SO ordering myself one of these in the 11x14 format. Love the bike love! Made by etsy seller wkdstudi...
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
How do you dress your bed ?
With a slight nip in the air where I live, its time to start thinking about keeping warm this winter. How do you dress your bed in the colder months? Duvets? Quilts? A simple comforter? Do tell...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Circle Kitchen - Designed by Compact Concepts
If you’ve been looking for a stylish mini kitchen set, because what you own so far is not big enough to fit up the load, how about the Circle Kitchen? Designed by Compact Concepts, the kitchen furniture manages to address space problems in a highly functional and stylish manner, although it only measures 1.8 square meters. It features all the characteristics of an usual kitchen. Integrated with...
How to Not Save Energy in your House
I have been a big proponent of what I call "common sense green". I hate to see people do things for the sake of being green - but are not really green at all. Anyway I came across some useful information on the fine homebuilding blog regarding some green "myths". The article identifies a number of common strategies that do not necessarily save you much energy. Those include the following:furnace tune upssizing furnace correctly (not oversizing)basement...
Monday, August 24, 2009
Ideas for the Tiny Kitchen
A "window" added between the walls, valuable back splash storage, pretty shelving with clear jars, and that small old dresser becomes a island. All great ideas to steal for your tiny kitch...
Manichithrathazhu doors - Manichitrathazhu doors lock
Manichithrathazhu Door Locks:The magnificent Manichithrathazhu door (The Ornate Lock) is an age old traditional lock of Kerala which adorns the doors of fabulous Ettukettu & Nalukettu (8 sided & 4 sided mansions)...
Friday, August 21, 2009
House Plans by Ron Brenner Architects and Simply Elegant Home Designs
I told you big news was coming. Here is a copy of the press release.Simply Elegant Offers House Plans Designed by Ron Brenner Architects.Nationally recognized residential design firm is offering selected designs. Marine on St.Croix, MN –Simply Elegant Home Designs, LLC; is announcing a new marketing agreement with Ron Brenner of Stillwater, Minnesota. Initially six house plans designed by Ron Brenner will be offered for sale exclusively through...
Thursday, August 20, 2009
A Small Stylish Apartment
Loving this 600 square foot apartment. Everything from the furniture to the colors. This is close to perfection in my book ! (Click on title of post for full sto...
Big News on House Plans From Simply Elegant Home Designs
Simply Elegant Home Designs has some big news coming. Ron Brenner, President of Simply Elegant says "This is going to be bigger than sliced bread. Bigger than the wheel. Well maybe I am going too far; but at least it will be bigger than the Segway" Stay tuned; a formal announcement will be made soon.hint ab...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Simply Elegant Home Designs is on Facebook
Simply Elegant Home Designs is now up and running on Facebook. We see this as just another way for folks to find us and stay updated on the latest information. It's also a great way to communicate with each other. You can see our facebook page at the following link:http://www.facebook.com/pages/House-Plans-by-Simply-Elegant-Home-Designs/117328342002please check us out and fan ...
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Light Emitting Wallpaper
Jonas Samson, an interior designer from the Netherlands has created a new kind of wallpaper that is also a light source. The paper has a light emitting layer within that accomodates LED's. The product, which appears to not yet be for sale is touted as being "green". This is due to the efficiency of the LED lighting. I cannot find pricing, but word is extremely expensive - so in my mind that's not necessarily green. Nevertheless this is an interesting...
Monday, August 10, 2009
Green House Plans - Keep it Simple!
I recently ran across an article at GreenBuildingAdvisor.com that discussed some of the potential drawbacks when you specify highly complex appliances / equipment for your home. This might include items such as heat-recovery ventilators, ground source heat pumps, solar hot water systems, photovoltaics, etc. Some of the drawbacks to this type of equipment may include:Higher up front costs - long payback periodsNeed for proper commissioning (this...
Friday, August 7, 2009
White as your backdrop
People use white to make rooms feel larger and it is a good small space trick. I like bold colors in small spaces too. I think what I love most about white walls is how you can use any color as accents and then change it up if you feel like it. White is never going to go out of style and as I get older my eyes appreciate all the light that white provides...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The Inspector
Do you think you are really smart about house construction? How about my home builder friends out there? How about you building code officials? Fine Homebuilding has a little game that you can play that will test your knowledge. It is called "The Inspector". They present you with a photograph of a construction site and ask you to identify the code mistakes. You get points for correctly identifying the mistakes - and take points away for the wrong...
