Nov 5
Remodeling a 1970 Travel Trailer Deb Leblanc lives in a renovated 1970 Airstream travel trailer she bought on Craigslist for $3,700. Purchasing a “home” for under $4,000 is unusual in itself, sort of like living full-time in an Airstream. But what truly delights me is how Deb seemed to say, “Screw it! I’m doing whatever I [...]

Tagi: airstream, travel trailer, leblanc, personal trainer, deb, screw, full time, shape

Nov 10
Brilliant design choices for every room in the house begin with color. Here are some designers’ ideas for livening up your cooking, living and bath spaces. #1 – Pixilated Naptime We know more than a few twenty-something year-olds that would barter a limb on the black market to obtain this couch. Designed by [...]

Tagi: brilliant design, pixilated, design choices, sweet home, designers, couch

Dec 29
Because of its size and placement, it’s hard not to let the fireplace become the center-stage of a remodel. A fireplace can add charm, creativity and beauty – as long as you do it right. Our friend Tim of RemodelingGuy.net just posted about ideas for doing just that. Natural. All stone [...]

Tagi: friend tim, center stage, remodel, fireplace, creativity

Feb 23
Where the fresh and salt waters mix, there sits a home of singular design. The award-winning Noyack Creek house in New York, on a limited site and budget, managed to live up to its location on a tidal estuary. Its homeowner, an actor from the city, had a vision for theatrics that [...]

Tagi: tidal estuary, salt waters, locati, theatrics, budget, noyack creek

Apr 10
My experience with origami started and ended with a third-grade project that left me in tears. But seeing this origami masterpiece by Japanese artist Wataru Itou, who spent four years building it, made me want to take another stab at the art form. Perhaps the most amazing part of this massive [...]

Tagi: origami architecture, itou, wataru, artt, art form, masterpiece, stab

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