As a stay-at-home dad and my household’s primary cook, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Lately, whenever my thoughts drift from flipping pancakes or stirring risotto, I have found myself thinking about how tired I am of red walls in my kitchen. What was “deep,” “rich,” and “warm” when Ms. Bungalow and [...]
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Before April showers and May flowers come March potholes. But in my neighborhood, potholes aren’t just a seasonal inconvenience, they’re also a history lesson. Just take a look at what lies beneath the veneer of modernity that is two inches of asphalt: That is a streetcar rail set in amid granite street pavers at an [...]
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A reader wrote me recently with a question about his inheritance of an antique buffet: I was trying to find some information regarding a piece of furniture that was left to me when an aunt died. I came across some Flickr photos of yours from a couple years ago in my search. It turns out [...]
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Things are pretty well put together around here following the malicious code attack that got my site temporarily blacklisted with Google. Now I thought I’d share how the problem happened, how I fixed it, and what has changed on the site as a result. There will be more about technology than houses this time, but [...]
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I discovered yesterday that my blog had been hacked and malicious code inserted into the javascript on some pages. It appears that I have eliminated that threat now and I am finishing the repair process. In the meantime, please bear with the incomplete theme and any other temporary wonkiness.
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I'm Josh and since 2005 I have shared home improvement stories and ideas from my family's Arts & Crafts bungalow in Minneapolis, MN. I'm trying to combine the best of 1923 with the best of the 21st century-- and I hope it won't take another 88 years to do it.
