http://www.erwinhouse.com/ en-us Copyright 2008 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:42:20 -0600 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:17:40 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.15 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_02_11_10_42_20.inc Erwin House Goes Green Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:42:20 -0600 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... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_02_08_14_58_46.inc Ideas and References Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:58:46 -0600 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... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_02_04_12_19_19.inc Crestview Doors Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:19:19 -0600 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... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_02_03_15_45_49.inc News & Politics Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:45:49 -0600 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... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_02_02_19_33_38.inc Bloggity Blog Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:33:38 -0600 Austin imposed a moratorium on "McMansions" while we were in the midst of renovating (and super-sizing) Erwin House. In the spring of 2006, our city council unanimously voted in favor of certain restrictions which would limit the size of residential... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_01_28_14_28_46.inc News & Politics Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:28:46 -0600 Austin uses wind generators to provide clean energy to 55,000 Austin residences. Today, Erwin House became one of them. This is a HUGE deal to me. I've tried three other times over the years to sign up for this... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_01_23_10_31_23.inc Erwin House Goes Green Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:31:23 -0600 I love to cook, no lie. I don't feel like I get to enjoy it as much as I used to since I'm working so much lately (and coming home exhausted), but when I can I try to have fun... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_01_20_12_50_09.inc Product Reviews Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:50:09 -0600 This four-part series discusses, diary-style, our experience with researching, measuring, purchasing, installing, and using an IKEA kitchen system with IKEA fixtures, Wilsonart Laminate countertops, Frigidaire appliances, and Rejuvenation hardware. Part 1 details the experience we had using IKEA's downloadable kitchen... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_01_14_11_23_42.inc Product Reviews Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:23:42 -0600 Erwin House was broken into yesterday. We were very lucky: only a few items were stolen, no one was home or harmed, and a neighbor witnessed the entire thing and was able to give a detailed report to the police.... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_01_10_09_26_26.inc Bloggity Blog Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:26:26 -0600 I miss my house now that I am spending long hours at the new office, and as life at Crestview Doors hits a new groove I find myself ready to focus some energy on the house once again. We have... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2008_01_09_08_54_21.inc Erwin House Goes Green Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:54:21 -0600 There is a story about us in the Homes section of the Austin American Statesman today. Best line in the story: Its distinctive flat roof is now angled like the propped-up lid of a grand piano. That's all. We'll let... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2007_10_14_08_56_51.inc Bloggity Blog Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:56:51 -0600 Painting our deck had become a matter of life and death judging by the heavy sighs David and I would voice every time we would pull into the driveway lately. People told us they loved the rough cedar, but we... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2007_10_10_11_44_19.inc Landscaping Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:44:19 -0600 People ask us why we "went up" with the house, building on a second story when we could have just added a room onto the back. There are lots of different reasons... and one of them was because we didn't... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2007_10_04_16_06_21.inc Landscaping Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:06:21 -0600 We were very honored to have been written up in the Wall Street Journal today, mentioned as one of the many housebloggers that converge on the Houseblogs.net site. Many blog about their work in order to share progress with family... http://www.erwinhouse.com/default.php?uiid=indiv_entry&entry=/2007_09_28_14_48_38.inc Ideas and References Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:48:38 -0600