norcal's Profile

kids definitely change the furnishing situation. instead of glass, sharp lines, and items that are easy to fall, we opted more for wood and rounded lines, stable and sturdy. for our sofa, we found a vintage piece that needed to be reupholstered. having kids, we upholstered in a cheap, durable (but not-luxurious) linen with the thought that we'd get it redone (again) after the kids grow up in a more expensive fabric.

those chairs are definitely not jens risoms

yeah, bottle opener is simply a must. measuring cups. and a whisk.

beautiful. as others have applauded, the mix of light and dark, craftsman era and modern is always difficult to make work, and you've done it exceedingly well. dig the keyes piece.

My magazine subscription (not including my wife's) has whittled down from twelve to five. While some subscriptions were simply lost to untimely deaths (gourmet, domino), others were fallouts from the internet (juxtapoz, dwell). That being said, I will always subscribe to magazines, but perhaps to a lesser degree. The permanence and tangibility of magazines are unmatched, but the timeliness and abundance of information on the web is slowly killing the industry.

I do love the power of print campaign, but in my case, it's just preaching to the choir.

Can all the gender police please go away? If the Inside Man section bothers you so much, simply stop reading any time you see the header and go pen your thesis on neo-feminism or your short story about an asexual utopian world.

All that aside, I'm a fan of the masculine-leaning design. Keep it coming. Haters, hate on.

tacky. the point of a housewarming is to warm the house and welcome your friends/family into your new home, not receive gifts. if anyone asks, i tell them, 'just bring some booze to keep the party going'.

it's a novel idea, but can't imagine how these would look appealing in the overall scheme of a room...