Cottage Living September 2008
Cabin "AFTER" - Jump below for the "BEFORE" When Joanna Pace-Brackett and David Brackett bought their dream cabin in Indiana, they knew it needed lots of work but they loved its historical charm. Wh...
When we were young, the idea of the Welcome Wagon seemed very different. If memory serves us correctly, someone actually did come to our door with a basket of goods and coupons for the neighborhood. A...
The cover of this month's the latest Dwell magazine is graced by the architecture of Jamie Darnell out of Kansas City, Mo. A father of 2, husband and architect, Jamie turned his simple plan for a mo...
Through November 1, 2008, Minnesota-based weeHouse is selling their solar-powered SMALL prefab homes (350 square feet) for $99,000 ($109,000 for states west of Colorado). The house comes with an "of...
We noticed this building immediately when we moved to Montreal. It's the Unity Building on Rue de La Gauchetiere, with that unusual, unmistakable, oversized cornice. Sunday, the penthouse loft insid...
Michael Marienthal fell in love with this 1936 building by Andrew Rebori: Constructed in 1936 for a Marshall Field executive, the four-story Moderne building houses 12 duplexes and one triplex. Its cu...
The Habitat '67 apartment building is an icon of modernism here in Montreal. We always have our eyes peeled for chances to see its interiors. When we saw this unit in the building that recently sold...
Moving = stress. Here are some online tools to help you through it. Just starting to look? Zillow gives you a fairly accurate estimate of what you should expect to pay to purchase in a specific are...
We're not sure we could ever gain actual access inside the Habitat '67 building designed by Moshe Safdie for Montreal's World Expo of 1967. But we found some cool shots of Safdie's own unit in the b...
When preparing your house for sale you go through a whirlwind of activities. To help with the chaos here's 20 tips to keep in mind when staging a house and specifically a kitchen. Some are obvious ...
It was the modernist Holy Grail – a prefab, vintage 1958. An aluminum home with wood interiors built by Alcoa and designed by Charles M. Goodman, it awaited at a very possible price. It had post an...
The View from Lisa's Current ApartmentLisa sent us an email and were hoping someone will have a good lead for her: I live in the perfect apartment right now: Sandburg Village (Clark & Schiller), clos...
Architect Jack Viks designed this home which was built in 1960. It sits on nearly 4 acres in Lake Forest and is currently up for sale, but our interest is pure inspiration. Jump below for a glimpse at...
The NY Times Op-Ed 6.23.08
In Paul Krugman's Op-Ed for the NY Times yesterday, he made the case that Americans are obsessed with home ownership to an unhealthy extent. As renters who are consistently asked when we're going to...
With parents who grew up in Berwyn (but not in a bungalow), my fascination with these homes has waxed and waned over the years. Now a bungalow owner myself, that fascination is in full effect and I'm ...
Minnesota's Alchemy Architects - makers of the modular prefab weeHouse - recently introduced a new addition to their line: the 3 bedroom, 2150 sf not-so-weeHouse. While the original, tiny weeHouse w...
Watervilla De Hoef, De Ronde Venen, Netherlands; Designer: Waterstudio Seems that "floating home" is the hot new term (maybe not so new) for "houseboat." The May issue of Wired magazine shines a spot...
We regularly pass by this corner in our neighborhood, which is one that has seen a large amount of teardowns and extensive rebuilding to create large, luxurious single family homes. Someone has taken ...
Country Home April 2008
Country Living just released their second annual list of the 379 Top Green Cities in America. They ranked the locations based on green fundamentals, such as "energy policies, green power, green build...
The New York Times 04.17.08
Yesterday's New York Times featured an uplifting article about David and Gina Giffels, who have been renovating their 1913 Tudor home in Akron for 12 years without the use of credit cards. Their onl...
"You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table..." Hopefully, by now, you've finished up your taxes and can sit down to count your money. If you have to pay up, we're sorry and wish yo...
Cottage Living March 2008
Around the turn of the century, companies such as Sears & Roebuck and Montgomery Ward sold homes out of catalogs. The houses were shipped to the home site, complete with instructions and numbered mat...
Time Out Chicago Issue 160
Should these folks rent or buy? That is the question that Time Out weighed in on this week in an issue dedicated to real life real estate issues. In the totally compelling lead feature, we get to know...
AT:Chicago reader Eric sent us photos and the info on a really nicely pulled together modernization of a vintage Chicago apartment. The owners brought simple, minimalist good looks to their condo and ...
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