Concrete TV

Last year I spent a few months working with a great concrete master in the Bary Area, Nick  Relampagos at Its Concrete. Nick has not only trained with the two BEST concrete artists in the country, Cheng Concrete and Buddy Rhodes Concrete, he is immensely talented himself and his work is stunning.

Nick was recently featured on an episode of HGTV's Color Splash as they redid a kitchen in S.F. The episode already aired and I couldn't see it but it will be re-aired on Sunday, September 12th @ 3:30pm on HGTV. So set your TiVo's and make sure you catch Nick in action and he gorgeous concrete work. One day I hope to be that good and that successful with concrete - I am working on it.

So check out Nick's website and the show and if you are interested in having any of this amazing custom concrete work done, fireplace, countertops, sinks, tables etc... and you aren't near us here in N. CA - then just check out Cheng Concrete and Buddy Rhodes for approved Artisans in your area.

Concrete Sink in a bathroom in Utah

So random, huh. A lovely 1957 ranch was renovated in a greenish way and they added a concrete sink in their bathroom, its a lovely use of grinding down to elegantly reveal the aggregate. Don't know who did this one, but it is very nice.

Hehehe - Fun recycled items

Obviously being fairly green minded, I love to find ways to reuse items, especially for completely different purposes (check out the re-purposed camper bathtub). That being said, I like to still think I have some level of style and class and recognize that you can go TOO far.



This may be too far.

House Update

Yes, we are still building our house - we are just at that stage where other people, more knowledgeable than us are having a hand in our design to ensure the thing doesn't fall down on us in the middle of the night or blow away during a spring gust. We are moving forward, the boys at Organic Architect, Eric and David, are finishing up the designs and we are off to a structural engineer for the boring but critical part of the design phase.

Once we have these we will merrily trot down to our county offices and begin the, no doubt, painful process of convincing them that a container home is a GREAT idea and is in fact more fire resistant and safer than the double wide we currently reside in. After that, we will be off to beg for money - who said building a house was exhausting....

New Container Home - Thailand

Another container home has popped up in Thailand. This one is a great example of how simple and easy they can be.

For more check out the post on Jetson Green.com