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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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
Trip to the big island ... and then WIND!
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 ~ Raining off and on again this morning, yeah! We spent most of the morning looking at house plans. We've always been enamored with Craftsman Style homes, and were revisiting those plans. I was just getting into the shower when company arrived. By the time I got out, Bruce had left [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 17:17:00
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
Greene & Greene reproduction dining set: $16,700
Originally designed for Greene & Greene's Robinson House (original plans, including drawings for this table) ... - made by master craftsman Jim Ipekjian (who is responsible for much of the recent repair work at the Blacker House) - is for sale (along with 4 leaves; it seats up to 16, altogether; the price also [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 11:00:00
Escape The Rat Race With A Tiny House [Housing]
It's not just supermarkets that are shrinking—you can also build yourself a 90-square-foot house to shack up in with your hunched-over spouse and ... in Seattle, plans to move within the next few months from the Craftsman-style two-story house she shares ... to the tightening credit market and the fact that home prices remain high in Seattle, despite [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 22:51:40
Custom Furniture: The Perfect Choice
Custom Furniture: The Perfect Choice When my neighbors moved in next door, they had their house built ... months of shopping, they finally talked to a furniture craftsman who quickly drew up plans for custom ... . It was a beautiful home, built in a unique style. Unfortunately, the downside of that very [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 14:13:27
Solving the Stairway Dilemma
One of the problems with living in a home during substantial remodeling is the sometimes piecemeal approach you must take to projects out of shear ... have plans to do a craftsman-ish trim design on the center column, which will focus on three raised ... that best matched the vintage 1912 trim in the house, and we even mixed different stains together [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 14:02:00
Home Make Over
It's the beginning of the year, a start of a new life and new ventures. One of the things I really plan to do is do some shutters, make overs ... , I just want to change its ambiance and mood, lol! I love beautifying our house, making it neat and clean ... , craftsman and artisans, and homeowners who have come to rely on their superior products [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 19:01:14
EaterWire: Door Foils Robbery, Counter Comes to Marin
OAKLAND—Given the inherent fire hazards and racial profiling, ... tasting room in the old Craftsman house on the property and demolished the old building it formerly ... Center tenant for 22 years ... Within the next 10 years, Counter Intelligence plans to open 25 to 30 [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 00:42:20
Celeb Roundup: Ray Allen, Kelsey Grammer, Real Housewife of OC, Martina Navratilova, Tim Busfield
Ray Allen’s house 117 290TH Ave NE, Carnation, WA 98014 For sale: $5 ... Realty) — Former Street of Dreams, Northwest-inspired Craftsman-gated estate boasts all the luxury ... level, gorgeous millwork, showcase style rooms. Gourmet chef’s kitchen w/great room floor plan [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 20:39:46
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
Understanding Sweat Equity: Building a Godly Home
As a young couple just over twenty years ago, when we clearly had more time than money, we ventured into the project of building our own home. It was a monumental task for a fledgling craftsman like me. Yet it proved to be both an amazing ... and carefully did it all. Amazingly, twenty years later, the house is still standing. The house [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 15:45:49
Joe the Plumber: Hey, Joe by David Macaray
He’s a non-union craftsman using a respected union logo. In some places, that would still get you a well-deserved ass-kicking ... Obama’s announced tax plan. Talk about a clumsy promotion. During the course of Wednesday’ ... and Heating, a two-man outfit in Toledo, run out of a garage behind Al Newell’s house. The way McCain [more...]
Date: 2008-10-19 23:08:00
“Retro bikes are stationed out front, ready to hop on and go…”
It’s taken a while for someone to send me the link to Saturday’s Oregonian article about “EcoTrekking“ ... Tours, based in Bend. Guests are shuttled part of the way, giving Nissan the freedom to plan which ... campus” at the edge of Sisters includes an expansive Craftsman-style lodge, conference center, Pleiades [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 18:40:47
Having Happy (and God-honoring) Holidays
I hope you are having a great time during this holiday season. Which holiday? Well, take your pick. There are many different opinions about Halloween, of course, even among evangelical Christians. Some choose not to participate or recognize the holiday at all, some churches provide an alternative “harvest festival”, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 08:00:15
Psalm 2: The Coronation of God’s Anointed
Readings: Psalm 2:1-12; Acts 4:23-28; Hebrews 1:1-5 • Text: Psalm 2:1-12 Song: “Wherefore Do the Nations Rage” For a printer-friendly PDF version of this post, click here. “Now, after I saw him, I felt different. I know the Lord will shower me and my family with blessings this year.” “I have diabetes, a heart condition and ulcer but I know [ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 00:02:12
Sears Now Has Layaway!
Well, well, well - what do you know? We had been discussing how a certain company was the only national sales chain to offer layaway when we learned ... ) - get those kitchen needs, craftsman needs, those new clothes you have been needing but kept putting-off ... !) for about 123094097 things around the house, as well as some nifty crafts projects and [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 18:20:00
Projects
For Christmas I gave Tyler a phone with a cord. He had been asking for one, for.... i dunno, ever. So this year I came threw. ... he got his phone, started to measure, level and lay out his plan for a hole in the wall to make ... and i love it. In fact I love it so much, I kinda want him to add a few more nooks threw out the house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 15:41:00
The perfect match
I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and when I get my mind stuck on something, no alternative is good enough ... to get something done, it can be your own worst enomy.I've been laboring over the stain color in the house ... we rescued from the house slated for demolition simplified this decision making process. No way were [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 22:39:00
"The Landmark"
Dr. M knew someone who lived there. This was back when she was just M, and, after getting her Masters in Film, ... at the same studio, and they sometimes carpooled together.They call it a Craftsman Bungalow. You can look it up. They’re beautiful. Especially the top-of-the-line versions, like the “Gamble House” [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 11:00:00
Household Happiness
I read a number of blogs that include regular features about household style. I always find them interesting and sometimes find them inspiring ... was built in 1930, a classic Foursquare style with craftsman details. It's a home of amazingly good ... preference is for simplicity and squared graphics and patterns that fit the style of the house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:05:00
Make Every Inch Count, but Leave Room for 30 Buddhas
Efficiency. Not a word that usually makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside ... , since the Gottfrieds’ restoration of their 1915 Craftsman home elevated the house’s status ... is the like-minded program of Build It Green.) In a recent house tour, David showcased the home’s efficient use [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 04:54:38
East Bay: Old Style Meets New Tech in New Oakland Listing
By Home Girl: Fresh on the block is a substantial contemporary home at 5881 Snake Avenue Road in Montclair, ... of the easy categories we assign to East Bay homes, such as Craftsman, brown-shingle, or post-fire new build. Completed this month — literally — it’s 4,000 ft of house with lots of crafty touches as well [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 13:15:37
Tea + Talk: with Melissa
Hello again lovelies! By now you are probably all familiar with the lovely Melissa who has been creating beautiful posts here on Fridays all about the things she loves - including interviews with some amazing artists. Isn't she great! Well, Melissa and I have been putting our heads together and have decided that we want to bring you a new [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 23:46:43
House hunting
(or haunting?) Tom and I have been hitting open houses as much as we can and I thought I'd share our last house encounter. As we're walking up to the house (which was an old 30's box style craftsman) there was a head ... looked authentic. And, they had no other Halloween decorations around the yard or house so it looked [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 01:24:39
Why decorating?
This is an antique German armoire we bought at Carl Moore Antiques in Houston many years ago ... by her regularly.Next, we built our home in Virginia. I poured over hundreds if not thousands of house plans ... . We used to keep a television in it but now it is home to many of my old decorating magaizines [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 15:16:00
No Audit of Obama Campaign Finances and Spending?
Robert Malley was dispatched last week as an Obama envoy to Syria and Egypt. Today’s Ynet report provides more certainty, providing quotes from Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh’s political advisor… Ahmad Yousuf… that the President-elect’s advisory team has been in contact with Hamas both via the Internet, and with the hush hush meeting in Gaza [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 16:56:46
random
First, thanks to Rob and Lori for a wicked holiday gathering. We ate way too much ... with old and new Agave buds. ANd their house gets more and more beautiful each time we go over. It sounds like our house is about to be blown to Oz right now. I think if I took the puppy outside she'd [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 11:37:00
Craftsman bungalow remodel in Salt Lake City
Renovation Design Group, a residential architecturel firm with offices in Seattle and Salt Lake City, ... art. This Craftsman-style bungalow remodel involved the entire house, from the landscaping and exterior finish to the addition of Craftsman detailing in every interior room. Some modern touches [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 20:08:05
The “Picture” behind Intention: What Lies at the Center of Perception
Some Considerations of Objecf-Object Oriented PhilosophyRecent engagement with Graham Harman’s “Object-Oriented Philosophy” as it stems from Brentano and Husserl, stirs in me a terrible disagreement (I use “terrible” in the Greek sense). It comes from the “picture” that for me lies behind phenomenological preoccupations with the object, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 22:30:41
“The Family Stone:” Home for the Holidays
By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET Three Christmases ago, I went with a couple of friends to see “The Family Stone” in the theater ... old house, however? Maybe not. For Christmas Movie Week, I knew I had to watch the movie again to get some pictures of the house for you! For those of you who haven’t seen it, “The Family Stone” [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 13:04:58
“The Deal”, Emotions and Markets
Markets are not nearly as logical as one would expect them to be. The stock market, the commodities market… even the real estate market ... in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Companies that didn’t even have a plan for profitability were being ... in the 17th Century. People were paying “20 times the annual pay of a skilled craftsman” for a tulip [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 15:22:51
THE GEEK TECHIE SIDE OF ME! MEET MY HERO MARISSA MAYER!!
Yes I have known of Marissa prior to her becoming a Google VP that is another story for another day! Now for everyone who would love to know more about Silicon Valley's IT girl, check out this article below!The adventures of MarissaThe serious power and glam passions of Marissa Mayer, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 04:32:00
Year-End Pundits Weigh in (a series, part III)
*Okay, they're not "pundits," but they are my favorite charity ... and Crafts house in Pasadena. Dear Member: Happy New Year! The beginning of a new year gives us a fresh ... united even more in a coordinated journey to other worlds. (((It's European Space all the way [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 17:31:09
£100million redevelopment for Hazlehead gets green light from city councillors FROM TODAY'S FRONT PAGE OF THE PRESS AND JOURNALBy CALLUM ROSSWith additional words by Colin Farquharson Councillors in Aberdeen are poised to give the go-ahead to plans for a £100million redevelopment of a historic city municipal golf course, it emerged last night [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 13:17:25
Cables, dispatches and memoranda
A brief world news roundup for 4 November 2008. United States & the Americas DoD - A military commission today found Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of Yemen guilty of conspiracy with Usama Bin Laden and others to commit murder of protected persons, attacking civilians and other crimes [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 05:50:34
New Construction Bungalow Short Sale in Hampstead NC
While working with a couple from New York just after Thanksgiving, I came across this short sale in Hampstead NC ... . This Carolina Craftsman Bungalow was built in 2006 and is located in Belvedere Plantation in Hampstead NC ... Hampstead Bungalow Short Sale” in the comment section. I will send you more information [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 16:23:08
The Raw Vegan: Part LV, Chaos
My father-in-law’s brother (my uncle-in-law) had big ideas. He lived in a nice large house on a hill and it pained him to see DD and me in the little cottage ... selected initially was (still is) an expert craftsman. His rate was reasonable for the quality [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 02:19:34
Not Seeing that Small Is Big--and Hurting
Many Americans would probably be surprised to learn that small businesses matter more to the U.S. economy than the corporate behemoths that comprise the S&P 500. In fact, small businesses account for more than 50 percent of U.S. nonfarm private gross domestic product and employ roughly half of all private-sector workers, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 02:21:40
Not Seeing that Small Is Big--and Hurting
Many Americans would probably be surprised to learn that small businesses matter more to the U.S. economy than the corporate behemoths that comprise the S&P 500. In fact, small businesses account for more than 50 percent of U.S. nonfarm private gross domestic product and employ roughly half of all private-sector workers, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 02:31:36
Tracking Homebuyer Activity
Last week an agent said to me, “I have had the same 6 or 7 buyers and sellers for the last 4 months ... through during an Open House. Agent #1 showed the property 3 X in 2 days. If you take the code ... on a property that cost $250,000 more on a similar house nearby. From that we can assume that the buyer [more...]
Date: 2008-08-24 18:48:13
Testimonial by David and Catherine Hewes, Newnan, GA
Testimonial by David and Catherine Hewes, Newnan, GA Recently, I contracted with BSN to build a home for my wife, Catherine and I ... house plans; we wanted to customize it to fit our needs. We discovered that making changes ... of looking at our plans to determine an initial cost after we decided on the basics. Our home [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 19:02:13
Don’t Go Crazy With Your Craftsman Style Bathroom Renovation
If you are lucky to live in a Craftsman style home, you need to know about the special flavor of your home ... if the entire house sticks to the original Craftsman designs of low sloping roofs, all natural materials ... on a Craftsman Style bathroom renovation, don’t get crazy ideas. Here, originality doesn’t count. Mimic [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 08:26:39
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 Voyeur: Midcentury Cool in Oakland
Today’s House Voyeur takes us to the Oakland, California home of bookseller and graphic designer Dave Cuzner ... . The architecture draws from a mix of East Bay craftsman and California modern styles.I work from home, so it was important to have a place that I could be excited about living and working in. I’m in the house [more...]
Date: 2008-08-25 09:47:00
What Is Down On The Street? [Announcements]
Those of you who have been Jalopnik regulars for a while most likely have a pretty solid grasp of the concept behind the Down On The Street series, but what about newcomers to the site? We don't want DOTS to feel like some sort of in-crowd-only deal, so here's the Down On The Street FAQ: Q: What is a Down On The Street car? [more...]
Date: 2008-07-06 15:00:00
FINDING AND SELECTING A COSMETIC DENTIST
HOW TO FIND AND SELECT A COSMETIC DENTIST Cosmetic Dentist Location The number of dentists in the United States and many other parts of the world that are offering cosmetic dental procedures is increasing all the time. Cosmetic Dentistry includes a large variety of procedures and techniques that are used individually and in various combinations [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 00:36:59
Custom Home Plans: 3 Reasons to Use Them
Custom Home Plans: 3 Reasons to Use Them Custom home plans have a lot of advantages, but many people don`t think they can actually use them ... when you can create the perfect house that you`ve been building in your mind`s eye for years ... plans! You can simply show the staff what you want and see it created on the computer [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 02:13:25
Tips for finding qualified craftsmen
remodeling26497745.jpg Remodeling your house is a large project in and of itself, not to mention finding a qualified craftsman to help you complete the task at hand. Working with a craftsman can be a hassle if you don't hire the right one. So how do you go about finding [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:00:42
