Word: oakes
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...city isn't just about clearing away the wreckage and starting over from scratch - at least not when there are pieces worth saving. That's especially true in New Orleans, where many Creole townhouses and shotgun homes were built from centuries-old cypress native to the region and dense oak boards pulled from the sides of barges. Now Sergio Palleroni, an architecture professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has launched a project that uses wood salvaged from homes destroyed by the hurricane to build new furniture for local residents that could also be sold in boutiques around...
...worries that New Orleans' distinctive architecture will vanish in a city still dotted with FEMA trailers. Many of the materials used to build the homes more than a century ago are irreplaceable, including the virgin cypress from local swamps and antique "barge boards." Made of 2-in.-thick oak, the boards came from the sides of barges, which were built in the Midwest but got scrapped after making their way down the Mississippi River to New Orleans more than a century ago. "You couldn't buy those materials anywhere. They would be so expensive," says Bell...
...that launched a thousand Ring of Fire jokes: Johnny Cash's 13,880-sq.-ft. lakeside house has burned down. It's a loss to music history and a blow to the renovation plans of the house's new owner--the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb. But Cash's neighbor, Oak Ridge Boys singer Richard Sterban, sees a higher power behind the disaster, telling the AP, "Maybe it's the good Lord's way to make sure that it was only Johnny's house." SCORE...
...welcoming mix of pizazz and bohemian comfort. White walls are warmed with pink paint on the first two floors, and muted oak floorboards run throughout. There's also a dramatic, entrance-making spiral staircase. Each floor features Robin's quirky flea-market finds, including a Turkish glass chandelier, armchairs covered in Moroccan brocade, and 1950s pottery. Appropriately, Ciocco calls the new salon the "boudoir of Paris." She says she agreed to the venture out of her infinite respect for Robin's research?adding that his products offer "a complex alchemy" for being effective and being nutritious to the scalp...
...gases. It also biodegrades easily and doesn't release any evil compounds when it's decomposing. However, that doesn't mean your keyboard will start decaying on your desk. All of the bamboo is dried and treated for bugs and infestations, resulting in a material that's harder than oak and no more likely to rot than its plastic equivalent. Now that your eco-guilt has been allayed, all you'll have to worry about is a panda making a meal of your mouse. www.playengine.co.uk