Solid versus Engineered Wood Flooring

When choosing the look of wood flooring, you can achieve the look of natural wood with either solid wood or engineered wood flooring but which is better? The short answer is that it depends on where…

Design Ideas: 11 Splendid Small Living Rooms

Traditional Dining Room design by San Francisco Interior Designer Artistic Designs for Living, Tineke Triggs The thing to remember is that you really don't need much room in a living room. A living…

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…

A Peak at Color Trends For 2013

Opposites attract us like never before, exerting a magnetic pull on the spectrum. Sherwin-Williams puts today’s color mood under the microscope to reveal dueling influences for every taste. Just take…

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…

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…

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…

Understanding Leather Furniture

You truly get what you pay for in regards to leather. High-quality pieces cost more, but their comfort and longevity make them a worthwhile investment. There are ways to save money without…

Interior High-End Looks on a Budget

Contemporary Entry design by Other Metros Interior Designer Atmosphere Interior Design Inc.   Even when you are working with a modest budget, there are lots of ways to make your rooms appear…

Are You “Pinteresting”? DrummondHousePlans is!

The title is not a typo... One of the Internet’s fastest-growing social media sites is Pinterest (interest with a "p" in front). I have to admit that it took me about two seconds to reach my own…

The New (Smaller) Great Room

Subtle partitions can add intimacy to the classic open floor plan...  traditional kitchen design by san francisco architect Gast Architects Homeowners are embracing a new sort of great room — one…

Bathrooms Can Brim With Style, Even on a Budget

Get a high-end look for your bathroom even if you are on a low-end budget with some helpful design tips.   contemporary powder room design by san francisco design-build Urrutia Design Even if you're…

Reasons to Design With Houseplants

Live plants are important home accessories and — sometimes they can even become key design elements on their own. Next time you see an unused corner or empty shelf in your home, consider bringing in…

Kitchen Trends of 2012

2012 trends include tall, solid-surface backsplashes, smarter storage, handy task stations and sheen instead of shine   contemporary kitchen design by boston kitchen and bath Venegas and…

Chinoiserie Design Ideas

asian dining room design by dc metro interior designer huntley & co   What exactly does Chinoiserie mean? In this day and age, I simply look to my pal Wikipedia to say these things as clearly…

Defining Spaces: Six Ways to Work With an Open Foyer

traditional entry design by minneapolis design-build Schrader & Companies Many post-war and colonial homes lack a distinct foyer; either the front door opens right into the living area, or you…

9 Ways to Create a Not-So-Standard Bathroom

contemporary bathroom design by dc metro kitchen and bath Savena Doychinov, CKD/Design Studio Int'l Sometimes it's hard to get inspiration for a potentially uninteresting 5' x 8' bathroom space, and…

Vanity Towers Take Bathroom Storage to New Heights

contemporary bathroom design by burlington architect Smith & Vansant Architects PC I'm sure most of us can agree that our bathroom storage is never enough. Enter the vanity tower. Because it…

5 Stunning Modern Range Hoods

Today's kitchen range hoods can look like sleek sculptures. Here's what to look for when you go shopping for one: Power. Look for units that will exhaust at least 300 cubic feet of air per minute…