Remodeling & Design

Remodeling & Design

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  • From Portland, a DIY coffee maker for your Mason jar collection

    Mon, May 20, 2013 1:27 PM by Matt Hickman

    Because it wouldn't make any sense otherwise, the world's first Mason jar-based French press coffee maker is proudly designed and assembled in Portland, Ore.

  • A Swiss Army Knife-inspired Hong Kong apartment, revisited [Video]

    Fri, May 17, 2013 2:26 PM by Matt Hickman

    Hong Kong architect and micro-apartment maestro Gary Chang's once again proudly demos his 344-square-foot 'Domestic Transformer' apartment in a video tour, this time around for faircompanies.

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  • Yes, Delaware has a Frank Lloyd Wright house (and it's for sale)

    Fri, May 17, 2013 10:53 AM by Matt Hickman

    For the very first time, Delaware's sole Frank Lloyd Wright-designed residence — 'Laurel,' a 1956 Usonian home located on a woodsy parcel outside of Wilmington — has hit the market for $1.35 million.

  • Storm relief-benefiting Reclaim NYC returns for NY Design Week

    Thu, May 16, 2013 9:30 AM by Matt Hickman

    A grassroots design initiative founded after Superstorm Sandy stages its second exhibition and sale with a new charity partner and an emphasis on 'coming together in a time of need.'

  • Self-build, surprise-free starter homes offered to newbie Dutch homeowners

    Wed, May 15, 2013 4:44 PM by Matt Hickman

    The oldest city in the Netherlands presents a new way to attract first-time homeowners: Affordable, flat-pack abodes available in a range of styles and with no hidden costs or complications.

  • Storm-ready prefab buildings set to debut at NYC beaches

    Tue, May 14, 2013 7:00 PM by Matt Hickman

    When faced with a time-sensitive challenge, BKLYN Designs exhibitor Garrison Architects dove right in with the creation of green modular structures that will grace NYC's Sandy-ravaged beaches by Memorial Day.

  • BKLYN Designs returns with rotary phone lamps, reclaimed wood everything

    Mon, May 13, 2013 7:21 PM by Matt Hickman

    After going on leave for two years, BKLYN Designs is happily resurrected to kick off NY Design Week with a fresh crop of homegrown design talent.

  • NY Design Week teaser: Stylish LED lamps powered by falling sand

    Thu, May 09, 2013 1:36 PM by Matt Hickman

    Brooklyn-based sustainable designer Danielle Trofe returns to WantedDesign with a duo of LED lamp-hourglass hybrids that stay illuminated via the kinetic energy produced by slowly trickling sand.

  • Micro-apartments met with NIMBYist sentiment in Seattle

    Wed, May 08, 2013 4:42 PM by Matt Hickman

    The micro-apartment craze begins to generate backlash in Seattle, with opponents calling for a building moratorium or a revised review process to ensure harmony between neighbors.

  • reCOVER coat stand doubles as drip irrigation system for plants

    Tue, May 07, 2013 8:03 PM by Matt Hickman

    With the reCOVER coat rack there's no need to break out the watering can ... just let your soggy, dripping outerwear and umbrellas provide liquid nourishment to large potted plants.

  • 'Eels Nest' is a skinny, smartly designed Echo Park abode [Video]

    Mon, May 06, 2013 8:31 PM by Matt Hickman

    Architect Simon Storey breaks out a bag of space-maximizing design tricks in the expansion/renovation of a Los Angeles home located on a super-narrow hillside lot.

  • Nesting materials: 13 useful pad-centric gifts for the class of '13

    Mon, May 06, 2013 9:30 AM by Matt Hickman

    Although he or she might be aching for cold hard cash, give the real estate-fixated college graduate in your life a well-designed, practical gift that will be put to good use in their first post-grad abode.

  • Let's get physical: JF Kit House is powered by exercise

    Thu, May 02, 2013 3:48 PM by Matt Hickman

    In homage to aerobics goddess Jane Fonda, a people-powered micro-home is erected atop a rooftop in Brussels. And while the fitness-fueled abode has since been disassembled, the burn lives on.

  • Cargotecture to shelter homeless, solve housing crisis in British resort town

    Thu, May 02, 2013 11:35 AM by Matt Hickman

    To remedy a mounting affordable housing crisis and provide shelter to residents transitioning out of homelessness, authorities in the seaside resort town of Brighton look toward retrofitted shipping containers.

  • EV living: Honda breaks ground on net-zero concept home

    Mon, Apr 29, 2013 1:53 PM by Matt Hickman

    In a project that links net-zero energy home building with electric vehicle ownership, Honda breaks ground on a super-efficient demo home on the campus of UC Davis.

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