Blog of Josh Hall

Without going into the dream that inspired it, I want to have a basement or at least a low level room/area that is only accessible by a staircase that is on a third or second story.  The ides is to have a normal stairwell where staircases are stacked on top of each other, but it [...]

One of my favorite things in industrial and functional art is efficient use of space.  People design their furniture and living spaces to make life work well in small places.  This ins’t your feng shui movement/placement, this is getting the best use out of space.  I’ve seen hgtv shows where couples fit everything they own, [...]

I like showers.  I like gadgets.  Put them together, and you have an extreme shower.  It’s probably a little spacey for me honestly, maybe i’d just put it in the guest bathroom. http://www.aquapeutics.com/test/u6810b.html

Heaven.  That’s the only word I can use to describe Jay Walker’s (the brilliant brain/entrepreneur behind priceline.com) library.  I love it.  Every aspect of it.  The personalization, the M. C. Escher floors, the lighting, the collection, everything.  It’s perfect. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-10/ff_walker?currentPage=all  

Contrary to what you may believe, I enjoy privacy.  I’d love to have every room in the house completely sound proof.  ESPECIALLY the bathrooms.  I would like to think I’ll have people over often, and I hate feeling like someone is going to hear me in the bathroom.  along with the bathrooms, I’d like to have [...]

I have 2 favorite smells.  fragrant tobacco from a pipe and concrete.  Concrete reminds me of my childhood.  Not only was there a lot of concrete pouring going on around the house as I was a kid, but my dad and I used to go watch people make roads.  I love that smell.  I also, [...]

I’ve always been a fan of rooftop decks.  The optimal place for a roof top patio thing would be on a sky scraper/condo building, but I’ll take what I can get.  Maybe I’ll use this desire for a roof patio to go along with my love for open lofts.  You know, the ones where the [...]

Growing up, we had this garden of sorts in the back yard.  It was about…40 feet by 25 feet.  I barely remember what we grew in it, I think i remember some lettuce or cauliflower rows, but I know I remember the strawberry section we had right next to the shed.  We had a little [...]

I’m a big fan of accent lights at night.  From lighted pathways, recessed ceiling lights, and now, glass kitchen counter tops.  I saw a show on TV where some baseball pro had their kitchen redone for "green" initiatives, and they had this huge island in the middle of the kitchen that would "breath" like the [...]

If you know me well, you know that I like things to have a reason or purpose.  I definitely take function over aesthetic, but if you can mix the two in harmony, that’s ideal.  To the point though, I would love a studio in the house, but I’d never be able to use it to [...]