I'm starting to have serious doubts about this whole process. I'm not sure how helpful it's going to be, and since it's totally unfindable by anyone other than those who know about it, so it's not going to help anyone else. But who knows, maybe by the end I'll be able to do something more with it. M would love to get a book out of it, but considering my track record for thesis, I can't say it's altogether likely.

Guestroom
www.mobelform.com - really interesting couch/Murphy beds. Really expensive but maybe possible in ten years who knows. Or maybe just steal the ideas and figure how to make them for ourselves.

General
www.delinear.com - banana fiber material. Need I say more.
www.moormann.com - bookshelves that don’t need tools or screws into wall, can be free standing. Minimalist, could be room dividers.
www.flooringalternatives.com - just what it says

Other interests
www.worldhandsproject.org - building pallet houses in Mexico

Kitchen
www.kraftmaid.com - Venecia kitchen and storage, European styling. The Mirra collection is really nice, with handle-less option with lots of storage options.

Architects
www.jmastudio.com
well, really there's only one plan at this site, House D which is interesting although I'll have to check the size of the livingroom/dining area. It's nice that the upstairs could basically be a master suite - bedroom bath and studio/office.

Dwell April 2005

Kitchen
www.jennair.com - really nice double oven plus warming tray
wolfappliance.com – another beautiful oven set

Bath
www.vitrakaro.com - still makes white hex tiles
www.coveringsetc.com - cool eco-friendly recycled tiles

General
www.northamply.com/lite-ply.html - a light siding of poplar that can be stapled up, very nice finish, with no drywall
Galvanized grating for the decking, so it lets rain and snow fall through to plants can still grow underneath and decks are not piled with snow, plus a better traction with ice.
www.flatpackhouse.com - interesting modular housing, not sure how affordable or adaptive to snowy places it might be.

Dwell review June 2006

Now I'll be going through my backlog of Dwells and pull out all the ideas and items that I drooled over when I originally read them. Just in case anyone was wondering we're a long way off of any actual decisions being made, so you may want to check back much later if you want to see actual results rather than ponderings.
Flor carpet tiles would be a good sustainable option, they can be changed and moved and if a bad spill occurs you can just change the one or two tiles rather than having to re-carpet. They have cool colours and textures, and you can mix and match for an effect that looks more like a rug than a monotonous carpet. Also, they can be put in the places you want say just in front of the couch or as a path from room to room or just around the edge of a bed. www.florcatalog.com
Noritz hot water heaters, aaahhh the lady in the bath looks like she's really having a nice time. Plus a $300 tax credit. noritz.com/dwell
Oooo, a very nice looking soaking tub, not very traditional. And maybe it's just square and deep and not really all that comfortable but it's a place to start. totousa.com/dwell6
Aaaahh a beautiful Italian kitchen island made of recycled materials, a dual sink and movable counter/cutting shelf. www.schiffini.it
Hanging a 4x8 sheet of stained plywood from a railing to be used as either a door for the bathroom or the closet without taking up any extra room. www.mcmaster.com for the railing to hang it from.
Dining table needs to be long and wood and probably have benches that can be pushed under for when it needs to be used as a work space. Maybe add some cushions or chairs that can be hung out of the way like the Shakers did. So there also needs to be room around the table for moving benches, chairs, serving trolleys etc., also for people to stand around and chat with those that are sitting. Perhaps several benches so as not to trap the people in the middle.
A dutch door for the kitchen to open outside without letting everyone out.
And the indoor outdoor window wall, folding glass doors, so you can really open the full space up and out. www.nanawall.com