The Latest: Feb 17, 2011

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John’s Artful Wicker Park Duplex

Name: John WorsekLocation: Wicker Park — Chicago, IllinoisSize: 1500 square feetYears lived in: 10 — Owned I photographed John’s house a few days after the blizzard, when side streets were still impassable and beat-up chairs sat in what few parking spaces were available. Five seconds after walking in his Wicker Park duplex, I’d completely forgotten about the weather.

Kathleen Luttschyn

Feb 17, 2011

Before & After: A Desk Transformation

I have always dreamt of having a “couple’s desk”. However, every apartment we’ve had hasn’t given us the proper space for this to happen. Luckily, for Valentine’s Day my guy surprised me with a rearranged space and enough room for my dream double desk to finally happen!In the before photo above, you can see our original desk. It housed his cluttered workstation and was large — but not large enough for two people.

Meg Lewis

Feb 17, 2011

Cooper & Campbell’s Cool and Eclectic Shared Room

Boys’ Names: Cooper and Campbell Ages: 7 and 3.5Location: Atlanta, GARoom Size: 155 sq. ft. Danielle started with a very small room so she knew she was going to have to be efficient with the space. She also knew that she didn’t want a typical boys’ room with tacky transportation themes or cartoon characters. Instead, she wanted something whimsical and colorful for her boys that they could really love and enjoy.

Jackie Boucher

Feb 17, 2011

Wood Epoxy Fixes Around the House

Last month I wrote about how my dog’s New Year’s resolution was to ditch the dog food and start on the ‘woodchip’ diet. After she chewed through all of our windowsills, the AT community was wonderful in helping me figure out the best way to fix it! My husband took a reader’s advice and used wood epoxy, in this case J-B Weld KwikWood Epoxy Putty. See the step-by-step results below. First, he removed any splinters and lightly sanded the damaged and surrounding area.

Micki Howl

Feb 17, 2011