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…
What House Upgrades Will Increase its Value
Two types of renovations exist: the kind you do purely for your own family's comfort and satisfaction, and the kind you do because you want to increase the value of your property. Your home is a…
12 Ways to Prep the Porch for Summer
traditional porch design by charleston interior designer Alix J. Bragg Spring's the perfect time of year to get your porch ready for maximum enjoyment in summer. Porches, which were a necessity in…
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…
9 New Ways to Look at Cinco de Mayo Decor
Mon Dieu! There's a French Design Story Behind the May 5 Festivities living room design by photographer Elad Gonen & Zeev Beech Cinco de Mayo is one of those embarrassing holidays that doesn't make…
Defining Design: The Modern Northwest style
traditional family room design The definition of today's Northwest style is a simple one: clean-lines, light, natural materials, and neutral tones combined with bright colors. What makes the…
What’s Hiding Under the Stairs – A Space With Possibilities!
Many new homeowners are looking for efficient uses of space. I would like to share this article from one of my favourite inspirations sources, the Houzz website. This site is a mecca for ideas and…
How to choose summer kitchen amenities
Now that the weather is getting nicer, all ideas of outdoor leisure home activities come flooding back to your mind. From playing out in the yard with the kids, to enjoying neighbors over for a…
Decor: High-style, low maintenance indoor gardens
If you are tired of the traditional approach to indoor plants, you may want to draw on the inspiration of Shane Powers. He developed a new selection of beautiful and self-sufficient planters which…
Setting up your digital entertainment centre
Digital entertainment is now commonplace in homes and digital equipment choices abound. Whether you choose a specific room for digital entertainment or incorporate it into the great room or family…
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…
Bunk room blast – a great kid space
Thanks to Twitter and Facebook, I sometimes have too much exposure to great ideas. Effective use of space is always a challenge so when I came across this blog post from August Fields it was a given…
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…
The Pyramid of New Water Sources
Today is World Water Day and it just so happens that Jerry Yudelson, noted green building authority and author, has released a new conceptual tool to help people understand where water will come from…
