Seach Craigslist with Photos

I'm sure most people who read this blog check out craigslist every now and again, or daily, or if you're like me you've set up RSS feeds for the things you're looking for and still check the site every day just in case you missed anything good. I love craigslist, but one of the most annoying things is how many times you have to click and scroll to see the photos.

Someone must have thought the same thing because there's a new browser extension called Craigslist Helper which shows you pictures when you search. It also has some other features that I'll probably start using once I get past my initial run: notes, maps, multiple craigslist searching. From my limited use (just tonight) I can say it's not perfect, but it definitely helps the craigslist shopping experience.

New Mid-Century Modern Doorway Light

In many aspects of my life I'm able to live by the rule: Perfect is the enemy of good. However, with home improvement projects, I've had a hard time believing this.

Which takes us to our entryway light (technically I don't think we can call it a foyer, but it's the light above the area right after you walk in the front door). This is what it used to look like, a mushroom light:

My idea was, if we change the front porch light to one of those classic mid-century hanging globes

It would be perfect to have a matching globe inside, just flush mount so there's still enough headspace for tall people

So I went out and bought a flush mount globe light to install. Once I got it home, I realized that the base of globe lights are smaller that mushroom lights. Which would mean repainting the ceiling under the old light base and possibly some light repair work if I did any damage removing the old base, which is stuck on pretty good.

So I returned the globe light. And picked up a nicer looking mushroom light cover that fits in the current base and will still match any globe light that we put on the porch. And it looks good.

Richard Neutra's Mid-Century Home on This Old House

I was watching This Old House this weekend and they were filming in LA, redoing a Spanish Colonial home. But on one of their side trips they stopped by mid-century home of Richard Neutra.

If you don't know about Richard Neutra, check out these wikipedia articles: the man, his house.

From This Old House's press release about the LA shoot:

These Los Angeles project episodes will also feature side stories highlighting the distinctive lifestyle, world-class building projects and talented local craftspeople in the city and surrounding areas. One segment will focus on the active renovations to the spectacular city-owned Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright's first Los Angeles project built between 1919 and 1921. Another episode will spotlight preservation efforts at the Silver Lake home and studio of the late architect Richard Neutra, known for his influence on California Modernism. "This Old House will introduce to the nation those mid-century, Craftsman, Spanish and other neighborhood landmarks that aren't as well known as the Chinese Theater, for example, but that are just as defining in terms of who we are as a city," Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti said.

If you can catch a return, the Neutra house is gorgeous and any fan of mid-century homes should see it. I'm looking forward to those other side stories on upcoming episodes too.

Done: Paint Master Bedroom Closet

The wife and kid went on vacation, so it's the perfect time to empty everything out of the master bedroom closet and paint it. I should have known that it was going to take longer than I expected, all repairs and renovations on mid-century homes seem to. I was hoping to get things done in a few hours, but two days isn't bad for the outcome.

Here's what things looked like before I got started.
My wife's side

My side

Must have been painted by a shorty because they didn't paint the top

The first surprise was that my wife's side of the closet was painted wallpaper. I was planning on just painting both sides white and being done with things. But the wallpaper meant that I had to tear some things out first.

The second surprise was finding this on the top shelf

I'm guessing it was the original owners and no one noticed it till now because it was so high and far back on the shelf.

The things you find when renovating in Texas

Great mid-century packaging though

The final surprise was under a random piece of wood that probably held a shelf at one point, some of the original wallpaper.

After pulling out the wallpaper I couldn't bring myself to paint the wood, it was just too pretty. Plus I really like the white on one side, wood on the other look. So here's what things look like now.

The white makes my side of the closet look a lot bigger. I'm pretty happy with what it looks like, even if it took two days to get there.

Broyhill Brasilia For Sale in Austin

There is a plethora of Broyhill Brasillia for sale in Austin right now.

Room Service Vintage has a Broyhill Brasilia dresser, regular dinner table with arm chairs and side chairs and a nine drawer triple dresser base with landscape mirror.

They also have a coffee table that isn't a Broyhill Brasilia, but would look pretty amazing next to any Brasillia piece.

And to finish off your room, stop by Uptown Modern, who currently have a Broyhill Brasilia side table. I'm not sure if it's the Brasilia lamp table (26x26x20) or the Brasilia end table (20x28x20).