Welcome to our “Featured” column where we publish articles by various experts and writers who have strong opinions on a variety of issues related to home and garden topics as well as some of our favorites.
Our aim here is to entertain, engage and give you something to think about when it comes to home design and related topics.
The Sagrada Familia is a one of a kind building, located in the centre of Barcelona. Stunningly, after all these years, it continues to be under construction. Join me in discovering the marvellous history of this colossal work of art! Original design for the project for the Sagrada Família by diocesan architect Francisco de Paula …
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Greetings after a long hiatus, Homebodies. I was called elsewhere for a while, plus gearing up for that cross-country move (it’s great to have lots of advance notice when planning one!) and all with the travails of being a first-time home seller (in a freaking pandemic no less!), but I’ve been keeping tabs on the …
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I spend an inordinate amount of time shitposting on Twitter. Often, to the severe detriment of my mental health and productivity. Tweeting in my thirties is like what smoking was to me in my twenties, especially since COVID has me stuck at home and unable to see anyone. Now I’m feeling nostalgic for MySpace all …
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What with it being Thanksgiving and all, Pinterest legends like the “stuffing waffle” come to mind. Late-night Buzzfeed reads and cringeposts from Tasty, 5-Minute Crafts, and the more questionable sides of Instagram have produced a plethora of things that people have shoved on a waffle iron for clicks and screams. Sometimes, they’re genius like the …
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You might dismiss me as batshit crazy upon making this conjecture. Let’s bookmark this post then return to it in 2023, and see if I’m right! But there’s another side to the coin that is simply not being discussed in real estate news right now, and it’s about not if, but when cities will fill …
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No, it’s not the name of a hot new tech start-up about to put some invasive device in your bathroom or perhaps kitchen. But in the spirit of Halloween and uncovering weird history, plus the fact that I’ve been revisiting the Quest for Glory games where a domovoi is seen in the fourth installment, these …
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Greetings, Homebodies! Long time, no snarking on McMansions. Took a bit of a hiatus to focus on other projects, but I’ve returned, and since it’s the most wonderful time of the year–OCTOBER! I can finally stop running the air conditioner!–it’s time to get into some scary topics! And there’s nothing more frightening than American housing …
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Visualized by Z.Design Architecture Z.Design Architecture is a union of specialist designers and architects working hand in hand to deliver a unique and inimitable design. Roman Tooth, chief architect and head of the architectural studio, founded the Z.Design workshop in 2008 together with Valentina Praslova who is the architect-designer and head of the architectural workshop. …
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Visualized by Sirotov Architects Sirotov Architects is an architectural and interior design firm that is known for its photo-realistic renderings. It was founded by Igor Sirotov in 2008 during his student days at Kiev, Ukraine. He believed in functionalism and space. His works are a paradigm of restrained minimalism and refined achromatic color combinations. For …
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Well, homebodies. This pandemic isn’t letting up any time soon. We’ve smoothed out the supply chain wrinkles that were causing things like flour and yeast shortages and people are gradually shifting away from “panic buying” and other habits somewhat tantamount to hoarding certain food items. For the millions of single people quarantining alone though? Judging …
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We’re amid a suburban housing boom unseen since the 1950s: people are fleeing cities en masse to reduce their risk of catching COVID-19 in crowded urban areas, where our public transit and buildings’ common areas could be crawling with viral baddies unlike the larger bubble in which you could shield yourself in the average single-family …
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Actually, I should correct that title. Furniture in and of itself is a raw deal. Think about it. It’s one of the most expensive components of buying or even just renting a new home, probably tertiary to the actual purchase process itself (or the security deposit) and any redecorating or renovations needed. But even if …
Read More about Adventures in Selling Used Furniture: It’s a Raw Deal
Society has us conditioned to think of various milestones and socializing in relation to age pretty oddly, particularly if you’re American. The pandemic has had us rethinking countless aspects of society as it is, housing is definitely one of them. Quarantine has been hell on those of us who live in small spaces because the …
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As per usual, I was shitposting on Twitter and came across something that piqued my interest. It wasn’t just another viral meme I wound up hopping on, like the color commentary on Dr. Phil’s son’s completely batshit house inspired by several Tim Burton flicks. But I saw the above couch and a few others like …
Read More about Coronavirus is So Bringing the Tete-a-Tete Chair Back