I found this article on early science labs the other day and wanted to share some of the images here. I loved looking at the equipment and design in their workspace.
Edison’s Menlo Park Lab, nearby in Dearborn, MI
Girton College at Cambridge University, the first college to allow women undergrads.
A Thomas Edison Lab in New Jersey
Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen, Denmark
All images from io9
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We’ve begun planning our third year of Camp Wagakwud and we couldn’t be more excited to finally go camping again this summer.
from Poler
from Adore the World
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As we continue to set up our Tiny House, one of the hardest things to figure out has been what to do with the kitchen. While I’ve seen much smaller kitchens, the biggest issue with it has been the lack of storage. With only a couple drawers below the sink and no cupboards otherwise, it’s left us to come up with some creative storage ideas.
Since we also needed a table, we decided a kitchen island that provided some storage, counter top space, and eating area would fit all of our needs. However, finding an existing island that actually did all of those things was easier said than done.
After browsing many that we liked, but didn’t quite meet all of our needs, I think we finally have a simple, but effective plan to build one. Until then, here are some of the islands we liked that helped us come to our final plan.
from World Market
from Messes of Men
from Iron Works
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Now that we have a little yard, Mary and I have been waiting for it to be nice enough to start a garden. Neither of us have much experience with it, but we’re excited to maybe try a few of these ideas in our little yard space.
Vertical Pallet Garden from Home DIT
Pallet Compost from Curbly
Hanging Planter from Gypsy River
Raised Flower Bed from Garden Design
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Every March I instantly become ready for spring, even though I live in Michigan and I should know that it’s going to be another month or two before anything resembling “warm” happens.
Until then, I’ll just be daydreaming of the spring/summer.
Camping from likheter
Tennis from MOJOmercantile
Canoeing from Canoe Bay
Bicycling from What Good Have I Done Today?
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While at my parents’ this past weekend I found a 1959 catalogue for a Fingerle, Hollister, and Wood Lumber Co., an old lumber company that once existed on E. Michigan Ave. in my hometown of Ypsilanti, MI.
While the Fingerle Lumber Company still exists in Ann Arbor, the Fingerle, Hollister, and Wood joint store has been gone long enough that my Dad is the only family member who remembers it, having grown up in the area in the ’60′s.
I loved looking through the catalogue to see the ads, illustrations, design, tools, and lumber of the 1950′s.
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With the holidays over, I’m back to selfishly building things for myself. In my last apartment, my desk was just a board in the wall and while it served me well, I think I’m ready to upgrade. I’ve picked out the wood and am ready to build, but for now, here are some of my desk inspirations.
Reclaimed wood desk from Sugar Scout
Drafting table from Blood and Champagne
Antique desk from Ducôté du Design
Wall-mount desk from Digs Digs
Reclaimed wood desk for two from Urban Good Woods
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It’s been years now since I’ve had a real Christmas tree, but hopefully this will be my last tree-less year.
For those like me who are either in small apartments or are without a vehicle to transport a large tree in, here’s a great list of DIY Christmas trees you can make to ensure your home is still festive for the holidays.
Mary and I made the first one when we had an apartment together in Chicago, and it turned out great.
Tree of Charms from Apartment Therapy
Chalkboard Tree from A Leg Up
Wall Branch Tree from We Heart It
Ladder and Coat Rack Tree from Leah Daehling
Book Tree from Very Merry Vintage Style
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Mary recently introduced me to Logcabineer and I’ve been spending my morning perusing all the great videos and photos on it and getting excited for mine and Mary’s trip up north this weekend to Paradise, Michigan.
Be sure to watch the video at the bottom about a man building his own smokehouse.
All photos from Logcabineer
The Smokehouse from Smith Journal on Vimeo.
See you next week!
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A closed school in Southwest Detroit recently had an auction to get rid of its contents and I was able to go scour the school and find some really cool stuff. While it’s sad to have another school closing in the area, I can’t deny how fun it was to search an old, four-story school building full of treasures.
One of my favorite finds were these steel, green drawers. I’m not sure exactly how I’m going to use it yet, but I have plans to build a desk in the near future, and I’m sure this will become part of it.
You can tell the seats on these stools are in pretty bad shape, but I’m hoping to replace them with some nicer, salvaged wood.
The bird is from an antique store I went to with Mary (mentioned here), but now I found this cool science bottle to accompany it. No idea what’s actually inside of it.
I love all these books, but the “Let’s Explore the Great Lakes” one specifically has some amazing illustrations inside.
My other favorite find was this school map. Unfortunately, this will have to go into storage until the day I finally have that dream home.
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