think of the non-green aspects of removing a kitchen that is 5 years old and putting it in the garbage. bad decision. may seem good in the short short term...but not so good in the 5 to ten year ra...

hi, evan. i, too, live in portland. if you ever have any art that is related to historic homes or portland's built history, hit me up. there's a great place to show where i volunt...

energy efficiency is something i occassionally trade for aesthetics....however, i've had a vintage fridge. it did have all of the problems listed above. i am not willing to trade aesthetics for sog...

well...i'm sure i'm the minority, but i take 2 baths a day. i love this idea, especially if the bathtub were situated right in front of a fireplace. love it. if i ever move into a house with the ri...

my building is concrete, too. there is plaster on the interior walls, but no insulation. i have a small space and use 2 space heaters that have digital thermostats made by kenwood. they were about ...

compromise is good, and this was just a little example of what some people do. why is everyone so critical? i'm glad you guys can make that work.

how about keeping it mostly same, except for fresh paint and hardware?....and this.... http://www.vintagetub.co...

i lived in a moldy apartment in san francisco, and it made me sick. i got bronchitis twice, and a sinus infection, all within the first 5 months of living there. it sucked. i live in a...

in vintage kitchens, the cabinets actually went all the way up to the ceiling. i lieu of that, i like the ideas for repurposing the upper cabinets and putting in open shelving. i did this in my kit...

the greenest building is one that is already built.

they look 60's.

could some of this not be attributed to committments to healthier lifestyles of the residents in general?

i think that the cedar shake idea would be a good match, but it may contrast too much with your roof. it's important to keep the overall feel of the design in check. i love the wood s...

i like the idea of having the tenant pick, but many lack imagination and aren't invested in the place anyway. i think you should go with cool tone neutrals due to the existing cool gre...

painting sounds good.

http://www.danish-furniture.com/designers/hans-wegner/#hans-wegner-y-chair

wegner chair.

http://www.subwaytile.com/mosaics_P.shtml

it's probably a very simply engineered lever. maybe one of the historic renovators would like to have a look.

i had a friend who grew up in a large suburban home with a really well appointed kitchen with a gazillion cabinets...and she was uptight. her high school boyfriend and myself were both from tiny dw...