Saturday, March 23, 2013

15 Mid-Century Modern Dream Homes that will Kill Your Children | projectophile

15 Mid-Century Modern Dream Homes that will Kill Your Children | projectophile

"The clean lines, the geometric decorative elements, the seamless blending of indoor and outdoor space… I sure do love mid-century modern architecture. Do you know what I love more? My children. And that is why I will never live in my MCM dream home. Because mid-century modern architecture is designed to KILL YOUR CHILDREN. (Also, moderately clumsy or drunk adults)."
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HOA, homeowner at odds over security door - Houston Chronicle

HOA, homeowner at odds over security door - Houston Chronicle
Babineaux said he appealed to the homeowners association, which, at that time, told him to take whatever precautions he deemed necessary to protect his home. So, the METRO bus driver had wrought-iron security doors installed on the front and rear entrances of his house. The metal barrier facing the street also has a tinted background panel.

"When I found out they were breaking in and doing things, I hurried up and had these doors built," Babineaux said, adding that the job cost him about $1,200. "These two doors have saved me. I love these doors. I can sleep good at night."
But recently, a new regime at the HOA has told him to remove the fortification from the front of his home.
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Regime change has come to this corner of Privatopia.  And the new regime has a different take on the CC&Rs when it comes to this inmate's cell door.  

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Haunting images of abandoned 'ghost' towns from across the world | Mail Online

Haunting images of abandoned 'ghost' towns from across the world | Mail Online
Amazing photos, and a good reminder of the impermanence of things. In 50 years, how many CIDs will be ghost towns? The construction quality of many new developments is so poor that in years past it would have been acceptable only for a movie set.