Kindlewood: An old hospital building becomes a single mom’s adventurous business
I saw this house and couldn’t stop thinking about the possibilities of it — so I opened up a travel lodge. Now I host people from all over: entire circus troupes, love-lorn Russians, gay Filipinos, and many more.
Nerdy-geeky-cool chandeliers, lamps and light fixtures bring personality to the ceiling
There’ve been so many nerdy, weird, awesome lighting designs popping up in my RSS feed, and I wanted a chance to look them over with you! My favorite? The handelier: a chandelier made of hands. GET IT?
What’s the least water-intensive way to hand-wash my dishes?
How do you conserve water in your houses/apartments? Specifically, I’m most interested in the eco-friendliest, most water conservation-minded way to wash dishes without a dishwasher?
15 houses of very, very different color
I sorted and sorted through Flickr and found all these houses — SO MANY HOUSES — of a different color. And, surprisingly, so many really mean comments. I had to give these houses their time in the sun.
Six ways to cool down — without cranking the A/C, getting in the pool, or turning on a fan
What food will help me cool off?! What can I do when it’s too hot to sleep? And how can tea make getting by in the heat easier?
Foursquare houses: shipped to you in 30,000 pieces from Sears Roebuck
Time-travel back to the 1890s. You’re in the heart of the Industrial Revolution and part of a growing middle class. You need a house which can fit your big family on a tiny lot. You open your Sears Roebuck catalogue and there it is: your Foursquare.
A skulltacular No Soliciting sign, links to a Royal Tenenbaums house tour, and the furriest pink couch you’ve ever SEEN!
This montage is full of questions: would you embrace this furry couch? Would you dye your hair purple? How much is a kickin’ steampunk ceiling fan worth to you?
A vintage snack: super-pink bathrooms from the ’50s and ’60s
Take a break with four obnoxiously-pink bathrooms, straight from the pages of the 1950s and 1960-era design mags.