If your old heater barely warms the room or rattles like a bag of spanners, a heavy cast iron upgrade can change the game. Traditional radiators hold heat for ages, so rooms stay warm even after the boiler stops. They feel different from standard radiators or flat panel radiators, and they suit period homes as well as modern spaces.
Continue reading Everything A UK DIYer Needs to Know About Fitting a Heavy Cast Iron Radiator
All Photos By Gail
A & G Merchandise is a fun home furnishings store that’s just across the street from Sea Thai restaurant in Williamsburg, and Geoffrey and I often use it as our meet-up destination when we are heading to Sea from different points of departure. Recently, I arrived a few minutes before G, so I had time to browse a bit and see what’s new.
Check out this pair of Pink Poodle Book Ends! They look super retro and would be perfect as part of any Midcentury Modern decor! Made of heavy cast iron, one of these could easily serve as an impromptu bludgeoning device if you were being chased around your house by a mad man and didn’t have time to get to your kitchen knives.
The pair sells for $69 and you can buy them at This Link!
“ARF!”
Urban Light, 2008, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Photos By Gail)
This forest of city street lights, called Urban Light, was created by artist Chris Burden. Despite initial appearances, the arrangement is not a perfect grid. Depending on where the viewer stands, the lamps arrange themselves in different angles and arrays. Continue reading Urban Light By Chris Burden at LACMA