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I finally put together a little portfolio site for some of my book covers. [Read More]

Well, we've started looking at floor plan options starting with the upstairs.  Looking to fit a master bedroom w/bath, 2 bedrooms for the girls, a bathroom, and a sitting area where the fireplace is and access to the back deck.  It's a lot harder t [Read More]

Designed by Sven Markelius for Ljungbergs, 1952 Hand printed with a double repeat and requires 18 screens. 15 colors create this dramatic design. The orange colorway hangs in the U.N. (71″x57″) Buy it here, if you have money to burn. (An [Read More]

Hella Jongerius has created a line of beautiful wall-hangings for the 2009 IKEA PS collection. Here’s Pelle, the rabbit, hanging in my upstairs hallway. Also available are Gullspira (the goat) and Mikkel (the fox). From Hella’s website: [Read More]

this is not an exhaustive list, but i’ve been taking notes and making gross generalizations.  maybe my experience can help you – sometimes it’s best to go in prepared, n’est-ce pas? 1. architects are lovely and creative peopl [Read More]

A knock at the door, and despite the barking dogs slavering to get near him, a smiling postal worker happily handed me a large parcel that I opened straightaway. Inside, carefully packed with protective bags and newspaper this Georges Briard Chafing [Read More]

Today's recipe for spam courtesy of Gmail: Vineyard Spam Salad. Very appropriate if you live on Vineyard Rd and I imagine it's rather good - if you don't eat the spam... [Read More]

For the past couple months, my friend Steve and I have been heaping a family with their back yard design and renovation. We’ve done several design projects together and this is our first attempt at actually helping someone realize their design by a [Read More]

Much to my surprise, a new store has opened in downtown Corvallis: Mod Pod. I am hopeful the store will do well, but surprised since I rarely meet other retro-lovers in town. After peeking in the windows yesterday (the store was closed) I felt very [Read More]

i’ve been looking for some round pendant lights that are modern and interesting, and bocci (based in vancouver) has a great design by omer arbel. Cast glass with a frosted central cylinder to house the lightbulb. I love the shape and the look [Read More]

Another popular question I thought I would do a little research on today:  What color should the trim be on a tan or blonde brick house?  And my research turned up nothing.  If you have any ideas/photos, please do share! [Read More]

We are still alive, really. I've just been really really busy with the AIA convention, which was in San Francisco this year. I did a bunch of volunteering for the convention, and also scheduled a bunch of educational sessions, and also spent hours [Read More]

This is a completely random post, but I just had to write about it.  The other day I was doing some research on birdcages (long story) when I stumbled upon the “birdcage veil”.  Although I’ve seen these veils in magazines and retr [Read More]

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Why, yes as a matter of fact we ARE obsessed with Mad Men in that perfectly stereotypical way that most mid-century lovers across America have become in the last few months. The set design is, of course, impeccable, and there is a great gallery from [Read More]

Remember when we were growing a house and a baby at the same time? Before After It is hard to believe that Baby Erwin is a 2-1/2yo little whirlwind. It means that our house is more than 2 years old as well. The Babe now has her very own bedroom, a [Read More]

I'm pretty clear now about how my master bath will look, at least in my head - I'm still sourcing all the products for a mood board. In the meantime I've moved on to researching a new bed for our room. The a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/ [Read More]

OK, so now we have a pink ceiling. For reference, this is just how un-pink the ceiling looks next to our trademark pink woodwork: I had to punch up the saturation there to get it to look anything but white. That is how pink our house is. O [Read More]

Last night, at the very last minute, I dashed off to Pagano's and picked up some samples of paint colours (and more primer, of course). Noel put on the second coat of primer, and after dinner we put up a couple of large patches of the two room colo [Read More]

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