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One of the most crucial (and often confusing) aspects of buying a house is the financing. How exactly does a down payment work when buying a house?
my brother the architect (mentioned in this post) has 444 folders with 5,700 pictures on his computer sorted by name & date of rad architects, houses & buildings. i forced him to give me a copy (not…
Peter Brown – a fabulous artist from the UK. I can look at his paintings all day long.
Image 14 of 19 from gallery of CMA House / Jacobsen Arquitetura. Photograph by Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
If you think these abandoned houses look cool now, just imagine them restored!
Although these photos are clearly from the 21st century, they might as well be from the Renaissance era.
If you’re after a big home with 6 bedrooms, I found this one for you! Click on the image to view it larger. If you look through all the details you can see it has a huge amount of storage – love that. I also like how the rumpus and…
We're moving on to the astrological houses in this lesson of Star School. The 12 astrological houses represent different areas + experiences of your life.
Queen Victoria may have vacated the British throne long ago, but the regal and architecturally distinctive Victorian houses erected during her reign, from 1837 to 1901, remain fixtures in cities across the United States, where they've put their own American twist on the European archetype. Here you can sample a selection of our favorite stateside examples of the everlasting elegance of the Victorian home.
The Kenwood Lee house puts a high-end twist on the classic gable-roofed suburban villa. Tagged: Exterior, Metal Roof Material, House Building Type, Gable RoofLine, and Brick Siding Material. Photo 9 of 14 in This Is What the Best New Houses in London Look Like.
How to create your very own place in the sun (whatever the weather!)
(Photo: unknown)Maxim Gorky was a Russian and Soviet writer. He was a Bolshevik, but became a sharp critic of the Communist regime shortly after the Russian Revolution. Nonetheless, the Soviet government gave him a luxurious house in Moscow, which is now a museum in his honor.The house includes a beautiful Art Noveau marble staircase that looks like it's made of a liquid. It flows down the stairs, ending with a lamp shaped like a jellyfish.-via Messy Nessy Chic...
I hate cleaning. Loathe it. Will put it off for forever. I could do laundry or wash dishes until I am blue in the face, but cleaning…not so much. A couple days ago though, I decided to embrace my inner Mom of the Year and go for it. It went well. My son started rolling […]
The owners of this beautiful wooden house brought their favourite designers together to create the perfect family home amongst the Keralan landscape.
While the demand for high-end design projects may be scaled back in favor of minimal and frugal architecture, unusual design still holds a place for museums and other prominent locations, primarily because it is so effective at turning heads.
The comedian joked that the luxury property could be home to the comic book hero - but it still hasn't sold with the asking price slashed by £500,000
These stunning pictures show everything from the remnants of a Communist party headquarters in Bulgaria to a cliff-edge hotel on in Columbia, neglected by scared tourists after the river below became contaminated.
The Sondern-Adler house in Kansas City, Missouri, is an early Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright, meant to be lower-cost.
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This is mighty impressive roof work from Zakopane, Poland. This building specifically is a hotel in a ski resort town near the Tatra mountains. I keep going back to look...
Nichelle Nichols caused a sensation in the 1960s for her role as Lieutenant Uhura in the classic television series, "Star Trek." It was one of the first times a black woman was cast as a main character in a major television show. But Nichols almost quit the show to pursue other dreams. She talks to host Michel Martin about her character's importance during the civil rights movement, and how Martin Luther King Junior convinced her to stay on "Star Trek".
I have another part-time job that nobody knows about. It doesn't pay very well because ... well, technically my "boss" doesn't actually know I hired myself to do the job. But whenever he decides he needs me, I'm certainly ready and waiting. You see, when it comes to the aesthetics of Wes Anderson mo
In the process of building a new home, choosing the right roof is one of the most important decisions you will need to make. The roof over your head has
