Often the “before” shot is better than the “after,” but not here. Above is a nice use of nearly black paint on an old plaster wall in this Hemet, California midcentury cinderblock house.
The Brick House
October 6, 2010
wooden
Kärsämäki church, Finland
August 27, 2010
This Finnish church by Anssi Lassila was one of the reasons for starting this blog, and maybe that’s why, paradoxically, it got forgetten – it already seemed to be here.
Custom woodwork by Vladimir
July 5, 2010
This is my friend Vladimir, a master woodworker in Vancouver who is originally from Moscow. I feel that local craftspeople like Vlad who produce one-of-a-kind objects and high-level custom work do not get enough press.
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bathroom
Bulgakov
cabinet
carpenter
clawfoot tub
closet
cupboard
Douglas Fir
interior design
maple
SHUT UP & FISH
stairs
steps
storage
Vladimir Moukhanov
wardrobe
wood
wooden
woodwork
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The Most Simple Chair / Grycja Erde
June 14, 2010
the most simple chair designed by grycja erde. Via rolu, one of the very best blogs in this plethora of blogs. I like furniture that stacks and gets out of the way, especially if it forms a large solid platform to sit or put objects on.
Luis Barragán House
May 16, 2010
This is the Mexico City house and studio of Luis Barragán, considered by many to be the foremost Mexican architect of the 20th century. Built in 1948, the house was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004 and is now a museum.
More Polish Modern
November 11, 2009
New house in an old neighbourhood of Wroclaw, Poland, in the NYT today. Spruce on the outside, particle board on the inside, and the whole thing cost US$80,000 to build.
Chapel in Tarnów, Poland, by Beton Architects
November 8, 2009
This chapel in Tarnów, Poland, is by Marta Rowińska & Lech Rowiński of the firm Beton (photos by Beton) and was completed in 2009. Being a completely non-religious non-churchgoer who really dislikes all the tortured religious iconography and narrative (and could do without the cross), I don’t know why I’m so attracted to all these humble churches (see also here and here) but I think it’s a relief to see a building whose utility is somewhat non-utilitarian and undefinable.
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Arch Daily
archdaily
architecture
Beton
church
design
Eastern Europe
Eastern European
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Lech Rowiński
Marta Rowińska
Poland
Polish
shingles
Tarnów
wood
wooden
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Art object & Christmas tree – PossibiliTree
October 13, 2009
Bringing a Christmas tree inside is actually a relatively new phenomenon. It does not go back to pagan times. It started in Germany, where one tree was brought into the local guild hall but not into every house.
Traditional Japanese farmhouses: wood and straw
July 13, 2009
Thanks to photographers Molly Des Jardin (cat slide), Ethan and Kohmura Masao (Fomal Haut) for these photos of rural Japanese houses. So few materials, so harmoniously put together. Many of the photos are from an open air museum in Japan, where traditional houses from different regions have been transported and reconstructed.
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architecture
farmhouse
farming
fire pit
grass
house
irori
Japan
Japanese
mat
ofuro
plaster
rice paper
rural
straw
tatami
traditional
wood
wooden
wooden bathtub
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70s kitchen
June 22, 2009
From the 1975 edition of Inside Today’s Home. “A vividly colored, streamlined kitchen forms one wall of the major group space in this minimal-care beach house. The brilliant blue and red scheme contrasts strikingly with the clean-lined Breuer and Mies van der Rohe furniture and a soft goat hair rug.
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60s
70s
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blue
Breuer
chair
colour block
concrete
flokati
John Fowler
kitchen
lounge
Mies van der Rohe
minimalist
mod
Norman McGrath
photographer
red
why are things so boring now?
wood
wooden
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