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The coffee tables were made by Ian McLean at hairpinlegs.com.


Apartment Therapy New York | Modern, Prefab Sheds NYT 4.6.08
4/7/08 12:18 PM

I have the toaster. It makes perfect toast, but the slots are a little small. We have to trim the sides of our regular sandwich bread to fit it in. Still, it's great to have a toaster that works so well.


Apartment Therapy The Kitchen | Video: Dr. Weil's Healthy Kitchen Line by Spring
3/17/08 2:04 PM

I love The Gardener too, but I'm disappointed in how much they mark up some of their goods. I discovered this accidentally when I bought a stovetop grill called "El Asador" there for $75, as a gift. It didn't come with a box or any instructions, and I was hoping to include some pointers on how to use it. The metal rim was stamped with "Santa Fe School of Cooking," so I looked on their web site to see if they might have a description I could print to include with the gift. Imagine my surprise to see that they're charging $29.95 for the same item. Wow - even taking shipping into account, 250% is a lot of mark-up. When I returned the grill to The Gardener and asked if the price was a mistake, they said it wasn't, and the reason the cooking school could charge less is that it it's an online-only store. This would probably come as a surprise to the people who take cooking classes there :-).

Anyway, that got me paying attention, and I've noticed the same thing with other items at The Gardener. They have such a beautiful selection that I'd be fine with paying something extra because of their skill in bringing everything together. But not double or triple what other places charge.


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | The Gardener
2/12/08 11:05 AM

To art - we have a similar structure from Modern Cabana in our backyard, and it has been surprising and interesting to see all the different ways it gets used. We're a family of four, including two teenagers. It is a place to work at home, read, write, practice music, watch a movie on a laptop, have friends over, and most recently, play lots of guitar hero and rock band. We had no idea that a place away from the house would be everybody's favorite place to be. It's only 20 feet from the house but it feels far away.


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Prefab Within Reach...Kithaus at DWR
2/8/08 4:00 PM

Darjeeling is my everyday tea choice.


Apartment Therapy The Kitchen | Holiday Gift Bag 2007: Win Tea Books and a Chantal Kettle and Teapot
12/20/07 4:55 PM

I've used it. It's extremely satisfying to work with and the results are beautiful. (It smells good too, very fresh and clean.) The walls look most textured in low light, and they glitter in sunlight.

It is a lot of work, so you have to be prepared for that. You first paint on one layer of sanded primer and then trowel on two applications of clay, letting the walls dry in between. I found it difficult to roll on the sanded primer didn't work so I ended up sponging it on. But even an unhandy person can work with American Clay. If you mess up along the way, everything is fixable. Using a Japanese trowel makes a difference - you can buy one wherever you buy the American Clay supplies. It is pricey but very lightweight and flexible in its design, with useful edges and corners.

I mixed a custom pigment, with the help of a color specialist at American Clay who patiently answered all my questions on the phone.


Apartment Therapy - Best Product: American Clay
8/28/07 2:40 PM

We have one of these cabanas in our backyard. I wanted to respond to Anh-Minh's comment that "it's cheaper than hiring an architect and a contractor to build an addition to your house. And that's sort of the point." Actually, for us the main point of the cabana is that it's not part of the house, so it's really different than building an addition.

Not being part of the house means that when the house is noisy, you can go out to the cabana to read or do homework. When the house is quiet, you can go out there to play music or hang out with friends.

Also, I think not being part of the house makes the cabana more open to the imagination. Since the space isn't named for its functionality (guest room, music room, office), it keeps generating more possibilities. It reminds me a lot of building a fort as a kid, because forts are small places away from home and they're full of potential.

I believe Modern Cabana will have a cabana on display at the Sunset Celebration this weekend if you want to see one in person.


Modern Cabana
5/14/07 3:04 PM