Tuesday
Jun172014
Entries in wood (192)
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
Tuesday
Jun172014
The Boatsheds
It sits like three boatsheds close to the beach. Walls and windows lift and open, close and slide allowing the outside in and its occupants to reconfigure the space to suit. Simple black exteriors belie the skilfully layered timber interiors. Takapuna Beach, Auckland house by Strachan Group Architects.
Friday
Jun062014
Fearns Studio
Deep timber reveals frame the view through sliding doors in this Sydney terrace house extension. White is warmed by timber while walls of growing green will eventually soften external views. Light wells delineate space within the open plan and clean, minimal lines allow the narrow space to appear so much bigger. The Bondi House by Fearns Studio.
Monday
May122014
Sunday
May112014
My powder room renovation
There is only one room in my house that had not been touched at all since I bought this place in 2007 - and that was the powder room. And it was horrendous.
This embarrassment of a bathroom is on the main floor of my house (and there is one full bath on the second floor), which means if any guests came over, this is the one they would use. Everything was so gross, including the worst tile job ever and a ventilation fan in the ceiling that sounded like a jet. The only good things about it are the size - 5' square, and that it has a pocket door (but with a full length mirror so you can watch yourself while you pee). Since we appear to be stuck in this house a while longer, my husband Jeff and I had talked about fixing it up on a budeget. To my complete surprise, while I was in Mexico in February, he tore everything out and started renovating it! We have been super busy so this project only saw completion yesterday. It is such a huge improvement and we are both so stoked over the transformation. YAY inexpensive reno projects!!! (Boo tiny windowless rooms! - makes for difficult photography)
