Decor: Paint Color Flow in Your Home

Knowing how to create color flow throughout your home will help you pull together your overall design for a beautiful harmonious look. Simple Tips on Achieving Color Flow Selecting the right colors…

Interior Design: Vignettes – Small Spaces in Large Rooms

Rooms are big! Decorating is a challenge when you’re thinking “big picture” from the start. Have you ever thought smaller, via creating “vignettes?” What makes a vignette? In writing and art,…

White is White, Right? Not Quite!

contemporary kitchen design by other metros architect Debbie R. Gualco   I have to admit that I don't have a single white room in my home. However, I've had first-hand experience with the challenges…

Apron-Front Sinks – Beyond the Farmhouse

Featured Kohler Model: Dickinson sink in Black n' Tan The apron-front, or farmhouse, sink is one of the most popular symbols of home and hearth. Particularly popular in vintage homes, from…

Designs for living: Cheerful laundry rooms

Colorful, comfortable spaces make doing the laundry much more fun! contemporary laundry room design by san diego kitchen and bath Tina Kuhlmann Laundry rooms certainly seem to be getting a lot of…

Decor: Hang art like a pro

How to create the perfect display - and how to do it safely The joy of purchasing a new piece of art can quickly turn to stress when it comes time to hang it. How high should it be mounted on the…

Decor: Green Brings a Room to Life

On St. Patrick's Day, it truly is all about green! And what a great color when used in interiors, one that is equally at home in modern spaces as it is traditional rooms, with the ability to bring a…

Amazing Ways with Concrete Countertops

See What Designers Are Doing With This Versatile, Weatherproof Counter Alternative Concrete may not be the first material you think of for your countertop, but take note: Designers are doing some…

Four decades later, the ’70s are back

... but with a few modern twists and cottage improvisations There's some good news and some bad news for 2011's hottest interior design trends. The bad news: The '70s are back. The good news: They're…

Decorating with citrine

Blue has seen a lot of hype over the past few months, and now many people believe honeysuckle is the next on-trend shade. Still, it’s citrine that I can’t get enough of! I’ve spotted this warm yellow…

All about pendant lights

Pendant Lights: An Introduction Suspended from ceilings by rods or chains, pendants bring light down to the places we need it, and they do so with attention-grabbing grace we can't help admire, even…

Decor – Crisp, Fresh: Go for Green Apples

Is everyone baking pie, or is this a design detail of which I was unaware? It must be the latter, as there would have to be some sort of pastry pandemic to warrant all the Granny Smiths we're seeing…

Decor – All Things Valentine

It’s already mid-February, folks, and you know what that means? It’s time to eat excessive amounts of chocolate again! But for those of you looking to indulge in something a bit more figure-friendly,…

How to make your interiors more pet friendly

If you are like most pet owners you love your furry members of the family, but you also feel like you have to sacrifice your sense of style in your home decor because of them. Whether it is because…

Take a Seat at the New Kitchen-Table Island

Hybrid Kitchen Islands Swap Storage for a Table-Like Look and More Seating  Lately, a whole lot of kitchen islands are starting to look an awful lot like kitchen tables. Sure, furniture-style legs…

Bathroom Decor – What to use for the shower floor

You have finally selected your bath tile, but do you know what you are using for the shower floor? This surface is an important detail that shouldn't be overlooked. It is an opportunity to unify the…

Special Report: Interior Design News From Cologne

Paul Anater, a designer and blogger of impeccable taste had the great fortune of attending the IMM in Cologne, Germany. Thanks to Houzz for providing an excellent forum for "idea books" for all of…

Decor – 30 Beautiful and Relaxing Bathroom Design Ideas

Relaxation can be achieved in a variety of forms. For today we put together a collection of 30 amazing bathroom designs that are meant to release pressure. Whether it is the shape of the bathtub that…

Kitchen Layouts: Ideas for U-Shaped Kitchens

The U-shaped kitchen lends itself to high-efficiency cooking: You can often pivot on one toe as you spin around from refrigerator to sink to stove. A good friend and accomplished cook swears by this…

Design Details: Raise a red lantern!

Add a Beautiful Lantern for Warm Welcome, Classic Style or a Touch of Romance Long before there was an electric lamp post on every corner, visitors relied on lanterns hung outside homes to light…