rapidtransitman's Profile
| Display Name: | rapidtransitman |
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| Member Since: | 10/9/07 |
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There are concerns that chemically treated wood pallets emit the harmful chemicals inside house. A little more research by AT writers would have found this quite quickly. Before & After: Pallets, from Scrap to Sofa |
2/13/13 11:17 AM |
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Fab design, but it's still claustro. It'd be better to use the room for storage/library/laundry/pantry/bike storage. Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions |
2/11/13 2:21 PM |
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I'd do a mashup. Keep the cool red walls from Before & the industrial table, chairs, bench & lamp from After. Before & After: A Renovated Breakfast Nook Old House New Tricks |
1/14/13 3:30 PM |
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Window open at night, all night, in the winter? Really? Get a heat exchanger, it warms the cold incoming air with the warm stale outgoing air. So you can help avoid climate change. Drive-By Thermal Imaging While You Sleep Design News 12.19.12 |
12/19/12 3:59 PM |
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Looks like trophies for drivers who've run over cyclists. Mount Your Beast: Bicycle Taxidermy by Regan Appleton |
12/18/12 3:51 PM |
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Attrocious. Really, you posted this? Rustic Meets Modern Industrial Table Setting |
11/27/12 10:44 AM |
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I'd LUV a control panel for my kid, so she would do her homework on time, not talk back, help out with chores, give me my BlackBerry back... and also so lower her voltage to put her to sleep when it's late. Make a Control Panel for Your KidsAbernathy Crafts |
8/15/12 5:02 PM |
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What's behind? You could knock out the indented part to make a real niche, to put a plant or sculpture. What Can I Do with Shallow Wall Niche? Good Questions |
8/13/12 11:39 AM |
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luv Get the Look: Favorite Furniture from Jessica & Jonathan's 'Like-Eich' Ranch Decor Style Source List: Warm Industrial |
8/9/12 1:43 PM |
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Wow. My best dumpster diving has been on my own street & the roads leading to it. Funky 70s floor rocking chair, airline parts boxes, sandbox, shelves... Dedicated Dumpster Diving: A Sanitation Worker's Scavenged Art Gallery The New York Times |
7/27/12 11:04 AM |
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Its the Walmart people. Design Hipsterism? Why Do We Stop Liking What's Popular? |
7/19/12 11:08 AM |
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I love my wagon. My parents bought it for me when I was 6, it cost $10, and I still use it, for gardening, moving filing cabinets, taking my hockey bag to games, pulling my daughter around. Red Flyer. Make Family Outings Easier with a Wagon |
7/19/12 11:05 AM |
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The problem is not parking, it's too many cars! Cars need lots of road space, and multiple parking spots - at home, at work, and at stores. Public transit, especially in big cities, is much more efficient & friendly to the environment. What we need is innovation there, & not for cars. Parking By Day, Micro-Apartments By Night Design News 07.19.12 |
7/19/12 11:04 AM |
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Excel is your friend, for listing & organizing tasks, site links, tabulating & comparing costs & effort.
Organizing Tasks for a New Home |
6/14/12 3:50 PM |
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Lorint, well stated. Reuse is king. Before & After: A Multi-Drawer Console Design *Sponge |
6/4/12 11:13 AM |
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You could make Hawaii or PEI from discarded small pieces & put them on your wall. Home Pride: 900 Blok's State Tables |
5/31/12 3:10 PM |
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Those glasses are 2 much. Really. Cheyenne Weaver's Gilded SimplicityHouse Tour |
5/31/12 3:09 PM |
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ReadyMade mag was great. Then they sold out to a large publishing company (literally) & lost all spark. :( Home Decor Magazines for Your Tablet App Recommendations |
5/25/12 2:13 PM |
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How do you know it'll be worth stripping the paint? I guess you test a small section. And see if it's real wood. Before & After: Dresser Makeunder Curbly |
5/24/12 2:04 PM |
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I've seen churches converted into condos in Halifax & Toronto, as well as into great community spaces. The Ultimate in Upcycling: Homes in Converted Churches |
5/14/12 4:04 PM |
