“Architecture is worth great attention,” Jefferson declared, “As we double our numbers every twenty years, we must double our houses . . . It is then, among the most important arts; and it is desirable to introduce taste into an art which shows so much.”
If we can imagine the world as a canvas then we have the opportunity to 'paint it' with our homes.
A blog for those who appreciate home, woodwork, and architecture.
Architecture - a constantly renewable expression of man's innate need to create beauty on earth.
Stimulate and encourage your interior and exterior design urges.
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Column fluting jig
A free plan to build a jig to flute columns
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Woodworking tips
Woodworking tips and building tips from 35 years of experience.
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michiganinstallationandtrim
A Traverse City carpenter specializing in finish carpentry.
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MIT drawings
MIT drawings
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links
Links to American achitecture
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Valley Craft and Design
Valley Craft and Design is a builder of Victorian and other period gable end decorations.
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Gable end perspectives
Perspectives of gable end drawings
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Gable End Gingerbread
Gable end Gingerbread - the most overlooked way to showcase a building.
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The Federal style
The Federal style in American Architecture
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Architecture and the Georgian Style
The Georgian Style
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