ReadyMade: Instructions for everyday life

Issue 43
The Small Spaces Issue
Buy Your First Home
Southern BBQ, City Style
A-Frame House
Bikes of Portland
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Issue 43

The Small Spaces Issue

Buy Your First Home
Southern BBQ, City Style
A-Frame House
Bikes of Portland
Oct/Nov 2009

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features

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Page 51
I’ll Take the A-Frame
Julie Brabec earns an A+ for her rad digs in New Hampshire.
by Keith Mulvihill


Page 58
How I Learned to Cook BBQ
It’s a tale of one man’s quest for barbecue perfection, and JJ Goode does it with little more than a small grill, a fire escape, and a large appetite.
by JJ Goode


Page 62
Homegrown Beauty
Using ingredients straight from the pantry, Jessica Ress of Angel Face Botanicals whips up beauty products that are good enough to eat. Literally.
by Lisa Jones


Page 64
Bicycles Built for You
The culture of riding and making bicycles is a way of life in Portland. Our five favorite builders are on call to tell you why they’re always ready to ride.
by Jeremy Dunn


departments

FROM THE EDITOR
Small space, big ideas

RE-PLY
Your chat room
Plus: our contributors

STEP 1
Tips for buying your own pile of bricks

TEN SPOT
We’re loving ’80s candy, squid, getting high without drugs, and more

PLACE SETTING
The truth about teensy, tiny, unincorporated Sewanee, Tennessee

TOOLS WE LIKE
Japanese saws take it to the next level

MATERIALS
Plastic is everywhere

DOLLAR MENU
Buck it up with new uses for run-of-the-mill stuff

BANDAID
Pillow talk with Looner

PRODUCT PLACEMENT
Bright lights, small cities

MOVERS AND MAKERS
Here’s the thing about The Thing

MIXOLOGY
A love affair with sherry

READYWHIP
Sconelettes, the petite treat

I MADE THIS!
Travel trunk toddies

MADEOVER
The hutch, the lunch tray, and the wardrobe

SMALL SPACES
Copious square footage is overrated

THE USEFUL PAGES
Everyday tips and tricks
Plus: Resources and an issue Index

MACGYVER
Winning entry: plastic silverware blossom votives
Next up: encyclopedias