the dude’s abode
If you’re familiar with the phrase “the Dude abides,” you’re familiar with this Venice, CA bungalow, available now for a cool $2.3 million. The house that Jeff Bridges made famous in The Big Lebowski is now on the market. It looks quite a bit nicer in photos than it did in the now-classic Coen Brothers film, but at that asking price, here’s hoping they throw in a rug that really ties the room together. Maybe you could attend a showing just to see what condition the house’s condition is in. (Feel free to add your own Lebowski-isms in comments!) — Mary T.
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blogwatch: where we’ve been clicking this week
CasaSugar has the deets on DIY’ing your own version of the mason jar chandelier seen above — perfect for an outdoor dining space!
Greta at Picnics in the Park reviews Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook. Shoot — now we want to read it too!
Create a eye-popping and cozy nook with some bright paint — at Happy Mundane.
We are dying to put needle and thread to these bright and happy needlepoint patterns spotted at the Purl Bee.
Turning leftover logs and twigs into a beautiful raised garden bed, perfect for those fall crops! At Curbly.
Garden Rant gives us the method for the world’s easiest liquid compost : just weeds, water, and time!
Sorry we missed a chance to participate in the BluDot swap meet (sadly, it’s closed), where people bartered on Blu Dot furniture with interesting methods of payment, such as “fighting douchebaggery” — seriously! Via Velocity’s Facebook page
blogwatch: where we’ve been clicking this week
Over at Can’t Stop Making Things, we found a brilliant way to repurpose those old cookie tins lying around . Via Craft.
Five words we love together: coffee heath bar ice cream. At Simply Recipes.
What magic happens when push pins, doilies, and coffee filters meet a wall! At Curbly.
NotCot gives us a peek at Target’s new Make Summer Funner campaign. Have these giant-scale summer play toys made it to your metropolis?
Boring forest green resin patio furniture getting you down? DIY Life has got the low-down on the best way to spruce it up.
Get some serious outdoor playtime inspiration with this outdoor game roundup at CasaSugar. Giant chess set? Checkmate!
blogwatch: where we’ve been clicking this week
A wasp trap that you’d actually want on display in your yard! Found at Badder Homes and Gardens.
Make your own stainproof rug from a tablecloth! Find out how at DIY Life.
Apartment Therapy shares their trick for keeping sand out of the house, and it’s an incredibly simple fix!
Talk about re-use: container gardening in old shoes, at Treehugger.
If the big Summer shift in schedule is messin’ with you, don’t despair — Unclutterer has seven easy steps to create or revise your household routine.
Say Yes To Hoboken has a simple tutorial for a lovely,Parisian-style waist apron.
If Becki’s Neapolitan pops weren’t enough to get you busting out the pop molds, then check out this irresistable roundup of peanut butter ice pops at Serious Eats.
unexpected renovation treat: a note from the past
I absolutely adore this story I just read in the newsletter of a local Seattle salvage company, Second Use. When the salvage team removed a lintel, they found a note dated 1973 and addressed to “Future Man” from Jack Barbour, the man who originally worked on the space. The website doesn’t share the whole story, which is that Jack was a first-generation American from Belgium who passed away 20 years ago. Before moving west, my husband and I did a major home remodel, and we did in fact leave notes (in our case, written on the boards that were later covered by drywall) detailing how we literally put sweat, tears and blood into the project — a board fell on my husband’s head mid-construction that required stitches! I love the idea that in 20 years’ time, someone might uncover our hello. If you renovate, do you leave notes for your own “Future Man”? — Mary T.
