April 30th, 2008
Did you believe that title? I don’t even believe that title.
However, there are many brave bloggers out there. I know this because today the Lifestyles Channel invited readers into their homes - or porches - or window views - in order to share their blogging space. Or spaces as the case may be.
Each of the [...]
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April 30th, 2008
On nice days I like to work on the back patio.
Then I start thinking, well, a little ocean might be nice, so I move to the front of the house.
In a perfect world, my blogging space has views like these. However, in reality…
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April 29th, 2008
It’s been a good long time since we saw any offbeat furniture. I always mean to share, but I just fill up my bookmarks, hording stuff for my own viewing pleasure. Today is show and tell. Well, more show than tell. If you’d like to learn more about any of these amazing pieces, click on [...]
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April 28th, 2008
Check this out:
Offbeat & outdoor showering fun!
I found these killer showers at Home Design Find. I think someone should build a tall offbeat home and put them in their bathroom.
Learn more about said showers.
I recently received an email from some nice person at HDF informing me of their blog. Being a sucker for homes (shocking) [...]
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April 27th, 2008
So who is the one lucky winner of Building With Awareness - A DVD & Guidebook On Building A Straw Bale Home? I usually let my son draw a name, but this contest was pretty big. We had a ton of entires. Talk about paper waste to write all the names down.
That said; I randomly [...]
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April 26th, 2008
Here are some cool arch links I’ve seen this month; many from the usual suspects. Why, because frankly, I tend to frequent the same blogs. I’m a creature of architecture blog habit. If you know of a great architect/design/wicked offbeat cool blog NOT on my blogroll, let me know.
To see more photos and to learn [...]
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April 24th, 2008
Each year the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) reviews submissions for built green projects and chooses the best of the best as tops for the year.
From AIA; this year’s 10 winners include:
Aldo Leopold Legacy Center (The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc.) Cedarburg, WI
Cesar Chavez Library (Line and Space, LLC) Tucson, AZ
Discovery [...]
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April 24th, 2008
For this week’s Offbeat Classic, I figured I’d hunt down what Adam had going on for Earth Day 2007. I didn’t do anything here special for Earth Day, mainly because I don’t like separating ED into a one day situation. That said, if you read Offbeat regularly, I think you feel ok with the amount [...]
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April 24th, 2008
Well, this hotel puts the local Holiday Inn to shame.
Room 314: Unter dem roten Pferd
The Arte Luise Kunsthotel, located in Berlin, notes that they’re called a “Gallery where you can spent the night.” They’re not kidding around. Each room was designed and created by one or more artists, and each is entirely unique. Each room [...]
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April 23rd, 2008
Earlier this week we posted a list of our first round of giveaways here on the b5media Lifestyles Channel. Those giveaways aren’t even over and here comes wave Two! How fun is that? Pretty fun if you like contests.
If you haven’t signed up for the first round, check out a complete list on our resident [...]
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