Wednesday, May 20, 2009

A Two-story Mini

A realtor offered a two-story minimal for sale, in 2008.

Not so mini, but it is located in Texas.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Toasters

Because I was asked. Toasters:

Toaster Central offers many sweet midcentury toasters, including the 1947 General Electric Automatic Toaster: "for the war bride this was a symbol of home and hearth, and the hope of prosperity in peace-time America." Because when a man comes home from war, he wants toasted bread.

And lots more toasty bread for your war man on Ebay.
Welcome to my minimal traditional blog. I'm mostly doing this for myself, to keep track of information and resources as I come across them. I'm researching facets of minimal traditional housing (aka World War II cottages and "my weird 1940s house, I'm not sure what it's called but the realtor swore it was a Cape").

They were obviously built for the masses, before the masses thought they needed masses of stuff. With a small footprint, low-key detailing and tight, boxy frame, this little house has provided snug shelter for generations.

I just bought one. What can I do with it? Let's find out. If you've come across this blog, please feel free to contact me and tell me all about your MT.