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November 2007

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• all posts, architecture, design, san francisco

  ’scientific-industrial’ architecture in Bernal Heights

  11.27.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Joe and I have officially begun the design phase of our project, which means we’re looking for other renovation projects that catch our eye, rummaging through our stack of old Dwell magazines, and soon Joe will be throwing our current layout…

• Asides, all posts

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  11.27.07    The California College of the Arts (CCA) is having a holiday fair this Saturday from 11-3pm. Too bad it’s on the Oakland campus, CCA SF, is only a few blocks away from our house - don’t let that stop you! Event details here.

• all posts, design

  beard cap keeps you warm while renovating

  11.26.07 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  I first saw the beard cap in Dwell this month, then saw it in person at the Curiosity Shoppe in the Mission and it seems to be on everyone’s blog..

• Asides, all posts

  11.26.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  11.26.07    We posted a few weeks back about wood-burning fires being banned periodically in San Francisco. Our good friend and geologist, Ron Barone, passed the following info along. Tonight wood-burning fires are banned because of air quality concerns: Spare the Air Tonight, Monday, November 26, in the San Francisco Bay Area.The air quality tonight is [...]

• all posts, general

  joe in wired

  11.26.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Last week Joe was in Wired magazine online talking a little bit about 3-D printers and product design. Read the whole article here…

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  happy thanksgiving…

  11.21.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We’re taking a break from the renovation this week and driving south to Santa Barbara…

• Asides, all posts

  11.19.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  11.19.07   Click into this aside to see a photo of Joe with a lottery ticket next to his table saw - hoping for a big win to fund our house project.

• all posts, general

  h&f is guest blogging on renovationvoyeur.com

  11.17.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A few weeks ago we wrote about Renovationvoyeur.com, an excellent site to peer in on renovation projects in the New York area and beyond. We’re excited to announce that we’ll be guest blogging there from time to time…

• all posts, resources

  concrete alternative

  11.15.07 | Permalink | 9 Comments

  Concrete seems to be everywhere in home design from kitchen counter-tops to bathtubs, even living room floors. Joe and I are fans partly because it’s not granite and concrete can surprisingly have a beautiful subtle patina…

• Asides, all posts

  11.15.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  11.15.07    Heath Ceramics is having an Open Studio and Annual Sale this weekend. It’s always a great time to get discounted products including dinnerware and tile. More info here.

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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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