http://www.house-design-coffee.com/House-Design-blog.html House Design Coffee examines house design, house style and what makes a good house. This site was created by a fan of architecture for other fans. en-us House Design Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:26 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:26 -0400 house-design-coffee.com http://www.house-design-coffee.com/side-opening-oven.html7c3e7ba0c577f88a46d9747e1b544594Side opening ovens are hard to find. Here is what I found is available. Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:19 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/sunroom-design-ideas.html5975d4f68e7c582d1201d8da18724e86Sunroom Design Ideas: If you will be building your own sunroom, conservatory or Florida room, consider this Fri, 10 May 2013 05:41:10 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/squeaky-floors.html4034de9e26caeb62f991be3c2efeef44Squeaky floors? Here are four effective ways to fix that problem Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:45:41 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/richardsonian-romanesque.htmlaafaa4c0a6f4db20b9db01b3de7d9dfeRichardsonian Romanesque was Henry Hobson Richardson's adaptation of Romanesque and Medieval motifs and constructions to the modern building practices of his day. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:35:35 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/structural-stability.html8d5fa352895626212cd84c08e2e52acdMethods of reinforcing the structural stability of your house Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:35:20 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/garden-design.html7984168632e2024359f79e72023f19e5Good garden design should complement good architecture - here is how Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:34:07 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/chimney-aesthetics.html497383ecfbd131da1f4154fa9b76231cChimney aesthetics - a chimney needs to add to the overall pleasing appearance of your house. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:22:46 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/chimney-design.html655399ef3ad85e666e31222a4af13ccdChimney design is often an after thought, but a good design provides both functional and aesthetic benefits Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:43:49 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/I-M-Pei.htmlc6ea1ea0e5512a2803fefcb02d533d24Four buildings by I M Pei - Famous Architects Series Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:08:51 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/soundproofing-a-room.htmlab31a088539f93a6951a580b5eba1024Soundproofing a room, or The Quiet Man's Guide to Reducing the Noise in Your Home Fri, 5 Apr 2013 16:14:08 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/stone-fire-pit.html1fe463ca128f458256d222f1ccfd3444You can build a stone fire pit in your yard with few tools. It will make for some very special summer evenings. Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:59:39 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/dream-house-plans.htmld7a9efc43482768c60c1f42257369b0aYour dream house plans get a little direction as we take a look at the top ten house plans Mon, 1 Apr 2013 08:00:46 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/building-a-carport.htmlb47df4e141e0b3b1d4d66ab1fd295154Building a carport might be the right choice for you. Here is why? Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:04:26 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/carport-kits.html35fee1d429ff5fb2494b2b9e282d5836Carport Kits are a quick way to shelter your cars, but before jumping in do some planning Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:03:23 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/car-port.htmldd1c49664c777801eedbac78b67c81edIf it was good enough for Frank Lloyd Wright, maybe the car port is good enough for me - I reconsider my prejudice against carports Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:56:04 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/peeling-red-house-brick.html8142fc20b564ffbebf1d5a80eb1d1224My house is 50 years old and built of red brick.I just noticed some flaking in areas that face the ocean.Is there anything on the market that is clear Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:41:10 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/energy-efficient-window-treatments.htmldfa54d8c60246e73f79e6d375c66c2b2Energy efficient window treatments make for a warm house in winter and a cool house in summer Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:56:30 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/ethanol-fireplaces.htmlbd1feb230ed661e95e9bef543fcc2d0cEthanol fireplaces require no ducting, so they can bring the warmth and glow of a fire to any room in your house Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:35:45 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/return-on-insulation.html596fc6dc092c359bec3e49795f7dd0beReturn on insulation graphically displays the payback time for various insulation projects Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:39:46 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/house-cluster-pattern-37.html08c30fc6e738fd6ba3e894bcaeb6999aA House Cluster, from Christopher Alexander's Pattern Language, is a way of grouping houses to promote community. Braun Court is such a cluster that urbanization has turned into a Small Public Square Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:24:14 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/Art-Deco-Classical.htmle2adb92f0877fefd807e8032c79cba62Art Deco Classical is my term for the melding of Art Deco with Classical architecture, as often happened with government building projects from the 1930's. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:16:37 -0400 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/ranch-style-home-designs.html66d1e8595d7f0954746d2ad34e0b690cRanch Style Home Designs dominated the 1950's, 60's and 70's - they were convenient, often inexpensive, and everywhere Sat, 9 Mar 2013 18:31:53 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/heritage-village.html0b4e37b5cb38d72bab951f641c50c6dbHeritage Village, Open Air Museums, whatever you want to call them, are great places to learn about the history of our houses. What we live in today descended from ancient vernacular forms of housing Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:49:44 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/bathroom-tile-design-ideas.html24711108e8b5db76acc7760e4a80f32aConsider what other people's bathroom tile design ideas before you head out to the tile stores Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:52:58 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/log-home-plans.html64532fd8a8a3ebbaf180322fb7a82db0Log home plans alone won't get you there. You need good wood, and lots of information. This article will help your plans become your dreams. Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:06:40 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/how-to-start-a-blog.html7d149a6423c65f74584671ca36973a62I learned how to start a blog through the sitesell program. This is the story of my blog. Sat, 9 Feb 2013 16:47:55 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/how-to-create-a-blog.html4851b0c4efc421fddffb0dbff9826aefPart 2: How to Create a Blog - My story - How I started House Design Coffee.com Sat, 9 Feb 2013 16:46:37 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/free-blog-templates.html5df07919bae5c4f0843cc3272de72e55My Story: How I used free blog templates and software available with the Sitesell Program to create my website Sat, 9 Feb 2013 16:45:44 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/bathroom-tile-ideas.html780fe0cc0ccab05d808b786cc5ddc82dIn which I inspire your bathroom tile ideas to new heights of creativity with examples of tile patterns, but first I tell you all about tiles. Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:49:17 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/House-Design-blog.html#A-promo-for-my-daughterb9e071f00efaa80bec711b56dc598416This has nothing to do with houses, but my daughter, Christa, just finished a weekend of performances of "Once Upon a Mattress". She was Queen Agrivaine. It was with a middle school community theater group. Way to go Christa! Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:19:35 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/garage-doors.htmlcc6a989f5445e6b64ecf42f942eb6ba5Big, gaping garage doors on home-dominating garages just destroyed another beautiful home. Don't let your house be next! Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:25:24 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/house-lighting.htmlf7220fea83b9b496c6f048a72d858a08Getting light from only one direction will kill a room. Good house lighting will bring light in from more than one angle to soften shadows and help people feel more comfortable. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:53:39 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/window-alignment.htmla6a3c517d09a087286524d64c1609395Window alignment should be a gimme, but there are two cases where this principle is ignored. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:00:40 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/replacement-windows.html6f0f41815aa1f4930b062aba6efd96afIn an effort to save a few buck with the use of standard-sized replacement windows or to reduce heat loss many homeowners ruin the proportion and symmetry designed in by the architect Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:39:46 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/home-utilities.html75366991420e90ff5af06f06c7e3ccb1Some beautiful homes get Clampettized when home utilities, such as tanks and air conditioning compressors, get publicly displayed Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:29:08 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/home-additions.htmle749a5c2bf6ee55ebae2ca73a24afe05Home Additions can make a lot of sense, but make sure that your addition melds with the original house. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:11:03 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/home-design-mistakes.htmlf9b113c25c0b796e6d4c1e8f7b902bd4The 10 Worst Things You Can Do to Your Home Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:35:45 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/House-Design-blog.html#Changes-to-House-Design-Coffee52b12fdbd424481ce169835c21d8c565I am experimenting with some publisher/blog networking sites. These place promotional ads for other websites on my site and I in turn get traffic for them. These are the square adds along the edges of my site or down at the very bottom. I am learning which ones have the good content and which ones have trashy ads, but it might take a few weeks to weed out the bad ones. My apologies if you see objectionable ads. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:14:51 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/mn.html22a413c508214e0f75a64dbdb932fc5cThere was no mention of house orientation. If the wall faces directly North, doesn't that have an impact on installing windows on that side. Here in Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:59:44 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/less-is-more.html2e7903622acc1ad45623dc390db02370In Tremonton, UT the basic lots are 50 ft wide and 150 ft deep. Setbacks are 30 ft from the front and 20 ft from the back. Fortunately, every block has Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:07:01 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/garage-doors-as-main-focus.html4644601ab38354c507d021541a0d7984I totally agree that the wide, sometimes contrasting color, garage doors on modern houses are an eyesore. What happened to the driveway that entered Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:53:18 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/House-Design-blog.html#Ceramic-House41d7757ef9ab035d2696cdb5b7682c74I just found this site - ceramic house is artist J Kay Aplin's redo of her own house with tens of thousands of tiles. Since she is a ceramic artist the effect is rather WOW! Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:22:52 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/rainwater-collection-systems.htmla6162f9085169b2a85e8e721a0351f11Rainwater Collection Systems are good for the environment and good for the homeowner, Whether composed of rain barrels or rainwater catchments, they save water that would otherwise be wasted. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:00:59 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/gothic-revival.htmlac29894fa99444794039e9466e46447eGothic Revival architecture in England led to Victorian houses in America. This article explores how that revival began as a reaction to the prevailing Renaissance architecture. Mon, 7 Jan 2013 19:58:27 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/brick-sealer.html8bd16240c47395ef8ba0c264bad7ee4fBrick Sealer - A penetrating sealer can protect your bricks from the elements and protect your house from water intrusion. Mon, 7 Jan 2013 19:25:56 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/bare-walls.html3eeed5a05478d8ceab225741e9e8fee7Large Bare Walls on a House create a problem for the eye. It creates a large mass that draws the eye away from the detail elsewhere. It is boring and it cries out for relief. Mon, 7 Jan 2013 19:07:10 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/home-repair.html5dae6c234f4621589ef5217640c3e946Home Repair: the How To's, What I Did's and Why's of House Repair Projects Fri, 4 Jan 2013 17:29:28 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/porch-and-patio.html8b73ab0b1034006c69b7ef73b05840aaPorch and Patio looks at how porches relate the house to outside and welcomes those from the outside to the inside Tue, 1 Jan 2013 12:44:27 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/ipe-decking.htmlca688c84eb0214505f8c4409dc77938fIpe Decking is becoming popular but how does it compare to Tigerwood decking and Cedar decking, Redwood decking and all the other options available today? Tue, 1 Jan 2013 10:50:51 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/decking.html49a56356b10ce65bbc3dd0579fd56971Your choice of decking may determine the success of your porch project. Decking gets the most wear, has the biggest opportunity for moisture problems and will start to look bad first. Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:00:56 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/craftsman-style-house-plans.htmld5cbcada8b28b19a403e385504b6a392Craftsman style house plans came about from the Arts and Crafts movement applied to American Architecture. Here I show the characteristics and a little about the history. Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:23:31 -0500 http://www.house-design-coffee.com/proportions.htmlf40da893befa2a3d0d061145adacf0aaThe ancients measured musical proportions as the difference in the length of the strings required to make different pitches. This translated into their understanding of proportions in architecture. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:50:46 -0500