8 Cabinetry Details to Produce Custom Kitchen Design
The ideal sort of cupboard element can help refresh and add character to your kitchen’s design — if you need brand-new cabinets or simply need to revamp your old ones. However, some design components with the most impact may be small ones you have not even contemplated. Below are a few details to incorporate to […]
Tell Us About Your Dream House
Most of us have thoughts for our dream house hauled away somewhere — whether in the junk drawer, ideabooks or even the backs of our minds. Now I am not speaking about the practical stuff, like new hardwood flooring or kitchen counter tops. I am speaking about your ultimate house fantasies. They may or might […]
Fix Those 'Whoopsies': 9 Fast Solutions for Decorating Mistakes
When my grandparents painted their house, they thought that the color would be a soft apricot — however it went on appearing more like fluorescent pumpkin. They could not (or wouldn’t) repaint, therefore that they dwelt with the color for several years. The first time I walked in an Anthropologie store I was so entranced […]
Unwind in an Enclosed Garden Sanctuary — Outdoors or In
We might believe backyard rooms are a relatively new feature in garden design, but they actually go back a very long way in garden history to the hortus conclusus — the enclosed garden. The Hortus conclusus started from the ancient gardens of Persia, Egypt and Mesopotamia, then reappeared from the Middle Ages and afterwards as […]
Pearls of Wisdom In a Real-Life Kitchen Remodel
I recently remodeled our kitchen and dining room in 2011 (you can see the whole house here). Recently, a friend who is about to embark on her remodel asked me what I wish I’d done differently or what I need I’d thought of before making certain design decisions. I’m mostly thrilled with our remodel. There […]
Get It Done: Store Decorations and Tidy Up Postholidays
I began writing this as I still had presents left to wrap, which makes sense, because in my family we start recycling and cleaning up as we open presents. (This sounds like a drag, but it’s not, I swear!) The recycled Christmas card gift tags, the coordinated newspapers, the recycling bin exploding with paper and […]
12 Signs Your Coastal-Style Home May Have Gone Overboard
Coastal style makes an appearance all around the Earth, no matter how close you’re into a shore. While it may start out using a seashell here and there, this is one look that can go overboard (pun intended) very readily. Flip-flops that once resided by the door soon appear as image frames and wall stickers, […]
6 Affordable Updates, 3 Kitchens
Knocking down walls to open up a space or adding windows on exterior walls to get more light is common. But these jobs can be costly to undertake. Additionally, many people do not necessarily want to have an open kitchen, or else they can’t make changes to their exterior walls due to rules set by […]
10 Tree-Hugging Interiors That Work Around Nature
As I look out of my studio window, I’m blessed with a picture of nearly bare trees dotted with gold and red leaves, only hanging on to get a last gust to ceremoniously end a second season. I love a tree nude as much as I love one all dressed in green, and if I […]