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Project: Chalkboard stairs
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litlnemo
Monday, Dec 15 2014
I have a stairway that goes up to the attic level of my house (that’s where my bedroom is, though originally the attic was unfinished.) The stairway was last painted some decades ago with boring gray floor paint. The walls are dingy “landlord white.” I’ve meant to do something with the stairway for 18 years,…
Pinterest and the bedroom project
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litlnemo
Wednesday, Nov 19 2014
It probably goes without saying, but Pinterest was an immeasurable help in getting the bedroom project designed and completed. Back in the old days (by which I mean 2009), when I planned my new kitchen, I did it semi-old school by creating a digital inspiration board: and a digital materials board: Both of these were…
Guess which of these stoves isn’t in my kitchen anymore
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litlnemo
Thursday, Feb 20 2014
Hint: not the old-looking one. On a whim, a few weeks ago I removed the microwave from my kitchen. It took up too much space, and I realized that all I really used it for was to heat up frozen dinners I shouldn’t be eating anyway. Reheating food and cooking soups and such? That I…
Pinterest pinner of the moment: Craftsman Junky
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litlnemo
Sunday, May 5 2013
Instead of choosing one Pinterest board to write about this week, I’ve chosen a collection of pinboards by a single pinner: Craftsman Junky. Craftsman Junky is actually Sharon from the Laurelhurst 1912 Craftsman blog about renovating a 1912 Craftsman home in Portland, Oregon. Since I have a 1911 Craftsman bungalow in Seattle, this is relevant…
Before and after: the office project
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admin
Saturday, Mar 23 2013
A couple of years ago I decided to turn a vacant room in my 1911 bungalow house into a new office for me. A lot of things in my life came along to slow the project down, but now, after a year and a half of actually (slowly) working on it, the room is basically…
Stenciled Arts and Crafts textile motifs from 1910
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admin
Friday, Aug 14 2009
Found in a 1910 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, and perfect for a bungalow like ours: This one was upside down for some reason: More after the jump.
Radium light switches are probably not a good idea
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admin
Monday, Nov 17 2008
I stumbled onthis 1917 ad while browsing Google Books last night. We have old pushbutton light switches in our house, which was built in 1911, but none of them glow in the dark. I guess our “modern house is not complete.”
Hewn and Hammered
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admin
Wednesday, Aug 4 2004
Hewn and Hammered is a brand-new weblog about Craftsman, Mission, and Prairie design and architecture. The blog isn’t just about house restoration, but will also discuss the work of current and historical A&C artists and craftspeople, and include articles about the history and philosophy of the Arts and Crafts movement. The site is edited by…
Bad neighbor.
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admin
Tuesday, Jan 27 2004
Ken Woolcott bought a historic house on Queen Anne Hill — a 1914 house by one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s prot?g?s that was “one of the 10 or 15 most significant houses in the city.” Did he restore it? No. He had it demolished without even allowing a serious attempt at salvage. The secretiveness of…
The height of 1901 style
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admin
Tuesday, Oct 21 2003
Today I visited the Stimson-Green Mansion on First Hill, since I am researching it for a paper. Here are some photos I took. The house was built in 1901. It is strongly influenced by English Arts and Crafts, but is an Eclectic style — several rooms are Tudor, one is Empire style, one is a…
Yay, fewer trips to Portland!
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admin
Friday, Oct 17 2003
Not that anything’s wrong with Portland. I like it a lot. But my favorite home restoration store in Portland is opening a Seattle branch — just down the hill from my house! 5 minutes away (and near the new Krispy Kreme, etc.) Still, Portland has Powell’s, so I’ll still be driving south occasionally.
House in a box
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admin
Monday, Oct 6 2003
This strikes me as a rather unfortunate remodeling of a neat old house. The one on the right may be bigger, but the one on the left has far more character and beauty. What were they thinking?!
Another step in the process
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admin
Monday, Sep 29 2003
Went to the Bungalow Fair at Town Hall yesterday and saw some amazing stuff, none of which we can afford. Gorgeous antique furniture, silkscreen, watercolor and letterpress prints, William Morris wallpapers, pottery, etc. There was a book I really wanted: a 100 year-old art book with tons of amazing engravings — but it was $400….
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litlnemo
Wednesday, Feb 23 2000
Well, the house thing is still going on. Thanks to those who sent letters of support or showed up at the library board meeting yesterday to help. There’s still a lot of work for us to do in the next six days before the final decision is made, so site updates might be sporadic. I’m…
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