A Spork in the Road

I found a link to the website for one of my all-time favorite books about architecture and home planning: The Not So Big House.

I love this book (series of books, actually) for both aesthetic and environmental reasons. They are extraordinarily well written and well thought-out.

The basic premise is this: leaving everything else aside, the modern oversized American floorplan is badly designed and ends up feeling smaller than a well-designed smaller floorplan.

I highly recommend the website and books to anyone who’s thinking about reworking their current living spaces or buying/building a new home.

Coolest desktop wallpapers ever.

You can download several different versions at n.design studio.

I am forever searching for excellent desktop wallpapers, since I like to change up my desktop on a regular basis. (One of my few complaints about my installation of Linux is that, although I have four desktops, I cannot customize each desktop background. If I could do that, I might swoon.)