Archive for November, 2007
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Enrico Bressan and Tahmineh Javanbakht are a design team that believe in sustainability. "by the years, we’ve become more and more interested in sustainability in everything we do. For us, the matter of sustainability is not just the question of the environment, but plus of the humans li…
MCA Denver by David Adjaye
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The New MCA, designed by David Adjaye, one of the main architects in
the world nowadays, is at once bold and refined, assembly all the criteria
set forth when a permanent home for MCA was first envisioned:
A design that supports rather than defines the museum’s mission. The
design clearly articu…
Paint edging tool cuts in, keeps it clean
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that weekend, whaddya say we paint a room?
To assist in that endeavor, I recommend two of Shur-Line’s quirkier offerings, the edger and the Easy Reach extension pole.
The edger has little wheels to slide along your crown or baseboard molding, leaving a controlled edge as you cut in. No tape esse…
Paint edger cuts in, keeps it clean
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that weekend, whaddya say we paint a room?
To assist in that endeavor, I recommend two of Shur-Line’s quirkier offerings, the edger and the Easy Reach extension pole.
The edger has little wheels to slide along your crown or baseboard molding, leaving a controlled edge as you cut in. No tape esse…
DIY Definitions: Silk-screening, screen printing, and serigraphs
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I have to confess that silk-screening, AKA screen printing, is a craft that was once a little bit mysterious to me. One reason it confused me for such a lengthy day is that the tools and terms used in it are specialized: whether you aren’t a silk-screener already, or being directly taught by one…
Frank Lloyd Wright house tours: Better than “Cribs”?
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Why does it captivate us to walk through the homes where legends lived or worked?
It started with Superman’s Fortress of Solitude, thereupon Ricky Schroder’s sweet living room on “Silver Spoons,” and later the suggestive banister at Sigmund Freud’s pad.
go the jump to see where TOH staffer…
New driver tallies torque when turning screws
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We’re always looking for new takes on the old screwdriver, and one in that month’s Garrett Wade catalog seemed to have fairly an interesting, ahem, twist.
It’s an adjustable torque driver. You set the torque, within 2 and 36 inch-pounds, and the driver will not exceed your setting by a individua…
How to wrap odd-shaped toys for Christmas
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Not all Christmas gifts fit easily into a box or a bag and, of course, children’s toys never seem to be simple. Wrapping a toy guitar, dollhouse or tricycle can be a challenge even for a professional. For those odd-sized gifts, you need a little creative thinking.
Parenting magazine helps us …
Bronze hardware: Reproductions done right
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I don’t think there’s a better way to get a stripped-down old house back to its roots than by fitting it with architecturally appropriate hardware.
And while attending the Traditional Building Show in New Orleans final month, I found a fine little company that’ll help you do just that.
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Sew a pretty purse organizer
Things always seem to get lost in my purse. When I want to find something vital, it isn’t easily accessible. There has to be a better alternative than spending 5 minutes looking for a Kleenex that I needed 10 minutes ago.
There is a better alternative, thanks to that sewing tutorial on The Giving…














