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  10.26.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  10.26.07    This is our last weekend at our old flat in Potrero Hill. Luckily we’re only moving two blocks away. Check back on Monday for updates on our house, the move, and the tears Joe shed when we turned in our keys (Joe has lived in the same flat for 7 years!). So long [...]

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  nordic modernism and sustainability in the 1930’s

  10.26.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Good quality, local materials, and economical production, make up modern-day criteria for sustainable design. In the 1930’s, the beloved Finnish architect and designer, Alver Aalto was just applying a common-sense approach to his company and their designs…

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  renovation porn at renovationvoyeur.com

  10.24.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Now that we’re knee-deep (literally) in our own renovation project, it’s inspiring to read about other’s in the same boat. And especially those who came out the other head with their sanity and marriages intact…

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  better bedding for your little ones…

  10.23.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Toss out the hello kitty and spongeBob sheets on your child’s bed and opt for these vintage-inspired linens by Boodalee…

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  Cooking with the Pan visits houseandfig in SF!

  10.22.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  The creator and front-man for the online cooking show, Cooking with the Pan, visited San Francisco over the weekend…

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  more from Moo!

  10.18.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m a huge Moo fan. I’ve made countless packs of minicards. I’ve done them for my wedding (instructing guests to upload to flickr), my friend Lauren’s wedding, as well as general minicards to have on hand…

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  ecolect.net

  10.17.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Look no further for a free resource for sustainable building materials. Ecolect.net, based in Providence and San Francisco has launched. Ecolect’s mission is to be the largest, freely accessible sustainable materials library in the world…

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  10.17.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  10.17.07    Last chance to get your Eames molded plastic rocker, on sale at the dwr semi-annual sale. The sale ends today.

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  crestviewdoors.com

  10.14.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’ve started searching the flickr database for other people in the midst of renovation, perhaps to prove to myself that joe and I are not crazy or to simply peek in on others in renovation misery. And while this isn’t quite a renovation story I couldn’t resist the photo. Turns out this is a flickr set for a company called Crestview Doors in Austin, TX.

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  Not just any sample…

  10.12.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Vintage wallpaper and fabric sample books may sound boring to most people but the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York aims to prove that these design samples are relics from days gone by.

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houseandfig.com is Sarah & Joe Hebenstreit. Joe is a ‘Maker’ in all meanings of the word as well as a Product Design Lead. Sarah spends most of her time photographing very cute kids Sarah Wert Photography. We got hitched in July of 2007 and about a month later found ourselves tearing down walls in our new home. You could say we're newlyweds living in a construction zone.

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