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15+ Small House Designers (with plans) and 12 Small House Builders & Kits — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 10:34

We just refined our lists of Small House Plans and Small House Builders and Kits. Take a look! Maybe you’ll find your small dream house. Let us know what you think. Have we missed any? We’ll be polishing them up with images asap so check back! Tumbleweed WeeBee at Sunset Small House [...]

Design Watch: Pottery Barn Strikes Again — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 10:34

From Julie: Pottery Barn expresses its admiration for French designer Frank Lefebvre of Bleu Nature with its Driftwood Lamp (below L). Below R: Bleu Nature’s Lampe Eole Driftwood:

Do it yourself stairs — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 10:34

 

Shopper’s Diary: Aimé in London — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 09:33

From Sarah: Dispatch from London: I spotted these handcrafted glass pendant lights, with wood cross bases, hanging in Petit Aimé, a French clothing shop in Notting Hill (sister store to neighboring Aimé, purveyor of French clothing and products for the home). Hand-crafted in France by Angel des Montaignes, they can be bought in-store or directly [...]

McMansion Tour — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 09:32

 

EYE ON DESIGN: New Plans for New Towns — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:45

Dateline: Daybreak, Utah I just returned from Utah where I attended a fascinating community planning brainstorm and then toured the state's newest new town: Daybreak, at the south end of the Salt Lake Valley. Views across the valley to jagged peaks promote blue sky thinking: no wonder that famous early settler said "This is the Place." The planning session, called...

Fabric: Vanderhurd Studio — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:45

From Francesca: Designer Christine van der Hurd is predominantly known for her bold rug and carpet designs (she designed the carpets for Claridge’s Hotel and Brown’s Hotel in London). We also like her range of screen-printed linen fabrics; available in London and New York through Vanderhurd Studio.

got sound issues? modular cork panels to the rescue — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:44

It’s the acoustics, not your eardrums We have 14′ ceilings in our house, and all our surfaces are hard & sound reflecting: hardwoods, gyp board walls, windows, and countertops. The acoustics leave a lot to be desired, which is a nuisance, since our living room and kitchen are an open plan. So the place where we [...]

Google Image of the Week — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:44

 

How our national politics continues to fail us... — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:42

 

How our houses reflect our values — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:40

By Gwendolyn Wright from the Mercury News The perfect home for an American family, as imagined by "National Builder" magazine in 1886, would look familiar in any photo spread of dream homes on newsstands today...

Laneway House by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:40

 

Postcard 3 — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:40

 

Slow Home Report for August 20, 2008 — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:40

 

Graeme Brooker & Sally Stone, Authors — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:40

 

Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:39

By Eric M. Weiss from the Washington Post That 1958 brick rambler inside the Beltway is suddenly looking a lot better to Dawn and Jeff Schaefer, who are buying their first house in Northern Virginia...

McMansion: Time Lapse — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:39

 

Dornfeld Residence by THERE design — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:39

 

Archidose — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:39

 

8aa9085b81fd706f19d781d8b2480832 — by LiveModern Webmaster — last modified 09-08-2008 08:38