow blogger, twittermate and plurkmate, Em, gave me a site that is called “Design to Inspire ... after this everybody will see the rainbow. So I KNOW we would still be owning our dream house. It won’ ... it!). Schumacher Homes are actually what I have my eye on. With our future plans to settle [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 12:33:56
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
Elvis Presley's Palm Springs Home On The Market
Filed under: Estates Some names add cachet to a house years after they have moved on. Elvis Presley definitely falls into that category ... . Architect Albert Frey designed the Spanish-style stucco home which includes Presley's bedroom suite ... . Just last year Reno Fontana and his wife, Laura bought the home and announced plans to restore it and offer [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 11:02:00
City getting projects ready for Obama's stimulus plan to fund
The city has three items on its short list of shovel-ready projects that it hopes will get special funding within months as part of incoming ... on the shelf otherwise.Mayor Art Ward said the state House leadership told cities and towns to give them ... Works Director Walter Veselka said the city recently finished the last of the design work [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 20:49:00
Scraps: Energy reserves are low, Captain (9/16/2008)
I'm really tired right now, as an event scheduled far earlier than my usual sleep schedule accommodates forced me to eschew the comforts ... to get manufacturers to churn out multiple new console designs a year featuring minor deviations in capability ... Studios to form a new development house, Armature. They seem excited at the prospect of [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 23:00:00
Hello World: Here comes Biznik LA
This morning I had the privilege of being interviewed by Colleen Rice Nelson for 45 minutes on her Blogtalkradio show, Freelancer Forum ... . His architectural designs quite literally turn structure inside out. “I invite all potential ... and work spaces to visit me in Morongo Valley, California. My next open house is late January [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 01:16:15
Dreams of AI Design
Followup to: Anthropomorphic Optimism, Three Fallacies of Teleology After spending a decade or two living inside a mind, ... design for you! We just need to cool down the computer a lot, so it will be more calm and contemplative, and won't rush headlong into doing stupid things like modern computers. That's an example of fake [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 23:41:17
** Note: the giveaway is now closed ** I had a chance to experiment with some Crafty Secrets‘ Clear Art Stamps from the Heartwarming Vintage ... with sensitive and detailed designs. The sayings are perfect for cards or tags to attach to a gift. I thought I’d try something a little different with these stamps though. Visions of doll house miniatu [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 12:30:14
'Weeds' star to debut new show on YouTube
As I mentioned earlier, I'm still working my way through past seasons of Weeds, thanks to TV on DVD — and a Blockbuster gift card ( ... role. Malco is developing a character named Tijuana Jackson, a former convict living under house arrest ... women living with him, who also happen to work for him as prostitutes. Malco plans on releasing [more...]
Date: 2008-06-26 20:34:50
Andrew's Reclaimed - Reclaimed Wood & Garden Accessories
I'll be posting some interviews with the merchants at the Reclaimed to Fame Market at 1000 Markets as soon as I get caught up on a few things, ... . He had recently purchased his first home, and was remodeling it. Where to begin? Well, he had decided ... this old gray heap into useful material?The next morning I told my friend about my plans for this lumber [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 01:14:00
150 Guilt Quotes
Some people think feeling guilty is a sure sign that you must have done something wrong. Others believe that guilt is a completely useless and even harmful emotion for truly enlightened minds. Then, of course, there is every degree or shade of opinion in between those two most extreme positions. What is your opinion? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 08:01:33
Holster Hoarders...
...what is it about them that causes them to buy many more holsters (or other accessories like gun belts, handcuff cases, magazine pouches) than he or she will ever need? I suppose I just don't get it when it comes to holster hoarders, I mean me, I buy one for a gun and use it. If it turns out to be a piece of junk, well I usually get rid of it [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:16:00
U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site
WASHINGTON — President Bush deflected a secret request by Israel last year for specialized bunker-busting bombs it wanted for an attack on Iran’s ... their plans, at least temporarily. But the tense exchanges also prompted the White House to step ... officials. White House officials never conclusively determined whether Israel had decided [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 03:47:00
A city locked out of its own data network
San Francisco’s bizarre, modern struggle between city officials and a disgruntled computer engineer thrown in jail for withholding computer access codes. A story already reminiscent of “Office Space” and “Die Hard 4″ now involves a secret meeting between the accused programmer and the charismatic mayor in the Hall of Justice jailhouse [more...]
Date: 2008-07-22 19:37:48
We Can’t Give Away Homes At $100,000
The Denver Post reports from Colorado. “Real-estate agents note that resort communities have certain advantages over the Front Range and much of the ... or the wholesale abandoning of value,’ said Doug Landin, managing broker at Eagle Ranch. ‘I think ... Ranch is still selling for at least 90 percent of asking price, Landin said.” “But a 10 percent [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 17:38:26
Automakers Go Electric
More electric-powered vehicles will be commercially available in the next three years, according to U.S. automakers ... by 2010, and a similar all-electric sedan would be on sale by 2011. The company plans to offer further ... to get that car to market as quickly as possible," said GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner at a House [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 11:00:00
Bread and Circuses: Ruminations From Ground Zero of the Auto Bailout
By Matt Maul This week I did something that I rarely ever do: I took the bus into work. The mass transit infrastructure for the Detroit area is relatively lean compared to that available in other large U.S. municipalities. One reason for this is because the population has spread away from the city in an organic, rather than linear pattern, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 08:15:05
Fridge
Our refrigerator in the kitchen needs serious replacement. It has been with us for more that ten years and I believe it's time for him to retire ... European type houses. Our house is literary on top of a mountain, and it would really be tedious to ship bricks and other what-have-you's when it comes to transforming a house into that European feel [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 13:09:28
Bush Stopped Israel from Bombing Iran!!
Is it the fear of international indictment for war crime that is making Cheney say things like Israel didn't have permission from the US to attack ... American and foreign officials. ... The White House denied that request outright, American officials said, and the Israelis backed off their plans, at least temporarily. But the tense exchanges also [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 23:30:00
A Slow Start to a New Year
I played the piano tonight until my hands and wrists ached. I haven't been playing much lately, so it didn't take that long.. ... I could find in a house with 7 children and the never-ending to-do list that comes ... on the number of 50+ word run-on sentences I write each day... Just kidding, I have no plans to change [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:31:45
“Star Trek: First Contact” Review
The first time I ever cut class, it was to see “Star Trek: First Contact.” And yes, ladies, I’m available ... !) and was feeling a little rebellious. So, when a couple of my buddies informed me of their plans to catch ... interest. It’s sort of like watching people making their way through a half-assed haunted house — a big [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:16:09
Sustainability Is Not Rocket Science, But It Is Hard
The Rocky Mountain News reports from Colorado. “The price of homes in the Denver metro area fell 9 ... who thinks they will wait to buy a home in Washington Park, will be paying more a year from now.’” ... all over Tucson, earning praise for innovative designs and community accolades for business growth [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 14:28:48
The father and daughter who war-monger together
The Cheney tag team is in the ring at the same time versus Iran. In recent days we’ve seen headlines from Bush’s European farewell tour like this from the London Times: “President George Bush starts talking language of a dove.” Also, in an apparent admission that his beef with Iran might not be settled during his presidency, Bush, [more...]
Date: 2008-06-17 00:11:05
36 Ways to Earn Extra Money
We’ve all heard it a million times before… The key to getting ahead is to live below your means. It’s so simple. In fact, even our eight year old knows how to become a millionaire. So why is it so to spend less than you earn? I think that a big part of the problem is that spending less money isn’t much fun. But guess what? [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 11:00:30
Space and Energy Roundup
1. Alan Boyle at msnbc reports that the IEC fusion project is still in limbo awaiting a review of their results and for word on follow up funding ... the factors on his mind are the change in the White House and the changes in economic circumstances ... million contract with NASA, Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX, plans to launch a far [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 23:53:16
The Trick Garage & Wacky Windows
The Pugh + Scarpa Vail Grant Residence is old school in terms of architecture, but I’m not so sure I’ve ever talked about it here ... from renderings or models? Well, with this house I like the plans as much as the finished product ... ) but I had a little family emergency (nothing big). Tags: cool house plans, cool renderings, lake views [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:00:12
Cheney Developing Nuclear Energy Plan
Editor's Note: The Public Record is republishing an investigative story originally posted in November to demonstrate the similiarities between Sen ... in March 2005, Sell, a lawyer whose roots extend to Bush's home state of Texas, was a White House ... projects approved by the NRC when he and Bush leave the White House in January 2009. The energy [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 06:22:59
The Truth About Cars, the Potential of Cities
This article was written by Alex Steffen in January 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. Today's cars are costly, dangerous and an ecological nightmare. What if the solution to the problems they create, though, has more to do with where we live than what we drive? [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 22:09:40
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