Neighbors didn’t like quirky home. Then they visited & fell in love by Kirsten Dirksen on August 13, 2023 Breeze Braunschweig and her husband Kartik Ramachandran don’t see their home as an asset, but as an experience, so when …
Berkeley car-clad modern home: small outside, spacious inside by Kirsten Dirksen on December 11, 2011 When architect Karl Wanaselja built his home in Berkeley, California the junkyard became his urban forest for materials. For months …
Building a greenhouse with reused doors, windows & concrete by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Using reclaimed materials, like old doors and windows and broken concrete, the hands-on folk at the Solar Living Institute built …
Railroad ties & wine barrels: using wood again and again by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 Looking for a hardwood floor, but don’t want to contribute to deforestation? Beyond bamboo or FSC-certified wood, there’s another option …
50-year-old sinks and grandma’s doorknobs in NYC by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 According to the National Association of Homebuilders, Americans spent nearly $230 billion on home remodeling last year. Until we all …
