Even if you don’t have a chef

What you eat. At least, if you want to be green, it *should* be. Looks like the Obamas will keep their chef they had back in Chicago, Sam Kass, who has a keen interest in healthy and local food consumption. And in keeping with his skills of bringing people together, they also will use the services of the former administration’s chef, Cristeta Comerford.

Alice Waters

We’ve written about the slow food movement before, championed by Alice Waters. She’s been an advocate of healthy and local with the Slow Food movement for decades. She also wrote a letter to Obama the day after the election, pointing out the opportunity to be an example of healthy and local meals:

At this moment you have a unique opportunity to set the tone for the changes we need to make in the way our country feeds itself. The purity and wholesomeness of your campaign can find a parallel in the purity and wholesomeness of the food at America’s most visible and symbolic address: the White House.

Others have urged the planting of a garden at the White House, & maybe it’s the next step?

How about a Kitchen Cabinet?

There may or may not be a Kitchen Cabinet established in the White House, but I’d sure like a stab at redesigning it with a certain affordable Swedish brand, & donate what’s in there now to Habitat for Humanity.

We’re on an installation this week. Feel free to browse the archives for some

• inspiration on materials,
• your dream kitchen ideas,
• general eye candy
• fill out your wishlist for our upcoming Feb 20 IKEA® run

We shall return!

SAVE THE DATE! Feb 15, Open House for the love of IKEA® [where:27603]

DO NOT WANT.

Quick post – we’ve been busy with kitchen installs. Happy to say this is *not* one of our projects.

Looks like maybe the sink hole was cut based on mirror image measurements. Either way, spendy – in both time and dollars – to line it up with the faucet.

Unless they just want really clean countertops.  Or to have free range water, instead of corraling it into those cruel, soul-killing  pipes. [via failblog]

Counting down

Less than a month to go until doors open at NC’s first IKEA® store in Charlotte.  For those looking for their IKEA® fix but don’t want to make the drive, we can help!  We take orders from local people and go get it at the store for them. We bring your orders back to our storage facility in Raleigh where they can be picked up without driving several hours and taking a whole day.

How does it work?

Our first official run is February 20. For more info including our downloadable wishlist form, and 2009 runner schedule, see details on our runner page.

[photo courtesy of Charlotte Observer]

Eco-modernism has accepted an appointment to the board of advisors for Triangle Modernist Houses, a  pending 501c3 non-profit focused locally and nationally on the preservation of modernist houses.  TMH aims to protect  existing modernist houses as art & culture of 1950′s and 1960′s era design, and to promote the construction of new modernist houses in step with that of 2000′s.

Old and new

Our interpretation of new construction includes adaptation of existing spaces to contemporary livable homes as well as new ground up construction. It also embraces a responsible approach to the environment, with sensitivity to sustainable material use, minimalist style and an efficient spatial footprint.

Ecomod has been marrying modern and green since 2001 and is looking forward to partnering with TMH to keep our dwelling footprints light and simple.

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EcoMod gets a nod in connection W/ IKEA® Charlotte on New Raleigh

Article: Why Choosing IKEA® is Smart.

What’s it made of, how does it fit together, what holds it up?

One of the things I’ve always loved about design is learning about what’s behind what you initially see.  Best way to do that is to look before it’s done.

Progress shots

We’re doing a 30″ wide 4 drawer base cabinet with a bamboo countertop.  Our plan design is here. I decided to do bamboo for this section because it was a stand alone section next to the fridge, and we’re going with a solid surface for the rest of the countertops.

This top isn’t attached yet, I was dying to see what it looked like with the dark drawer fronts. Verdict: thumbs up. My brother in law was surprised to learn that bamboo is harder than maple. We’ll still use a cutting board, though.

Still to do for this section:

• attach end cover panel
• connect under cabinet lights
• hang horizontal cabinet over fridge space
• attach toe kicks

What’s in it?

IKEA®: AKURUM 30″ 4 drawer base cabinet, NEXUS brown/black fronts & cover panels, metal drawer boxes, LANSA pulls, blum soft closures, AVSIKT aluminum doors on wall cabinet, GRUNDTAL under cabinet light bar. Countertop by Totally Bamboo.

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