Entrance Canopies – The New Porch (13 images)

Creative Overhangs Offer Sheltered Passage to the Front Door   entry modern entry

12 Ways to Prep the Porch for Summer

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How to Improve Home Cooling with Trees

While green homes often sport all manner of technical solutions to keep them optimized and efficient, the landscaping can have a significant effect on the building and its energy use. Site…

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…

Awe-inspiring outdoor kitchens

An outdoor kitchen is a wonderful way to add more space to a home without undergoing major renovations. Whether it's the simple addition of an outdoor fire pit or an extensive kitchen and dining…

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…

What, exactly, IS composite decking?

Composite decking, not unlike laminate flooring, has evolved greatly since it became a mainstream building material. Once considered something of an also-ran by early detractors, and compared…

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…

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…