On Location: Clubhouse Living Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:28:54 -0000 After designing office spaces that encourage the easy interaction of people, like those at Google headquarters, Clive Wilkinson designed his home to do the same.
Boom Times for Job Site Thieves Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:29:44 -0000 Larceny at residential construction sites across the country has increased significantly in the last two years because of soaring prices of building materials.
Design Notebook: A Superjumbo Jigsaw Puzzle Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:35:12 -0000 Marc Newson, an industrial designer, was commissioned to design the cabin of the Airbus A380 double-deck superjumbo jet for the Australian airline Qantas.
In the Garden: A Backyard Bargain in the Bronx Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:43:10 -0000 Using skills in economics and international diplomacy, Sam Oglesby created a backyard haven in the South Bronx.
Shopping for Vanities With Joey Arias Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:42:05 -0000 Joey Arias, the 49-year-old star of the production, “Arias With a Twist,” knows about vanity and vanities: he has nine mirrors in his 14-by-6-foot bathroom.
The Fix: Carbon Footprint: Saving at Home Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:29:45 -0000 Reducing your home’s carbon footprint can be worth it, for the environment and the pocketbook.
L.A. Times - Home & Garden
Neutra's Maxwell house moves to Angelino Heights from Brentwood Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Once it is reassembled, the new owner will restore and sell it.
FOR ANYONE lucky enough to have witnessed the move, it was some kind of spectacle: the 1941 Maxwell house by Richard Neutra, one of Southern California's most celebrated residential architects, loaded onto a flatbed truck for a cruise down the Sunset Strip.
Porsche's Kitchen for Men Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Dudes, it's as sleek and cool as a certain sports car. There's even a TV. But what if you want toast?
You're an evil genius, bent on world domination. You have a nuclear weapon simmering away in the basement of your underground lair, deep within some Polynesian volcanic island. You still have to eat.
Modern architecture mixes with traditional furnishings in Los Angeles house Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Grandma Gloria Swanson's influence is felt in every room of Brooke Anderson's home, which was designed by Gregory Ain.
ALTHOUGH Brooke Anderson was brought up in a modern milieu, she credits her famous "Grams," actress Gloria Swanson, for imbuing her with a love for the traditional. As a young woman, Anderson frequently visited her grandmother's stylish apartment on Fifth Avenue across from Central Park. "It was formal but very comfortable, and filled with beautiful antiques with tons of books everywhere," Anderson recalls, adding that her grandmother always wanted to be an opera singer. "She had a baby grand piano in the living room where she would play and sing."
Cactus and succulent container gardens Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Dioramas by Anna Goeser of Pot-ted are dish gardens for people with a love of kitsch.
ANNA GOESER'S container gardens -- desert dioramas she calls Mojave bonsai -- started as simple arrangements of cactuses and succulents. Then she began to add roads, cars and people. "They became little worlds," she says.
Book review: "Houseonomics: Why Owning a Home Is Still a Great Investment," by Gary N. Smith and Margaret H. Smith Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Owning instead of renting, even in the current climate, pays a financial dividend, the authors explain.
With home prices continuing to fall -- and expected by many experts to decline further before finding a bottom -- it's very easy to play that "woulda, shoulda, coulda" game and envision how life might have been different had you sold that home back in 2005 and run off with the profit to Tahiti.
About your summer vacation Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 It was O'Hare, cousins, bug spray, golf lessons, fishing and Grandma's grill.
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Christian Science Monitor | The Home Forum
Prayer for elections Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500 A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
Sneaky tactics in the food wars Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500 Dad knew that if he could get my sister to try a new dish, I'd clamor for some, too.
Off to college – the great unknown? Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500 A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
After 50 years of marriage, working together is a cinch Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500 A long-married couple works seamlessly together on those pesky household chores.
Put your fruit to the fire Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500 Grilling caramelizes a fruit's natural sugars, lending it an outstanding flavor.
Follow your nose to the best fruit Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500 If the aroma of a peach entices as much as its color, you've got a winner.
Denver Post: Lifestyle
"Spiritual soul food" hits spot in Evergreen
dgallegos@denverpost.com (By Demetria Gallegos / The Denver Post)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:55:01 -0600
If vaulted ceilings and verdant mountain views put you in your happy place, picture them with a cup of bird-friendly coffee and a buttercrisp sticky bun.
Fresh Peach Pie
editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:39:17 -0600
This recipe originally appeared in The Denver Post in 1964; serves 6.
Come for the open ranges, stay for the food
editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:30:04 -0600
We love Colorado for the big skies, the open ranges, the endless sunshine . . . but mostly for the food.
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