Discover a lesser-known side to Japan’s ever-evolving ancient capital of Kyoto, from exploring Japan’s most treasured temples to relaxing in private onsens and spas these 8 alternative things to do in Kyoto
Do you want to build, convert or renovate? Then you can have some really attractive residential solutions that use steel profiles. And even though architect drawings are done with much bravado, steel profiles are a sensible financial alternative compared to many other building materials.Architect Morten Chammon is an owner-partner at M|M arkitekter. He has designed this functional allotment house – completely clad in steel. With DS Nordic Click Seam 275 on the roof and façade, Morten Chammon beautifully interprets our Danish “allotment house cultural heritage”, creating a contemporary, modern and minimalist allotment house.Green steel profiles in a green oasis – resulting in a greener environmental profileThis holiday home is located in the middle of an allotment association in Søborg district – a green peaceful oasis in the heart of Copenhagen. DS Nordic Click Seam in dark green Pural is a perfect match for the Danish allotment look.And it isn’t just the profile that is green – DS Nordic Click Seam is made from 100% recyclable material –GreenCoat® steel, a unique solution where a substantial part of the traditional fossil oils are replaced by Swedish rape-seed oil. It is in fact the world’s most environmentally-friendly thin plate steel for the production of steel profiles. In addition to being environmentally-friendly and climate-friendly, it also ensures that the steel cladding’s colour is durable and has a weather-resistant surface.You literally turn green with envy when you see this “green steel”Steel profiles have become popular design elements in modern buildings – also in holiday homesFind inspiration here:• Maintenance-free holiday home clad in DS Rib Sheet 22-270• WAUV holiday home located in Odde on Zealand, clad in DS Nordic Click Seam 275• Holiday home with roof made from Rib Sheet 22-270
Do you want to build, convert or renovate? Then you can have some really attractive residential solutions that use steel profiles. And even though architect drawings are done with much bravado, steel profiles are a sensible financial alternative compared to many other building materials.Architect Morten Chammon is an owner-partner at M|M arkitekter. He has designed this functional allotment house – completely clad in steel. With DS Nordic Click Seam 275 on the roof and façade, Morten Chammon beautifully interprets our Danish “allotment house cultural heritage”, creating a contemporary, modern and minimalist allotment house.Green steel profiles in a green oasis – resulting in a greener environmental profileThis holiday home is located in the middle of an allotment association in Søborg district – a green peaceful oasis in the heart of Copenhagen. DS Nordic Click Seam in dark green Pural is a perfect match for the Danish allotment look.And it isn’t just the profile that is green – DS Nordic Click Seam is made from 100% recyclable material –GreenCoat® steel, a unique solution where a substantial part of the traditional fossil oils are replaced by Swedish rape-seed oil. It is in fact the world’s most environmentally-friendly thin plate steel for the production of steel profiles. In addition to being environmentally-friendly and climate-friendly, it also ensures that the steel cladding’s colour is durable and has a weather-resistant surface.You literally turn green with envy when you see this “green steel”Steel profiles have become popular design elements in modern buildings – also in holiday homesFind inspiration here:• Maintenance-free holiday home clad in DS Rib Sheet 22-270• WAUV holiday home located in Odde on Zealand, clad in DS Nordic Click Seam 275• Holiday home with roof made from Rib Sheet 22-270
7 alternative Prague insider tips from Prague locals and lovers, to enjoy another face of the city away from the tourist masses.
Here is something fun and easy you can whip up to play with the kiddos. I love Flubber and I find myself squooshing into it when the kiddos aren’t looking. It only takes 3 ingredients and you can make it in about 5 minutes. Flubber has an odd consistency- it is squooshy and it sort...Read More »
This alternative guide to Tokyo is a list of some of our favorite coffee shops, local restaurants, and hidden gems. If you read the first Tokyo travel guide
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I took a long weekend trip to Riga in September 2005 - what a very nice city. I was expecting Communist gray but it was a very modern city with a really nice old town. Good walking city - and a lot of Jugendstil (German Art-Nouveau designed) buildings everwhere. Excellent food and beer too; lots of pretty women but no photo shoots - bummer!
If you love nature, amazing cheap food and cool underground nightlife you need to visit Ljubljana ASAP. Here are 10 off-the-beaten-track things to do.
Tired of Thanksgiving classics? This list of Alternative Thanksgiving Meals is sure to give your Thanksgiving dinner a welcome update!
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In just minutes you can have a flavorful and creamy Creole Sauce ready. It is absolute perfection over fish, pasta, shrimp and even chicken.
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a mini alternative Lisbon guide with a map of some of the coolest spots in the capital of Portugal
Hi, kidz! Welcome to the second installment of postings from my school-wide collaborative series (btw, I've decided "school-wide collaborative" is just too much work for my mouth. Hence forth, it will go by it's abbreviated and funner name: scollab. Pronounced skoal-lab, not school-lab. Cuz art class in a school lab is just bound to end in 'splosions and flames. Which actually sounds super funner-er.) In this here post, Ima share with you one of the happiest scollabs we did this year: Our School has Heart Mural! If this looks vaguely familiar to you, that's because I blerged about the first phase of this project here. This lovely scollab masterpiece hangs happily in the front office of my school. Previously, the front office was referred to as the DMV for it's warm and welcoming wall color (what is that, Sherwin William's "Institution White"? "Padded Room Gray"? "The Last Color I See Before My Date with the Principal Blue"?). It was mentioned that some art might cheer the place up and that's all it took for my ears to prick up. ART?! Did somebody say...art?! We started this project way back at the start of February so love was in the air. Which explains the smell. I decided that each kiddo was gonna contribute and each grade level would do a little something different. I'll give you the quickie version here but you can visit this post for the full story. The kindergarteners were given a paper heart template to trace in black oil pastel. Then they doodled in warm or cool colors and then proceeded to water color the daylights outta that thing in either warm or cool. The first graders were given 3" square pieces of felt in whatever color they liked. Then they traced that same hear template in chalk and painted with tempera. Painting on felt is really rad cuz it gives the piece this almost oil painted appearance. If the kids painted the hear with warm colors, they were to reverse that color scheme for the background. Puffy paint was added because why not?! Puffy paint is the jam. Second grade town created these pipe cleaner hearts that they yarn bombed and bead attacked. I had the pleasure of hot gluing them to the felt of their choosing. Third grade thought that Christmas came early when I showed them how to embroider. Every last one of them enjoyed this so much and was able to complete their stitching (and button sewing!) in one hour long class. Needle felting was introduced to my fourth grade students. We really enjoyed this and only had one bleeder (those needle felting tools are both sharp and serrated, y'all. They ain't for sissies). As the students completed their work, I started to lay them out on two pieces of foam core. I happened to have two 3' X 6' pieces of foam core to my name because, well, why not? I originally thought of doing a value gradation but rainbow order ended up looking the best. Hot gluing over 400 hearts wasn't exactly my idea of a good time. The upside is I no longer have finger prints and the cops will never find me! Take that, coppers! Once all the gluing was complete, I took the two boards to the office and my super awesome bookkeeper buddy and my radical rockstar custodian friend hung them up for all to see. Don't miss! I'll be presenting on school-wide collaboratives at the AOE conference this summer! And now, let's talk GIVEAWAY! Last week's winner is Lil! When asked what her fave collaborative project was, she wrote: This year my third grader class created large, beautiful, textured and patterned frogs. Then each table created their own scene on huge mural paper. There was an outdoor birthday party, with an airplane toting a birthday wish sign. One group made a water theme park setting with a lazy river - one frog was definitely relaxin' on his tube!! Another group made a nail salon - now who doesn't like a good froggie pedi??! Oh my gosh, the kids absolutely loved working together on such a huge creation. Do you think it was because they got to spread out on the floor to paint and cut and create??!!!! Congrats, Lil! I hope you enjoy the artsy t-shirts! Now, I know most of y'all are enjoying your summer days. How 'bout you spend some time creating with a good book? To enter this giveaway, just do the following: * Tell me what dream scollab you would create with your students. A permanent mural? A tile project? I'd love to hear! Maybe if we start dreaming big now, we'll have the energy to make it happen come this fall! * Leave your email address in your comments so I can contact you.
This quick and easy olive oil pasta comes together in just 15 minutes with just a handful of common pantry ingredients. It's one of my absolute favorite Italian dishes and a family favorite in our house!
If you're looking for offbeat Edinburgh, then here are the best quirky, unusual, hidden, and downright secret spots in Edinburgh.
Discovering some of the alternative routes of the Camino Santiago in Cantabria. Pilgrimages, religious relics, and spectacular scenery abound...
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Balloons, like plastic bags, create a lot of litter. Here's why you should say no to balloons and some eco-friendly alternatives to balloons.
Looking for the best places to visit in Slovenia? An insider guide by a local to the alternatives to the most crowded Slovenian tourist attractions.
Vegan Beef Seitan from flour. This high protein recipe is made from bread flour and beet juice- creating a meaty, chewy, seitan that tastes like beef. This plant based recipe is perfect for those looking for get more protein in their diet.
A blog about quilting, sewing, baking, teaching, retirement, and other tidbits odds and ends.
My guide to things to do in Porto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site city packed with Port wine cellars, winding streets, and even a wine spa.
