In the Garden: How Green Is Your Garden? A New Rating System May Tell You
A new report includes proposed guidelines for creating sustainable landscapes, as well as diverse examples of successful restoration projects.
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Surrendering to the Landscape
A strikingly simple concrete, glass and steel house in Idaho makes the most of the constantly changing desert scenery.
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The Fix: In Your Kitchen, Cold War Strategy
With holiday entertaining now over, the refrigerator could use a little rest — and in some cases a checkup or even a fond farewell.
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Property Values: What You Get for ... $600,000
A four-bedroom home on Great Diamond Island in Maine, a four-bedroom compound on the eastern coast of Hawaii’s Big Island and a cottage two blocks from the beach in Encinitas, Calif.
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Currents | Goods: Art Meets Plywood
PLYprints are 14-by-14-inch plywood panels decorated with designs by Alexander Girard, a ’60s-era designer.
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Currents | Fabric: You Design It, They Print It
Spoonflower.com is a Web site that allows anyone to design and print custom fabric.
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In Egypt, Living on a Farm
After her husband died and her children moved away, Maryanne Stroud Gabbani built a home on a 2.5-acre lot in a village in the Old Nile Valley.
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Currents | Books: 11 More Great Homes
The architectural historian Kenneth Frampton has updated his 1995 book with 11 additional houses.
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Road Test: In Search of the Just-Right Desk
Much has been made of the growing importance of the home office, which very often is nothing more than a desk, or a desk-substitute.
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Currents | Deals: Wink and Grin, No Extra Charge
A selection of Pylones’s playful household objects will go on sale starting Jan. 10.
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Currents | Tile: Bottoms Up, Then Redo the Bathroom
Trend USA’s new mosaic tile offers an eco-friendly way to retile a floor or wall, indoors or out.
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Shopping With Julian Tomchin: Pulling a Few Threads
A former home-product development expert for Macy’s shares his philosophy about bed linens and thread counts.
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Urban Living:
A public photoblog where people with a love for the urban form, modern world, or a general appreciation of their environment gather to post stories, narratives and often upload photos of their favourite cities, hometowns, travels, or current locations.
http://www.citynoise.org/
World city reviews and a free test which suggests cities and regions around the world that fit your personality.
http://cityculture.org
Free Classified Ads Portal
www.graand.com
A project to make urban living more environmentally friendly. Includes details of a model home in Portland, Oregon.
http://oikos.com/esb/50/earthsmart.html
Experiments in Sustainable Urban Living
This site details one family's experiences in Portland, Oregon and how it can be applied in other urban environments.
http://www.rdrop.com/users/krishna/
Photos of the negative object, material and people in urban lifestyles.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/urban_negative/
The urban travel guide. Weblog about major cities around the world.
http://www.gridskipper.com/
One girl's passion for urban-style living with an eye on design. An archived blog about urban lifestyle.
http://www.loftlust.com/
Weblog about urban recreation. Includes articles on urban exploration, absurdist cooking.
http://www.mufti.ca/
For city dwellers committed to urban life and for others who are preparing to return to the metropolis. Includes articles and essays, history, analysis, and city guide information. Emphasis on sustainable urban development.
http://www.newcolonist.com/
An artistic work about urban life.
http://www.turbulence.org/Works/pedestrian/pedestrian2.html
Information on growing plants, wild food recipes, and alternatives to lead a low impact urban life.
http://www.selfsufficientish.com/
Shopping With Julian Tomchin: Pulling a Few Threads
A former home-product development expert for Macy’s shares his philosophy about bed linens and thread counts.
www.nytimes.com
In the Garden: How Green Is Your Garden? A New Rating System May Tell You
A new report includes proposed guidelines for creating sustainable landscapes, as well as diverse examples of successful restoration projects.
www.nytimes.com
In Egypt, Living on a Farm
After her husband died and her children moved away, Maryanne Stroud Gabbani built a home on a 2.5-acre lot in a village in the Old Nile Valley.
www.nytimes.com
Surrendering to the Landscape
A strikingly simple concrete, glass and steel house in Idaho makes the most of the constantly changing desert scenery.
www.nytimes.com
Currents | Deals: Wink and Grin, No Extra Charge
A selection of Pylones’s playful household objects will go on sale starting Jan. 10.
www.nytimes.com
Currents | Tile: Bottoms Up, Then Redo the Bathroom
Trend USA’s new mosaic tile offers an eco-friendly way to retile a floor or wall, indoors or out.
www.nytimes.com
The Fix: In Your Kitchen, Cold War Strategy
With holiday entertaining now over, the refrigerator could use a little rest — and in some cases a checkup or even a fond farewell.
www.nytimes.com
Road Test: In Search of the Just-Right Desk
Much has been made of the growing importance of the home office, which very often is nothing more than a desk, or a desk-substitute.
www.nytimes.com
Currents | Goods: Art Meets Plywood
PLYprints are 14-by-14-inch plywood panels decorated with designs by Alexander Girard, a ’60s-era designer.
www.nytimes.com
Property Values: What You Get for ... $600,000
A four-bedroom home on Great Diamond Island in Maine, a four-bedroom compound on the eastern coast of Hawaii’s Big Island and a cottage two blocks from the beach in Encinitas, Calif.
www.nytimes.com
Currents | Books: 11 More Great Homes
The architectural historian Kenneth Frampton has updated his 1995 book with 11 additional houses.
www.nytimes.com
Currents | Fabric: You Design It, They Print It
Spoonflower.com is a Web site that allows anyone to design and print custom fabric.
www.nytimes.com