Introduce Yourself

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Hello fellow Curblians, I’m DIY Maven and one of the featured writers on Curbly. When I answered Bruno’s ad on Craig’s List for DIY Writers back in October ‘06, little did I know it would turn out to be such a fun gig! Writing about DIY blends two of my passions in life. MWT (that’s Man With Tools) and I have remodeled three of our own homes from, literally, top to bottom, we’ve also done a few remodeling jobs on homes that didn’t even belong to us! When I’m not writing for Curbly, I’m writing fiction (short stories and novels).
MWT and I live in Eden Prairie, MN, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis. Our house is a sturdy ranch style. I’ve come to appreciate it’s draftiness as I like the fresh air! ;) We’ve lived here for awhile now and are actually RE-remodeling some of our first remodeling projects. MWT says that’s a sure sign it’s time to move!
We just finished tiling our laundry room, which is in the basement. (We decided if your laundry room has to be in the basement, it should at least look fabulous, thus the tiling.) Next will be our furnace room and then a call to the carpet layers for new wall-to-wall. After that, we plan on re-tiling our upstairs bath and put in a new vanity. And after THAT, MWT is going to break out his woodworking tool as we’re thinking about making wooden panels to apply to our refrigerator doors. It’s always something around here—-and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

Hello Curbly. I’m in New York with very limited space and limited resources trying to organize all my stuff in a room a little bigger than my bed. As a result I’ve been building up as high as I can. I like shelves and other good storage solutions.

Hi to all. I’m Jill Clarkson from Jill Clarkson Color + Design. I’m an architectural color consultant and painter in the San Francisco Bay Area. I’d love to see your rooms and hear about your color conquests or challenges.

First! uh no :-)
It’s been a little since I’ve last visited curbly and I’m really surprised about the new look and feel.
However. I’m a 33 year old geek living in good old Germany and I’m always interested in seeing interesting ways of using stuff in a different way than it was supposed to be.

hello, I’m Jordan from Atlanta Georgia. I first came to curbly looking for ideas to improve my living space and also for the community based aspect of the site. I am really into high modern, retro modern, and mid-century modern design. I work as a senior art director for http://www.maxmediadesign.com. Please say hello to me through curbly.

Hi. I’m Marcus… just moved from Buenos Aires, Argentina back to the US (Bellevue, Washington). I’m a lifehacks—especially efficiency related and gadget lover. I like minimalist and modern design my home and elsewhere. I have also been known to develop websites and write some code on occasion.

Hey Marcus, my whole family is originally from B.A. (I was just there in December). Were you living there as an expat? How long were you there?

Hello All,
I was once a home owner and look forward to purchasing again now that I’ve lived in Austin for a few years. My strengths are in general construction but I also own three sewing machines for what that’s worth ;-) I’m interested in upholstery, re-purposed furniture, and anything DIY.

Hi I’m Aaron Harlow, I am a professional Graphic Designer. I co-own my own company Blackwood Media (working on a new site as we speak). I am a lover of all the arts and my wife and I are chomping at the bit to get a home of our own so that we can go nuts moving walls, buying-restoring-building cool furniture, painting, and of course decorating. I grew up with a father that taught me how to work with wood, metal, paint, and cars (and just about everything else mechanical). One of my most cherished lesson I learned from my parents was the art of ingenuity and creativity. Give me a goal and a pile of stuff, and I’ll build it, and it will look cool (hopefully).
Much luv to all my curb dwellers!

I’m J. J. from Denver, Colorado – in the past I have been a faux finisher, I have done many special event designs for things like Holidays at the IceHouse and other Holiday events. I am hunting for a design related job – or project at present. Amongst the things which I’ve done at The Rosemary Tree is a line of pillows – Classic Cushions – the BookShelf pillow and right now a line of fabric greeting cards with fabric envelopes.

Hi everyone, I’m Cheryll, from Ann Arbor, MI, USA. I’m one of the ‘oldies’—meaning I’m a source for how to do stuff in my area…I’m presently living in an apartment complex full of college students! Oh, and I’m the one with the tools in my family, LOL. Been there, done stuff, now I want to retire. I cook, knit, clean, write, teach crafts, sew, keep the books and do the taxes. Oh, and garden on my 3rd floor balcony in 4 planter boxes until such time as I can have a house and garden again. Love Curbly!

Hello! I’m ‘Java Signs’, from Newark, NJ. Personally I enjoy DIY projects and really love all the helpful articles and info you can find on this site. Professionally I run a website called JavaSigns.com which offers some great DIY products such as custom vinyl lettering, magnetic signs, banners, etc. I like to post articles occasionally on creative DIY uses for some of the porducts we manufacture. Love CURBLY and really enjoy being part of the community here!

Hey everyone! I’m Katie and i’m from Toronto Ontario in Canada! I am a s2nd year university student currently finishing up a 3 year degree in Gender and women’s studies. I will be going to art school next year to study material arts! I can’t wait! i love everything to do with craft and love curbly as it is a never ending source for inspiration and ideas!

Hey curblians! I’m alex from auburn hills, MI. I going to Oakland University as a poli sci major. I’m all about the DIY ever since I found my dads hot glue gun when I was ten. My most current project is some DIY drum shells. Glad to be here!

Hey ya’ll! My name is Mandy! I am new to this site, so this is my first post or reply or whatever you call it. I am from Purvis, Mississippi. I hope you all have a Happy Mardi Gras!
“Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez”

Hi, I am Elena from Ottawa, On, Canada.
I design and sew decorative pillows and have a online store http://www.lenkart.com.
I am coming to Curbly for inspiration and meeting creative people.

Hi All, I’m Jenna Belle (that’s my real middle name!) and I like to think I’m crafty, although I recently graduated from college, so I’m just now finding time to get back to my crafty roots. I like to reuse things and go about things in a backwards way, but I usually like the outcome. I dabble in almost everything, but I’m most excited about getting back into sewing- I made a ball gown for my prom dress when I was 16 and by the time I graduated high school I couldn’t find time to keep with the sewing. I’m a proud cat mom, indecisive as all get out and a self proclaimed nerd.

Hello I am Mona from Vancouver, BC, I love home do-it-yourself projects and am excited to have discovered curbly!

Hi, I’m ModHomeEcTeacher from Carmel, Indiana. I am an artisan, upholsterer, teacher and seamstress. I am currently putting together many projects under the subject of Goodwill Hunting-searching for and transforming many different items honestly found at one of the many Goodwill stores I stake out. Love Curbly.

Friends, my name is Chris. I’m a musician, maker, a seamster-in-process, music instructor, and a children’s and youth minister. Mostly, I’m a full time graduate student, and anticipate finishing in May. Then, after 20 years of being in school, I guess I’ll have to grow up… which scares me. Alot.
I’m into film studies, rock and roll history, cooking meat-free meals, social justice, and taking bubble baths. I actually hate where I live, so I’m happy to use Curbly-ish projects to make it a little more bearable. The non-lease violating projects are coming to an end, so I’m ready to move on. We hope to buy our first house this summer, which will hopefully lead to all kinds of cool stuff to share with Curbly.
In a few weeks, I’ll have a home on the web at www.chrisjob.com, so visit me there soon.
Cheers.

I’m Patti
I love and appreciate good design – simple, functional, bold and especially something with wit…..
Don’t have any design talent myself, but I’ve been told that I have a great eye …....
Love Curbly…....

Hello, Jason here…in the past have gotten some great advice from all you fine folks. AND—I finally sold my house (in reference to an old post) so I’m off to more interior magic somewhere else. Thanks!

Hey, congrats on getting that house sold, Jason! It was a beauty.

Hi, I’m Ted from Providence, RI.
I am an electronic musician Ted James and co-owner of indie label Cozy Music.
I frequently shop for new spaces I can’t yet afford and when I’m not doing that, I am helping fuse the Arts and Business in RI.