For sale...four rooms from the Bonneyconnellan Castle, circa 1886. Handcrafted, ornate woodwork that was fastened to the walls with screws, not nails. (Easy to salvage!) Ceiling beams, staircases, fireplace mantels, the works.
Oak, Maple, Mahogany, Cherry. Room diagrams included. But you'll have to dig your own moat.
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Mmmmmm...house voyeurism. If you are lucky enough to be close to Phoenix, Arizona this coming weekend, you can be nosy inside of some of the coolest Mediterranean cottages and villas in the Southwest. The Encarto-Palmcroft Historic Preservation Association’s biennial home tour and street fair will take place on Sunday March 25, 2007.
This year’s tour will feature 12 homes representing the different and unique architectural styles of the late 1920’s and 1930’s. There will also be live music, arts and crafts, food, activities and more. (Hey! A house tour that you can drag the kids to!) Good times...
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Do you have a cool, midcentury front door?
One of our very own housebloggers, Erwin House, has launched a new company, Crestview Doors. David came up with the idea after he searched and searched for a stylish midcentury front door for their new house and couldn't find any that were suitable. He's designing and selling midcentury inspired doors for retro fans. He's creating the initial designs from vintage doors that he has spotted in his own neighborhood. Each design has been named after the streets where the designs were found.
I suggested that we turn to the Houseblogs.net community for some high quality house voyeurism. Do you have any front door eye candy in your neighborhood? Then upload those photos to the Crestview Doors Flickr pool.
It would be interesting to see if there are specific styles that are associated with different areas of the country. And if you find something unusual and spectacular? Who knows...maybe there will be a door design named after YOUR street.
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Congrats to the many houseblogs that were mentioned: Kensington Bungalow, House in Progress, This Old Crack House, One Woman's Cottage Life, Nightmare on Elm St., Casa Decrepit, and 1912 Bungalow.
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Just saw this super fun article about houseblogging in the Toronto Globe & Mail. The writer interviewed the folks from Mies and Carrots, Home Under Construction, 1951 Ranch Redo and Cliff May Restovation. Check it out!
(Also mentioned is Cliff May Restovation's Cliff May Registry, which is a fascinating look at some of the many gorgeous ranch homes designed by Cliff May. If you've never heard of Cliff May, you are in for a treat.)
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Housebloggers Joel and Stephanie of Boothe Mountain Retreat are reporting on the 20th Annual Arts and Crafts Conference in Asheville, North Carolina. Not only does this seem to be a totally cool conference, the accomodations are first rate for lovers of the Craftsman tradition...participants get to stay at the Grove Park Inn which has original fixtures and furniture from the Roycrofters. Oh be still my heart!
Tomorrow, Joel and Stephanie will be leading a session on houseblogging so spruce up! More readers coming at ya :)
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For more on how the Topics section of the site works, click here.
As part of launching this new feature, we're also teaming up with the DIY Network cable television channel to feature houseblogs on the topic of log cabin construction. The DIY Network will be writing their own blog as they build a cabin in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains (which a lucky viewer will win, by the way). As part of their "Blog Cabin" promotion, they're featuring the log cabin bloggers who contribute to this site on their own blog sidebar.
For more on log cabins and a link to the DIY Network's blog, visit the Cabins section of Houseblogs.net.
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Our member moroccanmaryam writes the houseblog My Marrakesh, documenting her American family's efforts to build a home for themselves in Morocco.
The blog was nominated in the category for Best African or Middle Eastern Weblog. The other blogs in the category look good, so show your support by heading on over to register your vote before the February 2nd deadline.
While you're filling out your ballot, the great folks over at Apartment Therapy also got a nomination for Best Topical Weblog so consider supporting them too. Who knows, maybe we can muster up enough interest so that they'll have a 'best home improvement blog' next year!
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Heather, a houseblogger from the L.A.-based 1912 Bungalow, has assembled a really lovely collection of bungalow-inspired images on the 1912 Bungalow Flickr account. Definitely worth a look-see!]]>
The folks at Modern Phoenix are throwing their sleek, contemporary, stylish doors wide in welcome for visitors interested in the mid-century lifestyle. As their invitation states:What could be better? Spending a dreary March weekend in Phoenix!!! Now that's a trip I could warm up to. (Get it? Warm up? Ah, forget it. It's late and I've had a glass of wine.)
Progress + Preservation: 3rd Annual Modern Phoenix Expo and Home Tour
March 24 & 25, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona
The folks over at the houseblog Our 1916 Craftsman Bungalow are running a little post-holiday contest for the best photo of Christmas (or holiday) home decorations. The prize is a good one for old home fans: a computer font based on the handwritting of Gustav Stickley.
The contest deadline is January 21 and submission details are here.
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I confess. I'm an Ask Metafilter addict. And when it comes to home advice and design ideas? The hive mind has great stuff.
What to Do with Leftover Paint Chips?
]]> Green alternatives for roofing shingles?Sophisticated and interesting?
What should I plant in the world's tiniest garden?
Small, elegant recycling container?
And, of course, there is lots more in the home and garden category.
Ask Metafilter, where a billion well-moderated heads are better than one unmoderated, um, head.
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Today we reached a fun milestone for Houseblogs.net--we now have over 1,000 registered members. We know it's quality and not quantity that's important, so it's also a good time to say thanks to everyone who actively contributes your stories, ideas, advice and support to your fellow members.
Thanks everyone!
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There are so many great ideas and so much inspiration within the houseblogs.net community that it is rare for me to rave about just one. However, this exterior lighting design and execution out of jelly jars and tin by Erwin House stunned me with its creativity and coolness.]]>
(Via On The House Daily Tips)
Do you have old wallpaper you want to remove? Doing so is now much easier than before; no chemicals and no steaming. New wallpaper-removal sheets soak paper off walls, quickly and cleanly.
Here is the source for the product. I've never used them, but anyone who promises easier wallpaper removal is intriguing to me. What a yucky job.
(Photo of the folks at The Bayly Battle engaged in mortal combat with old wallpaper.)
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