A range can be the focal point of a kitchen, setting the tone and design right out of the gate. I seem at ranges as sculptures that are functional, not just appliances. I guess that is why I personally enjoy ranges as part of a combination with a cooktop and wall mount. Whether you go […]
When a young family needed more room in their 1920s bungalow, they believed about renovating the cellar, but the ceilings, leaky stone base, dangling wires and also hodgepodge of structural sticks emptied their own hopes. Then architect Ryan Duebber came up with a strategy. He helped turn their once-cramped area to an open living room […]
November is a last-chance month for Great Lakes households, when we complete the final of the garden jobs and admire the swan song of autumn before the start of winter. The garden may be likely to sleep, but there’s still much to see and much more to do. Barbara Pintozzi Mums (Chrysanthem x rubellum ‘Sheffield […]
With some careful planning, your next shower can be a complete joy to use. No burst of cold water when you turn it on, a restricted amount of water falling from every fixture, water that doesn’t spray out the shower door and a handheld cord that doesn’t wrap around fittings. Here are some tips on […]
Developing a solid pathway through murky, sandy or altering lands, a boardwalk produces a safe place for drifting. These simple, utilitarian landscape solutions can transform almost any exterior surface into a usable — frequently beautiful — walkway. I recently stumbled upon a gorgeous town park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where boardwalks jut into the marshes of […]
Black-eyed Susan is a native American attractiveness well known from coast to coast for its golden-yellow daisy-like blossoms through the summer and early autumn. Admire it in massive masses right off the street, put in it for pops of yellowish at a cottage garden or garden it as part of a native meadow blend. It’s […]
Either you love Brussels sprouts or you despise them; there seems to be no in between. If you like them, then they are an intriguing addition to a cool-season garden, with their 2- to 3-foot-long stalks covered with miniature cabbage-like heads. Brussels cabbage is another name for these plants. They are among the cool-season crops […]
“The artwork aren’t solely shaped by errant genius from historical circumstances and idiosyncratic private experience. The roots of their inspiration date back in deep background to the genetic origins of the human brain, and so are permanent.” — E. O. Wilson This quotation comes from the next chapter of Lance Hosey’s 2012 book The Shape […]
As a developer, it can be complicated to construct a new house if you don’t have a buyer however. “You’ve got to envision fake customers and what their needs will probably be,” says architect David Matero. In cases like this, he teamed up with a group of developers and real estate agents to advertise sustainable, […]
Trends in plants come and go, but if there is one that appears to get settled into the modern gardening mainstream, it’s shrubs with purple foliage. I, for one, am glad. There was a time when (gasp!) I was not wild about plants with colorful foliage, but purple blossoms were my gateway, and therefore, they […]
