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California Mountain House Looks Ready to Take Flight

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:00 AM PST

flight house
What's not to love about a modern getaway in the mountains? The Flight House from Sage Architecture is a mid-century modern interpretation of a vacation cabin in the woods. The name of the home is derived from both its purpose and its appearance. "Flight" refers to escaping from the monotony of daily life, but it also makes reference to the fact that the home looks like it is about to take flight. Read more…

Lucky Cats: Super Fan Gets Tolkien-Themed Kitty Furniture

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 02:00 PM PST

lotr litter box and eye of sauron scratching post
Tim Baker is a talented artist who creates incredibly realistic props and special effects makeup. For the second episode of his new web series, Super-Fan Builds, Baker and his team made one Tolkien fan a very happy guy by creating a hobbit hole litter box and Eye of Sauron scratching post. The litter box is a pretty realistic re-creation of Bag End, Bilbo's home in the Shire. Read more…

Segmented SF House Becomes a Secluded Nature-Loving Pad

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 08:00 AM PST

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This oddly-situated home in San Francisco's Mission District is a singularly fantastic demonstration of creative reuse. The site once housed a dry cleaner and during WWII served as a munitions bunker. It passed through various hands and underwent plenty of (not entirely up to city code) renovations. In 2011, the home was foreclosed on and the new owner decided to bring it up to code and make it into something fantastic. Read more…

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