House Plan of the Week: “Country Cottage With a European Flair”
www.DrummondHousePlans.com - Plan #3828, The Quarry 1 In the spirit of the Holiday Season, we are happy to feature one of our most romantic models. Designed with European spirit with the use of…
Creative Office Corners
Contemporary Home Office design by Other Metro Interior Designer Shari Misturak Corners can be tricky, but you can trick them into making them work hard for you. Today we'll tackle corners in the…
Kitchen Counters: Plastic Laminate Offers Options A-Plenty
Kitchen design by Cincinnati Kitchen And Bath Formica Group Plastic laminate, once the standard surface for postwar home kitchen countertops, still has a big market share due to affordable and…
Green and Clean: Ecofriendly Tub and Shower Surrounds
Contemporary Bathroom design by Toronto Photographer DigitalProperties.ca Daily rituals ground our days with a predictable rhythm that can provide comfort. Although many of them are banal, why not…
Naturally Beautiful Japanese Cabinets Create Excellent Storage for Asian and Eclectic Spaces
Eclectic Kitchen design by Other Metros Media And Blogs Desire to Inspire If you like Asian decor, Japanese tansu style cabinets offer an elegant way to add storage to your home. Traditional tansu…
Green and Clean: Sleek Water-Wise Bathroom Fixtures
Contemporary Bathroom design by Philadelphia General Contractor Kenny Grono Sure, we're called the "water planet," but remarkably little of the blue stuff — less than 1 percent — is available to…
Tips For Choosing Kitchen Pendant Lights
Contemporary Kitchen design by San Francisco Design-build Harrell Remodeling How to light an island is a subject of endless speculation and worry, but it needn't be a subject so fraught with…
DIY Built-Ins: They’re Really Just A Bunch of Boxes
Eclectic Dining Room design by San Francisco Interior Designer Niche Interiors While free-standing furniture can look beautiful and provide ample storage, size-wise it may not always work into your…
Color Guide: How to Use Light Blue
Traditional Hall design by Miami Architect tuthill architecture Light blue, in its many variations, is one of the most classic decorating colors and appears in traditional motifs dating back…
Homeowners’ Workbook: 10 Steps to a Kitchen Remodel
Eclectic Kitchen design by Philadelphia General Contractor Kenny Grono You've decided to remodel your kitchen. Now what? Not knowing where to start, many homeowners fall into two camps. Some start…
Finish Your Basement the Right Way
Contemporary Basement design by Minneapolis Design-build Orfield Remodeling, Inc Basements are tricky. These large spaces beg for a new use, but they often become dumping grounds for all of…
How to Design a Kitchen Island – Six Key Considerations
Contemporary Kitchen design by Atlanta Interior Designer Yvonne McFadden LLC The kitchen is one of the most complicated spaces to design in a house — and figuring out how to design an island can…
5 Kitchen Improvements to Enhance Aesthetics and Improve Resale Value
Nowhere else in the home does design and functionality need to be more harmonious than in the kitchen. This is the most-used room of the house, one where we spend most of our leisure time, one that…
Lofty Spaces: Garages With Bonus Living Space
With many planning offices touting densification, the lowly garage has some lofty potential! In laneway settings, many cities now allow, or are looking into allowing the inclusion of a separate…
