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Hey! That's my kitty, Eli!


Vintage Butcher Blocks in the Kitchen | Apartment Therapy DC
3/21/10 8:55 PM

Heyhi! I was involved in the project.

@mortisetenon: Here is a link to the actual Google Street View (and you can just move up and down the street to view the scenes): http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=25.328532,58.535156&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=40.456878,-80.01196&cbp=1,269.99762844634915,,0,2.1464567312664378&ll=40.459764,-80.012033&spn=0.011461,0.021565&z=16&g=500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212&panoid=zHdES6mj-vBrH2nF-K9ROQ (You can't find it because the street name is actually Sampsonia Way, not "Samposia.")

@spiralcma: This is an art project of Ben Kinsley and Robin Hewlett...they were in talks with Google for months before the actual shooting. They did lots and lots of planning. The re-shooting of the street was in May 2008 and it went live on Google in November 2008.


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Street with a View: Art Meets Life in Google Street View
2/14/09 8:43 AM

Although I'm a hardcore GigaPan fan (many of my friends and co-workers have used the beta GigaPans from CMU http://gigapan.org/searchGigapansList.php?keywords=&sort=popular ), I wholeheartedly second the desire for more floor plans!


Apartment Therapy New York | The Gigapan Epic: Detailed, High-Resolution Panorama Pictures
2/14/09 7:56 AM

Those are really lovely! Congrats! (I drink out of self-blown glasses or friend-blown glasses daily. And I try and eat out of friend-made ceramic bowls daily, too.) There's something it-just-makes-you-smile about handmade objects.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Update On... Taking an Art Class
2/11/09 7:05 PM

Yay for glass! (I'm a glassblower/artist. Really: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/469490776_2bee860243_o.jpg .)
Other public access glassblowing facilities where you can learn:
New York City (well, it's in Brooklyn): http://www.urbanglass.org
Chicago: http://www.chicagohotglass.com/
Pittsburgh (hey, I have to represent): http://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | Learn the Glass-Blowing Basics at Public Glass
2/9/09 8:45 PM

@ ridge_van_winkle: Agreed! I wish I could do a complete North by Northwest architectural tour. If only the Vandamm home existed (http://www.jetsetmodern.com/modatmovies.htm). God, I love that film.


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Interior Decor from Classic Oscar Films
2/9/09 7:48 PM

I love doing everything myself. I'm certainly not the quickest, nor do I know it all, but I really enjoy it. Also, I really adore learning new skills. With the help of a handy friend, I was able to completely re-do my [rented] kitchen, from replacing the subfloor to building a rock maple-topped peninsula, for only $2,000. ...hmm, maybe I like D.I.Y. so much because I'm so cheap/poor. (Kudos to "home body" for the wiring job!)


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | AT Survey: What's Your D.I.Y. Threshold
2/9/09 7:35 PM

This is exactly the kind of post I adore to see, and would love to see more often--dwellers obsessed and passionate about living who just happen to have really good taste.


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | House Tour: Bonnie, Bill, Nina Dora’s Funky Functional Home
1/10/09 12:45 AM

Heh. I'm actually one of those nerds and I'm throwing confetti off the fire escape (look up!). It was great fun (and an amazing amount of work on Ben and Robin's part).


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | This is Possibly the First 17th c. Swordfight on Google Maps. Possibly.
12/20/08 10:53 PM

I'm one of the lucky few it seems. My neighbors (also my landlords) are awesome. We three live in a big ol' 1887 Victorian and I've never ever had a problem. They're are very, very quiet and so am I. Once in a while they hear my kitty cat and once in a while I hear their dog. None of us smoke, none of us party and I'm doing some repairs and remodeling for discounted rent. We're all super-environmentally aware, too. They even invite me over for dinner every so often. Yay for awesome young, hip landlords.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | LA Survey: You Think Your Neighbor's Bad...?
11/25/08 9:57 PM

Oh. Please.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Thursday Giveaway: Place Space series by Todd OldhamLos Angeles
10/27/08 3:41 PM

Waking Life.


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Thursday Giveaway: Orb Mod1 Plus System Giveaway
10/21/08 3:31 PM

I would like to build my home (be it a rented apartment or a purchased house or a nest on wheels) as efficient as any sea vessel. I'm as efficient as I can be in my current rented apartment. It's more about function than form for me--I'm Louie Sullivan's dream minimalist/modernist.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Thursday Giveaway: "Sense of Style: Colour Space" Books by Shannon Fricke Los Angeles
10/21/08 3:21 PM

Yes! I second the more live-in-one-room posts!


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | One Room Living by LZ Interiors
10/21/08 3:10 PM

Monkey balls!


Apartment Therapy New York | Look! Osage Oranges at Takashimaya
10/14/08 11:59 AM

My kitty cat snuggled up on my first designer pillow (purchased when I was 17).


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Thursday Giveaway: Nate Williams Pillows Los Angeles
10/2/08 1:56 PM

I like it (but not necessarily in the colors above). It's like having x-ray vision.


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | Hot or Not?: Cushioned Louis Ghost Chairs on Gossip Girl
9/26/08 3:31 PM

Veggie chili.


Apartment Therapy The Kitchn | Thursday Giveaway: 7-Quart Slow Cooker from Calphalon
9/26/08 12:32 PM

Simple tech tip: Taggify your file names! Name the files you store on your hard drive like you would tag your Flickr photos (example: member renewal 2008). It makes for much easier searching.


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Unplggd Thursday Giveaway: Incase and Bluelounge On the Go Giveaway
9/26/08 12:29 PM

Riverbed is beautiful.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Thursday Giveaway: Sanford Burrows Sham SetLos Angeles
9/25/08 3:24 PM