Search Results for: label/picture%20sundays/2010/06/the-urban-homestead

664 results

An Opening

Avatar photo
Design
6 Comments
...red, were barely attached to the studs): During: And after: I don’t have a picture, but I removed the studs after confirming that the old header was adequate (it’s not a load bearing wall). The next step will be to fix the plaster (I’m hiring this out). When the plasterers are done I’ll frame the opening with molding I’ll fabricate in my woodshop to match the doorways in the rest of the house. A tip of the hat to the folks who do this dirty and da...

Read…

Spider Bite!

Avatar photo
Pests
10 Comments
My sincerest apologies for beginning your week with a picture of two festering arachnid bites, but that’s what Mondays are for. These particular arachnid bites belong to UCSD alumni pal Professor Nic, who is visiting us from Canada, the greatest of nations. The bites sent him to the very same Kaiser emergency room that saved Kelly’s life last year. Unfortunately, modern medicine lacks any kind of test that would reveal the scientific name of the...

Read…

113 Open Floor Plans and Dog Sports

Avatar photo
Animals, Design, Podcasts
3 Comments
...floor plans and modern materials and Kelly shares her favorite dog sports (picture above is of our Saluki Ivan in front of a neighbor’s non-open floor plan house). During the podcast we refer to our open floor plan fire safety rant, “Your Open Floor Plan is a Death Trap,” as well as Shigeru Bans’ wall-less house. Then we get to chatting about dog sports including canine nose work, agility, lure coursing, obedience and barn hunting. If you’d like t...

Read…

What Would William Morris Say?

Avatar photo
Design, Domesticus, Tidying up
7 Comments
...ing at patio furniture. As yourself, “what would William Morris say?” Then picture the William Morris Meme: What if you’re arguing with your spouse over a certain Ikea impulse purchase: Or you’re pondering a trip to Costco: I know, the salmon is a bargain, but William Morris thinks you’ll end up with a basket full of pizza pockets and a Taco Bell hoodie. How about spending some time on Facebook? I think I’ve got the makings of a new anti-consumeri...

Read…

The Kit Houses of the Pacific Ready-Cut Home Company

Avatar photo
Design
10 Comments
...m was actually a dining room with a curtain, probably like this one in the picture above. In our neighborhood, house flippers have taken to ripping out all the walls and built-in cabinets in old houses in a misguided attempt to make them conform to the current vogue for everything mid-century modern. As a real estate agent once told me, “people like an old house on the outside and a new house on the inside.” Let it be known (and you heard it first...

Read…