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hey guys, i realized the best way to explain it would be to make a video. i'm obtaining a camera at the moment and should have one by saturday. I'll post it on youtube. I'll post the link here, but feel free to e-mail me at jrc3286@gmail.com with any questions in the meantime.

Thank you for the kind comments. To answer your questions:

1. Bedspreads for both beds are Thomas O'Brien purchased from Target

2. Bike hanger is the Leonardo. Make sure to use butterfly anchor bolts and not the drywall screws it comes with.

3. "LCW" chairs are from White on White. I considered purchasing originals, but anticipated the possibility that my 20-something year old friends would inadvertently scratch them. Maybe I'll get the real ones when I'm older.

4. Yomov, the horizontal section of the Moliden legs can be cut if you need to make something shallower than 30".

5. Animal prints in Ralph's room are by Walton Ford. Dachsund drawings are by David Hockney

6. I'm unclear about the wood species for the dining table. The original design that we saw used Douglas Fir.

7. Chevron painting is by a family friend.

8. I'll make a photo tutorial for the origami this weekend. I'll post the link here.

9. For instructions on the shelves, refer to the Brick House blog.

Thanks again.

Hey guys, thanks for the compliments. I've been meaning to do a photo tutorial of the origami but have been busy lately. Here's a rough explanation.

1. You'll need high quality poster board. I bought mine from staples for about a dollar per sheet. The larger it is, the better, as you will have to join less pieces of paper together.
2. Using a t-square and a 30-60-90 triangle, draw an equilateral triangle grid on the BACK of the paper. Go over these lines again with a straight ruler and a scalpel, and score them lightly.
3. Bend all folds inwards and outwards. If you only crease in one direction, the paper will not move freely.
4. Ideally, you can just do the same thing to the second piece of posterboard and hope that the two pieces line up well. Most likely, this won't happen unless you were incredibly precise in your triangle measurements. To account for this, after you cut and fold the first piece, line it up with the second unfolded piece of posterboard, and measure the distances between triangles. Use the 30-60-90 triangle to complete the rest of the grid.
5. Joining the two pieces is a complete pain. Use strips of paper and glue on the back. I originally used duct tape and it would tear apart at the seams and looked very unclean.
6. To maintain the shape, you'll need to compress the triangles and use long pieces of posterboard to hold them in place. Glue will work better than duct tape in the long run.
7. Take any left over posterboard and roll it into a thick tube. build a truss system at the back and secure the origami to this, as it will not have the strength to hold itself up. At this point you can attach strings to the truss and secure that to screws in the wall.

Overall, it cost only $5 per tessellation, but it took forever to find a reliable way to join two pieces of posterboard. This was a quick explanation, but I may have a more detailed one in the future.

thanks again.