Wasn’t allowed to build on garden. Dug underground villa instead by Kirsten Dirksen on September 28, 2022 Brought up on James Bond, Chris Oakes saw the appeal of an underground lair, but his reasons for building a …
Apartment furniture rolls into ceiling, it’s truck-drag strong by Kirsten Dirksen on September 19, 2022 Currently, you can buy a bed, desk, and storage that will drop from the ceiling with the push of a …
Small prefab backyard home feels more livable than McMansions by Kirsten Dirksen on September 11, 2022 John Geary grew up watching his father build big homes in the San Francisco Bay Area where it can take …
Family of 5 boosts apartment with ‘1950s space-saving furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2022 When Heidi Waterfall and her family of 5 moved into a 79 square meter (850 square feet) apartment in Paris, …
Tall Microsoft retirees build semi-truck “penthouse on wheels” by Kirsten Dirksen on August 29, 2022 Retirees Scott and Susan Burbank were looking for a full-time mobile home to tour the country at the same time …
Cabin with glass sunroom becomes Oregon’s ideal Nature lookout by Kirsten Dirksen on August 21, 2022 When Joanna and Otto Lovera bought their home in Eugene, Oregon everything (walls, carpet, paint) was what she calls “band-aid …
Factories closed. This family thrived with wit & old machines by Kirsten Dirksen on August 15, 2022 As textile competition from other countries hit the valleys in Northern Italy, concentrating most of the country’s highly-specialized haute-couture industry, …
Turns barren suburban lot into high-yield Microfarm & YT studio by Kirsten Dirksen on August 8, 2022 On a 1/3rd acre urban lot in Corvallis, Oregon, horticulture professor and youtuber Andrew Millison has spent the past 12 years …
Turned lousy shed into 3 dream homes around zen garden & spa by Kirsten Dirksen on August 1, 2022 25 years ago, Jeffrey Frechette bought “the last $100,000 house in Seattle”, a tiny 1940s-era war bungalow that he describes …
Arcimoto 3-wheel EV commuter blends bikes’ fun + cars’ safety by Kirsten Dirksen on July 25, 2022 Arcimoto is an ultra-efficient “autocycle” (officially) that gets the equivalent, in charge, of 230 miles per gallon. When founder Mark …
