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Look!: Potrero Hill House

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Reading Dwell always makes us feel greedy. There are never enough photos of homes -- we want more! More! Alas, such is the case with Lisa Koshkarian and Tom DiFrancesco's Potrero Hill home we found online, and its measly four photos.

But we're completely infatuated with this translucent medicine cabinet that doubles as the bathroom door. As architect Neal Schwartz says, "Instead of a door or a medicine cabinet, you get both. . . Its about being clever about design to intensify the use of things.

Click here to read the article and see more photos.

Image: Doug Adesko/Dwell

Comments (2)

I dunno, I'd worry that every time I slid the door something would get knocked over by the forces. Small light things, like pill bottles.

posted by FJ!! on 2007-07-17 18:27:27
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Its interesting on a theoretical level. Ie. it looks cool but I wouldn't want to deal with it.

Its a great storage solution however. It would be a great linen closet! Nothing to move around and make noise.

posted by SeanG on 2007-07-19 16:42:16
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