February 2008

I feel like no matter what else we do to go green over at Erwin House, the single most important change we need to make is to reduce our waste. You wouldn't believe how much trash we produce on a weekly basis. Our trash pickup occurs every Thursday morning, and the family joke is that the trash can is full again by Sunday...

During the first round of designs, every door David sketched had a complimentary screen door on it. He again referred to the ones in our neighborhood, mostly aluminum scrolls or carved wood saloon doors. This "Langston" with the duck and scrolls was truly inspiring: I've been trying to figure out since how we could put a screen...

Now that we keep separate websites and separate blogs, I don't blog much about Crestview Doors here anymore. But I have to take a sec to brag about our awesome new site design! David and I have been working loooong hours to figure out how to best address three issues: 1. "Your doors take too long." Last fall, our lead...

We now interrupt this houseblogging moment to make a political announcement. If you haven't already heard, Barack Obama is bringing record number of voters to the polls including independents and Republicans. Here in Texas, one of the reddest states in the country, we see our conservative neighbors and friends showing...

A few weeks ago, the Modhouse family joined us for brunch, and I was telling Paul how I like that his houseblog isn't always about the house; he tends to blog about daily life too. It made me think there might be things about our fellow housebloggers we wonder about from time to time but don't ask because, well, the houses...