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My Marie Kondo Obsession

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Domesticus, Tidying up
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...imbue objects around with supernatural qualities that makes stuff hard to part with. This, at least in part, reflects the influence of Shintoism on Kondo’s work (she worked at a Shinto shrine in her youth). If your Marie Kondo fandom is as obsessive as mine (I proposed to Kelly that we put up a portrait of Kondo in the house) you will enjoy the NHK video above that introduces you to Kondo’s mentor Nagisa Tatsumi, author of the Art of Discarding. O...

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Installing Solid Wood Flooring

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Design
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...e installed a wood floor and here’s what I learned: Layout is the hardest part. Rent a pneumatic nailer. The last time I installed a floor I used a manual nailer and learned that driving 1,000 nails takes a toil on your joints. Get a piece of scrap wood and practice using the pneumatic nailer. You can also use this test piece to adjust the air pressure. If you’re installing a pre-finished floor, as I was yesterday, be careful not to bang up the fl...

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A Manual of Needlework and Cutting Out

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Domesticus
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...Please enjoy this manual of the lost art of hand sewing by Agnes Walker published in 1907 and recommended by YouTube sewing sensation Bernadette Banner. What makes the book useful is that, unlike a lot of sewing resources, there’s not a lot of assumed knowledge. The book also shows the high level of craftsmanship expected of young children before the great crappening of the mid-20th century....

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Let’s Bring Back Picture Rail

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Design
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...ng. Put it up and pick up some picture rail hooks and you’re ready to hang art. Picture rail hooks come in a variety of sizes and we had to test a few to find the right fit. The picture rail hooks fit standard, rounded picture rail better than my DIY effort, but my improvised picture rail works okay. New picture rail and crown molding in our bedroom. The living room of our house already had picture rail so I just had to add it to the other rooms o...

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Saturday Tweets: Linotype, Support Squirrels and an East Hollywood Tower

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Saturday Linkages
...Artist builds a towering statement in East Hollywood — “I want to add more art to my neighborhood” https://t.co/YHegzsEOHF via @TheEastsiderLA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 13, 2018 To report on a hurricane without mentioning climate change is like reporting on a shooting without giving known details about the suspect. Same goes for other climate-enhanced disasters. #EndClimateSilence @NPR — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) October 12, 2018 I us...

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