March 2nd, 2008
Seriously, this made my whole weekend complete. I love it. I’m just hoping it’s real and not some glamored up pic - it looks real enough.
Head over to SonnyRadio.com to see more kooky stuff - lots more.
Hugs to Merry over at Cranky Fitness (a fine blog) for sending this my way - such a […]
By Jennifer Chait -- 10 comments
February 11th, 2008
If ideas popped into your head when you saw the post title, then today is your lucky day!
Storefront for Art and Architecture, in association with Control Group is holding a little competition called the White House Redux.
The basics:
You ponder, you design, you send your idea for a spankin’ new White House in.
“The best ideas, designs, […]
By Jennifer Chait -- 3 comments
December 31st, 2007
There’s about 2 hours left of 2007 — at least, if you live in the Northwest like I do. I have some people over but did want to take a quick break to get a New Year’s post up here. Can’t forget about my Offbeat readers.
Since it’s a holiday I thought we should have some […]
By Jennifer Chait -- 0 comments
October 28th, 2007
Or better yet; should you. Frankly it goes against what I believe to be one of the most crucial parts of green living which is to only use the space you need. Decrease your footprints when possible and don’t go to excess when it’s unnecessary.
I don’t know quite how a green mega home could be […]
By Jennifer Chait -- 4 comments
September 28th, 2007
I’m not talking about a raging kegger (sorry keg fans) parties have their place but I’m talking nice sophisticated conversations about beer and wine.
Well, the Home & Dining Channel here at b5media has two new amazing blogs for those of you who jump for joy come Oktoberfest, dream of being married at a vineyard, or […]
By Jennifer Chait -- 4 comments
September 11th, 2007
Design Star news:
Yup folks the end of HGTV Design Star is drawing to an end. Will it be Kim or Todd? Who knows. It’s won’t be Sparkle Josh so it’s hard to care but still he is supposed to be on the final show so that’s exciting. I did vote and you should too. I […]
By Jennifer Chait -- 5 comments
June 4th, 2007
Cool, extraordinary, and funky style homes and other buildings will always be considered hot around these parts. But an offbeat style can expand beyond structures; into the way we live, think, and dream. What’s the next hot thing in the world of offbeat homes? What’s the current hot issues in your offbeat world? What’s ice […]
By Jennifer Chait -- 2 comments
April 25th, 2007
You can be in your happy little place, feeling all warm and fuzzy. Things are changing, people are starting to open their eyes…
Then you read about a dumb-rich-ass.
[photo courtesy of LAtimes via Curbed]
Duane Hagadone residence above consumed over 62,000 square feet of land, on top of a ridge, overlooking a private golf course. Well now, […]
By Adam -- 5 comments
March 23rd, 2007
This is an aerial photo of John Edwards home I found in the Carolina Journal. I told you about it in a previous post.
On Tuesday John Edwards decided to share his energy policy. During which time he was confronted about his own personal energy consumption. His response as quoted by the Sioux City Journal:
Meeting with […]
By Adam -- 6 comments
February 24th, 2007
[picture via Treehugger]
This home seems humble, right? Found in Texas, this 4,000 square foot ranch house sits on a concrete slab running East to West. This has to be in order to take advantage of shade. Well, the porches would help with that right? True, but in this case the porches also act as a […]
By Adam -- 2 comments
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