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Maintenance-Free Siding
Architect Steve Bull aimed to create a home for Tanya Leinicke and Rick Navitsky that was virtually maintenance-free. To that end, the exterior is standing-seam metal siding that will never need to…
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Thonet All the Way
I restored a 1930s bungalow on the Aspetuck River in Connecticut in Stonybrook, a community formed by socialists from NYC. I furnished the home with midcentury modern furniture mostly found on…
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Masculine Design: Three Pitfalls
Just like in female design, going overboard can end up disastrous. If you put so many antlers up on the wall it just becomes overkill instead of an interesting and whimsical addition to a…
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A Palette of Material
I love incorporating old metals, new woods, and innovative fabrics when putting together the palette for a masculine space. I think a great, unexpected idea is to use men's suiting fabrics to…
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Quiet A Loose Paver with Epoxy
When Dr. Rich North, owner of a Marcel Breuer-designed home in Baltimore, noticed that some of his bluestone pavers were wobbly underfoot, he talked to a contractor about having it relaid…
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Seen But Not Heard
"You want to live with the children, but you also want to be free from them, and they want to be free from you," Marcel Breuer, 1955.
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Reuse, Recycle and Replenish
Reusing material is the least expensive and most creative way to reduce the environmental impact of your building project. The best sources are usually nonprofit reuse stores like Habitat for…
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Maximize Space in a Tiny Bathroom
We have remodeled a tiny half bath under the stairs. To make the most of what little space we have we decided to use the stud spaces for as much storage as possible. A recessed medicine cabinet…
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How to Rehab an Ugly Concrete Patio
If you already have a concrete patio or sidewalk, you can update the space simply by laying brick pavers over the old surface. There are a number of advantages to doing it this way. The biggest is…
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Exposing Brick Walls
Make sure you expose walls first. Pressure wash--never sandblast, because it damages the brick and then you have dust for months afterward. Then frame. —Angel Miller
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