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How many rooms in your home? This has been a census question in the UK since 1871. But what does the number and type of rooms say about how houses have evolved over the centuries?

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april 2011 by patrix

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Hatching a cheap way to live in Beijing

Dai Haifei, 24, a newly graduated architect, decided to make his own egg-style home after being unable to afford Beijing’s sky-high rental prices. The two-meter high house with two wheels underneath is made from sack bags on the outside wall, bamboo splints on the inside and wood chippings and grass seeds in between.

home China upb urban
december 2010 by patrix

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VueZone Surveillance System
surveillance home security
november 2010 by patrix

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Redefining Home in a Depressed Market

How has the collapse of the housing market changed people's attitudes toward homeownership and their expectations for how they will live? Is the yearning for a McMansion on the edge of a corn field really dead?

The NY Times brings together the top housing experts for a discussion on the future of the housing market and the extent of the government's role in promoting where and how Americans live.

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september 2010 by patrix

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Death of the 'McMansion'?

Just 9 percent of the people surveyed by Trulia said their ideal home size was over 3,200 square feet. Meanwhile, more than one-third said their ideal size was under 2,000 feet.

All it took was the housing bubble to pop for people to realize that they can indeed live in a lot less space.

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august 2010 by patrix

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Rethinking home ownership

"Just how much should Uncle Sam do to help Americans buy their own homes? For 70 years — and for the last 15 in particular — the answer has been: Whatever it takes.

Now, policymakers are pausing to reconsider."

Government's role in promoting home ownership is being reconsidered after the housing market crash. Perhaps a little diversification of subsidies into other sectors of the economy will not hurt.

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august 2010 by patrix

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Home for Life

"As one mortgage broker I recently spoke with observed, “The whole idea of buying with resale value in mind is gone. All the countertops, the backyards, all those things are meaningless.”"

People are finally buying homes to live in and not for resale.

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august 2010 by patrix

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Vertical Garden

This instructable will show one way to make best use of the space you do have in a city: vertical space. And by using vertical space I don’t mean using climbing plants, I mean building an actual vertical garden in wich you can grow plants.

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may 2010 by patrix

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Winscape

The Winscape application splits the source footage (stills, video, whatever Quicktime will show) onto the connected displays according to the dimensions that you configure it with. It can interface with a Wii remote over bluetooth for tracking purposes. It also provides a web service interface for remote control of scene selection and a sleep command. The associated Winscape Remote iPhone application can perform these functions and also wake the Winscape computer via a Wake-On-Lan ethernet packet.

cool display fun view home pb
april 2010 by patrix

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Patrix's Clean and Coordinated Home Office The Perfect Workspace Contest 2010 | Apartment Therapy Unplggd

Was featured on Unplggd. in their Perfect Workspace Contest 2010.

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april 2010 by patrix

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Planet Money Tracks Its Very Own Toxic Asset

Planet Money is committed to following the financial crisis to the bitter end. And what better way to do that than to own a piece of it. We bought one of those things that no one wanted, one of those things that almost brought down the global economy: our very own toxic asset. This one has more than 2,000 mortgages in it. We paid $1,000, with our own money, for our piece. It used to be worth more like $75,000. Click on the timeline and roll over the states to watch a disaster in progress.

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march 2010 by patrix

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Intelligent Robot Vacuum Cleaner with Wireless IP Camera

"A robot vacuum cleaner with an IP WiFi enabled camera. That's right! A part from cleaning your home with its intelligent design, you can go online from anywhere in the world and drive the robot vacuum cleaner just like an RC toy around the house to clean, see who's there, and even speak to & see your family with the IP WiFi enable camera with MIC. "

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march 2010 by patrix

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Shower Heads That Save Water and Still Feel Good

In the pursuit of saving water — finding a low-flow shower head with high pressure — I took an inordinate number of showers, sometimes several a day. I compared the merits of 17 shower heads, each with a standard half-inch connection. Criteria included how well each could deliver an acceptably robust shower, and the usefulness of the various spray options. Also, I tested the flow rates stated by the manufacturers with a bucket and stop watch. Everyone told the truth.

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march 2010 by patrix

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Existing home sales sink on slated tax credit expiration

Existing home sales fell in December, the month after a federal tax credit was slated to expire.

But the deadline had been extended until April 30 and with even more potential homeowners qualifying.

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january 2010 by patrix

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Heating Glass

Use it to make a transparent toaster so you can see if the toast is getting too dark.

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january 2010 by patrix

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A Photo Gallery Of Dramatic Home Makeovers and Before & After Pictures

Our house has been constantly evolving, and we’ve got plenty of photos to show how it has changed (hence the roundup of before and after pictures below). We’ve also compiled a room by room source list (along with links to help you get the look in our Amazon store), so feel free to peruse the our house pics and then learn about paint colors and where we got everything at the end of the before & after fest.

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january 2010 by patrix

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lildecalshoppe on Etsy
decal interiordesign wallpaper home
october 2009 by patrix

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Bryan College Station Home Builders Association
housing home collegestation
october 2009 by patrix

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Space Heating & Cooling: Air Conditioning
home airconditioning weather howto
august 2009 by patrix

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Aerator Shoes Will Get Your Lawn to Step Lively | Free Shipping — Kotula's
home gardening lawn
august 2009 by patrix

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Lawn Aerator Shoes/Sandals
lawn gardening home
august 2009 by patrix

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Lawns: How to fix our lawn, and grow a nicer yard, crab grass, brown grass
lawn gardening grass home
july 2009 by patrix

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The Way I Work: Matt Mullenweg

Matt Mullenweg, founder of Word Press and Automattic, manages a successful Internet business where everyone is working from home.

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june 2009 by patrix

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The Container Store - Conceal Book Shelf
home interiordesign bookshelves design apartment
may 2009 by patrix

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The 10 Dirtiest Things in Your Home

...and how to clean them.

cleaning howto home household tips nefa
may 2009 by patrix

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Invisible Bookshelves
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may 2009 by patrix

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Two Battle-Tested Household Uses for Cinnamon

To get rid of strong odors—like, oh I don't know, skunk—sprinkle a lot of cinnamon on a baking sheet and bake for an hour at 250 degrees.

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april 2009 by patrix

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blik Wall Decals - Removeable Decals, Stickers & Graphics
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april 2009 by patrix

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Custom Solutions to Office Clutter
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april 2009 by patrix

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Guide to choosing and using a manual reel mower
environment home green sustainability household guide maintenance mower gardening
april 2009 by patrix

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Carpet Cleaning Solutions - The Dollar Stretcher
cleaning howto home
april 2009 by patrix

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How to Fill Drywall Screw Holes Video
howto tips home
march 2009 by patrix

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Décor Watch

If you’ve achieved the American Dream of homeownership, why should an association dictate the color of that home? Or the dimensions of its mailbox?

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august 2008 by patrix

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Netflix's new set-top box is a couch potato's delight

Now, Netflix hopes to appeal to people who don't want to leave the couch: The company has started selling a set-top box that delivers streaming video directly to your television set.

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june 2008 by patrix

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