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These blogs are about the process of actually building a modern, sustainable home (or renovating a home if a building permit is required).



 

 


sound advice

by bubba of the bubbles (noreply@blogger.com) from austin cubed  (build blog) — May 23, 2012 01:03 AM
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We do love us some tunes. At our previous house, I wired the office up to the living room and then back to the kitchen to have ”partial house audio”. It was nice, and we’d like to do this at our new house as well. Ideally, we’d like:- surround [...]

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zerbebe nursery: odds and ends

by chezerbey from chezerbey  (build blog) — May 21, 2012 01:04 AM
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We’ve been in a bit of a lull with the nursery progress. With the main pieces complete (or yet to be built), I’ve been focusing on textiles and other odds and ends instead. Lots of decisions to make, but no real progress yet. So, a status update of sorts: 1. Curtains - I still like [...]

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housework: bidset, interior design

by bubba of the bubbles (noreply@blogger.com) from austin cubed  (build blog) — May 21, 2012 01:04 AM
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Been a busy week for my working and non-working lives, so very little time to blog (I still haven't finished with L.A.!). But we've reached a milestone: (near) completion of the bid set, the set of the construction documents that are hard biddable! To [...]

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LEGOhaus: Take 2

by bubba of the bubbles (noreply@blogger.com) from austin cubed  (build blog) — May 21, 2012 01:04 AM
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Been getting lots of peer pressure to build the LEGO house despite the challenges. Even received some LEGO donations (thank you!). Concerned about cost, I decided to revisit the design and build on a 1x1x1 brick equal 2 feet by 2 feet by feet scale [...]

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A gate.

by 1527xy from Meadow House  (build blog) — May 20, 2012 01:03 AM
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This might be the first post we’ve put up this year. Somehow life has gotten in the way of blogging, which is really too bad because I just looked back at some old entries, and was struck with the memories they evoked. Without the frequent postings we would have forgotten so many details already. The [...]

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JPG graphic of house exterior

house school…not school house

by Laura from a house named Fred  (build blog) — May 17, 2012 01:04 AM
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Ever notice how the different things in your life sometimes converge in ways you might not have expected?  One of us decided to go back to school upon arriving here in our new home town, and the purpose had nothing to do with building a house.  But as it’s turned out, the two intertwined when [...]

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View from the south

getting closer

by Laura from a house named Fred  (build blog) — May 17, 2012 01:04 AM
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Yesterday we decided not to rush the groundbreaking.  We’ll be going out of town soon for a while (pardon the vagueness but we’re not interested in inviting thieves to come visit while we’re away), and the way things had been looking the construction crew would break ground right before we headed out.  Not wanting to [...]

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josef frank textiles

by Lizz from fifth from the top  (build blog) — May 16, 2012 01:06 AM
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spotted in the May Vogue, Victoire de Castellane’s quirky (seemingly basement-y) apartment which is filled with bright colors and fun whimsical couches and chaises done in Josef Frank’s imaginative prints. are you thinking a pillow might be great, but a … Continue reading  →

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architectural inspiration in texas

by Lizz from fifth from the top  (build blog) — May 15, 2012 01:04 AM
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we had a really great time in texas. I’ll be posting a lot of pictures on materialconcern.com, but, I wanted to post some architectural highlights here… we loved the indoor outdoor vibe of Contigo in Austin, and it’s simple wood … Continue reading  →

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LIGHTING

by THE BRICK HOUSE from THE BRICK HOUSE  (build blog) — May 15, 2012 01:04 AM
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Besides fiber art, I’ve also been quietly hoarding a bunch of lighting ever since the dining room chandelier moved onward to a better home. None of the lighting I’ve stumbled on has been perfect and I haven’t been able to find my dream brutalist chandelier – really the closest thing I have found was this [...]

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