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Old simple house plans - design inspiration

I posted an article the other day on gaining inspiration from old houses. Below is another great example - a bungalow that I stumbled upon near Forestville, California. It is so simple yet so well done. Why aren't builders and designers creating more homes like this anymore? Has the idea of doing a modest, simple and...
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Finding Design Inspiration in Old Houses

My better half and I just got back home from a short trip to the Napa Valley area. We don't really go for the wine, although that's nice too. For us it is really about the scenery. The area really has such a subtle beauty that we just love. On our trips I of course like to see the local architecture. I try to take...
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disco noir

: : my lovely friend .maiya. shared the website of a friend of hers who has recently launched a handbag and furniture line. I love their attention to detail and pop of color.check out .disco no...
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fall trip

: : every year, around this time, a big group of our friends head up to a house on a river in new hampshire where we spend the weekend, hiking, reading, cooking, drinking and hanging out by the campfire outside. we have a great time! new hampshire is beautiful this time of the year. we're leaving in a few hours. I can't...
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bando black

: : .bando. has a new black label out. lovely pieces. however I do feel that their prices are a little excessi...
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sanna

: : I LOVE .sanna annukka. Her new online store opens in November. Be on the look o...
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feeling yellow and blue

: : I like these images inspired by Sweden's colors, yellow and blue, by Lo Bjurulf for Elle interiör (found via .design deligh...
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New Dutch Colonial House Plan Unveiled!

Simply Elegant Home Designs has just made the "Tonka Dutch Colonial" house plan available for purchase. The home was designed by Ron Brenner in Stillwater, Minnesota. Ron Brenner; who has been featured in a number of National and Regional publications has gained a reputation for designing charming and functional modestly...
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SHIFT Boston

There is a very cool competition happening in Boston. Read below. More information on SHIFT Boston's website .here.THINK PLAY THINK NEW THINK OUTSIDE THE BOXThe SHIFTboston Ideas Competition 2009 is calling on all innovators to submit the most provocative ideas for the City of Boston. SHIFT would like competitors to think:...
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Revit House Plans

It's taken me a while but I am really convinced that Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Traditionally buildings have been drawn using 2 dimensional CAD technology - or by hand drafting. But with BIM you create a 3 dimensional "virtual" model of the building. In order to communicate...
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Afraid of Color?

apartment therapy - an interior design blog is having their fifth annual contest called "Room for Color 2009". In October they are looking for the most colorful, beautiful room on the planet.It's a good idea because adding color is one of the most affordable ways of changing a rooms character. But many of the folks are...
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Housing Industry Needs to Reinvent

The housing industry (builders and designers) is in dire need of a new system / approach to building. I'll list a few reasons here:Construction costs and land / development costs have gotten out of control in recent years.The housing bubble has dramatically dropped the value of our homes.The fact right now is that you...
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Really Small House Plans

I have alerts set up to tell me about new posts relating to house plans and home design in general. Lately I have been receiving many alerts relating to tiny house plans. It must be a sign of the times. Many of these tiny homes are so small that I really cannot see how anyone can live in them. They have taken the idea...
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Rio 2016 Olympic Images

This post is not related to house plans or home design but I thought would be interesting for everyone. As you know Rio De Janeiro has been awarded the 2016 Olympic games. The Architectural firm of BCMF Arquietetos was responsible for envisioning the Olympic environment. I have included a few of the images they created....
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in and out burger

: : uhm....I just love this .flickr photo. it's probably the bright contrasting colors. it's making me hungry. time for dinn...
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photo and card inspiration

: : pretty vintage rose cards from .nest pretty things. and a wall of inspiration from .simply photo. I'm also loving blues at the mome...
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swedish home

: : swedish home inspiration from newfound blog .desiretoinspi...
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home

: : some .flickr. home inspirat...
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Vinyl siding done not so ugly!

Vinyl siding is hated by most Architects and by many quality home builders. It's bad rep is deserved for the most part - I'll list just a few reasons:limited choice of colors - usually shades of beigelooks flimsyseams are obviousall those j-channels around windows and doors look terrible and not authenticOn the other...
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