Tuesday, 17 August 2010
As a "baby boomer" who bought his first house in 1971, it has been obvious to me throughout this period that rising property prices have not, on the whole, done property-owners any real favours, however pleasant the resultant "feelgood" factor.
I take issue with Mary Ann Sieghart’s statement, however, that the housing boom [...]
(I-Newswire) June 1, 2010 – While many of us are working to slim down for summer, furniture sizes have been slimming down as well. In response to consumer demand, furniture manufacturers are building sofas and chairs that are narrowing from the over-sized pieces we saw for many years. Chicago, Illinois furniture retailers have done well [...]
This is the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech.SHNS photo by David Bear
MARRAKECH, Morocco — The same exhortations to prayer have been called from this city’s minarets five times each day for a millennium before Graham Nash’s lilting lyrics etched this rose-walled medina into the imagination of a generation of baby boomers.
Except, of course, [...]
The lure of mid-century modern — architecture, furniture, prints, jewelry and even vintage fabrics — drew an estimated 5,000 people to the Palm Springs Convention Center this weekend for the 10th annual Modernism Show and Sale, organizers said.
“The appetite of people for modern architecture seems to be insatiable,” Jacques Caussin, chairman of Modernism Week, said [...]
By Star-Ledger Wire ServicesJanuary 29, 2010, 7:00AM
If your idea of a dream retirement home is a luxury contemporary overlooking a championship golf course in the desert, you better be prepared for some mighty small block parties: When it comes to retirement living, golf courses are out.
And Arizona and Florida aren’t the only retirement-relocation hot spots [...]
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LAS VEGAS (MarketWatch) — If your idea of a dream retirement home is a luxury contemporary overlooking a championship golf course in the desert, you better be prepared for some mighty small block parties: When it comes to retirement living, golf courses are out.
And Arizona and Florida aren’t the only retirement-relocation [...]