Rain Bird’s line of pop sprinklers includes some with static heads that spray water at a preset pattern and some with gear-driven heads that rotate through a preset arc. The 42SA is a good example of the latter type. Like all Rain Bird sprinklers, it includes a filter which prevents particles of dirt and mud […]
So you’ve decided to get hardwood flooring. Easy enough, right? Decide on a wood and be done with that. Not too quickly. There are plenty of variables which will determine what kind of hardwood floor your house can accommodate, and what’s going to look best with your existing or planned decor and furnishings. You have […]
Summer is hardly over, but I am already thinking about spring. My eldest child, Christopher, is a high school senior, and I know this year is going to fly ; until we know it, we will be caught up in the maelstrom of school activities. Here in Michigan the tradition is to celebrate by inviting […]
This home has a secret. Even though it looks plain, some cranks of a hand winch unfold the house’s patchwork pink sides to reveal a surprising new purpose: an outside community theater to the town of York, Alabama. Artist Matthew Mazzotta and the Coleman Center for the Arts in York worked together to reach the […]
This 1950s Santa Barbara, California, home initially designed by local legend architect Frank D. Robinson embraces the era’s clean style, performance and natural materials. The owners loved the kitchen’s quirky personality but wished to start up the 1950s design. Designer Chris Cottrell snagged some extra square footage from the outside terrace, built in a breakfast […]
Motorized blinds and draperies were thought of as an indulgence available only to the elite several decades back. But today’s hardware, pricing and technology have made this onetime luxury readily available to the general public. Motorized blinds, shades and draperies offer many advantages for a lot of men and women. Parents with young children, the […]
Take 23 San Francisco designers’ artistic interpretations of science and engineering and place them into lounge type, and you have the ideal opening event for the newest place of the city’s Exploratorium, an interactive science museum of ever-changing exhibits designed to fuel fascination and tinkering. Tucked at the back of a 1/3-mile-long construction on San […]
The bright faces of roses may warm and brighten any part of a backyard. Yellow roses signify joy, gladness and friendship, and have traditionally been given to new moms, newlyweds and scholars to celebrate new beginnings. Listed below are just five favorites to try on your own backyard. The New York Botanical Garden 1. Finest […]
I know we all love our pink, red, yellow and white roses, but sometimes it’s interesting to step out of the norm and go a little bolder with color — or a bit funkier. How about a few lavender, peach or caramel, or roses with a hint of black? Perhaps you have gotten your attention […]
Seeking to liven up your dining room? Think about a palette that includes a generous helping of yellowish. Perhaps because it reminds us lazy, sunshine-filled days, yellowish makes us joyful. It’s the colour of warmth and optimism, excellent for the room in which you gather to eat and converse with people you care about most. […]
