The rest of this storybook / Tudor home in the Forties was attractive, but the roof was really unique: the irregular waves of wood shingle is different from any other roof I’ve ever seen.
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Sacramento home of the day
the paint job, for the most part, isn’t as inspired as some of its neighbors, and the landscaping is a bit pedestrian, but the design of the home is beautiful, and the addition works reasonably well with the rest of the house – and I just really liked that red door!
Sacramento home of the day
This large walled compound is one of the stars of Sacramento’s "Fabulous Forties" neighborhood (so named for the fact that 38th through 49th Streets, between J and Folsom, have some of the prettiest large homes in the area).
Sacramento home of the day
Disney’s Arts & Crafts lamps, fixtures & shades
The designers at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Tokyo & DisneySea have filled their rooms with some especially beautiful lamps, fixtures & shades, many of them in various Arts & Crafts & related styles. Flickr user Tavie has done the hard work for us by photographing 257 of them & putting them up in a photo set.
woodworking on Flickr
Flickr user Saltybeagle, aka Brett Bieber, has a very nice shop & is obviously a big fan of the Arts & Crafts aesthetic; some of his recent projects are featured in this 63-item set on Flickr.
User Gizmodyne has his own woodworking projects documented as well, specifically his – very succesful – project to replace the dining room card table with something that would make Gustav quite happy.
Scott Gibson’s Shaker / Craftsman cabinetry
Fine Woodworking has these photographs (by Andy Engel) of some really striking maple & white oak cabinets built by Maine cabinetmaker Scott Gibson for his own home. Take a look at more of the project, and scroll down on that page for a short video.
Greene & Greene, FLW – and more of LA’s finest – on Flickr
Flickr user "scootertwit," aka J. Allen, has some terrific sets of Southern California landmarks up on Flickr:
- the main downtown Los Angeles library;
- various Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, including plenty of textile-block goodness;
- Greene & Greene homes throughout the region;
- West Hollywood’s Kings Roadhouse, build by the great Rudolf Schindler; and
- the Charles Fletcher Lummis house.
bungalow remodels – in pictures
As regular readers know, I’m a Flickr junkie – and I proselytize regularly about what a good idea resource it is. The past month brings many dozens of new remodel projects (note that I can only search by tags, and only 1/20th of the photos on Flickr are tagged, so a little browsing may find you plenty more) to the photo-sharing site:
- Dawn & Jeremy Peterson continue to restore their classic Portland, OR bungalow; the progress is documented both on their site Bungalowcious and Flickr. Check out the awesome medicine cabinet, hex tile, laundry chute and the rest of their in-progress bathroom remodel.
- Brokenbungalow, aka Steve & family, are on track to finish their current restoration project – which should be done in "20 or 30 years." He’s recently documented a new roof installation, the addition of many new windows, and alterations to the second floor.
- Forman Lizee’s beautiful brick Birmingham bungalow (say that ten times fast!) continues to get even prettier, inside and out.
- Gizmodyne sets the bar for both extensive restorations and photographic documentation: he’s done the outside, the kitchen, bath, living & dining rooms, a guest bedroom, a hallway and a den – if he keeps this up he’s going to start adding rooms soon.
remodel snapshots
A bit of digging around over at Flickr found three large groups (agglomerations of photos from dozens of different users) devoted to remodels. Many of the remodels documented are in and of historic homes, and some are better than others.
here are a few favorites (links are at the bottom):
1. 2003-2006, 2. A cabinet with glass doors and light makes a nice addition to the otherwise clean kitchen, 3. wide br, 4. Feb 28 2008 010, 5. my kitchen confession, 6. another view of the shelves , 7. before & after bedroom, 8. br stair, 9. my own new kitchen, story to come, 10. The Arch, she is done!! 02.15.08, 11. Quality – 05 – Seamless Copper Rain Gutter and Downspout, 12. Our New Old House AFTER- Living Room, 13. fixing the lights, 14. Our New Old House AFTER- 2nd bedroom, 15. Basement Remodel, 16. Guest Bathroom, 17. Kitchen, 18. Stair Railing
