Trendy Lighting Fixtures For Any Style Kitchen

Maybe more than any other room in the home, the kitchen is one space that often winds up reflecting the personalities of the people that use it. Big, luxury kitchen remodels have become hugely popular in home design, and more often than not they come with a few custom touches – whether it’s specialty kitchen […]

Five Bathroom Updates To Boost Your Home’s Resale Value

Getting ready to sell a house is more of an art than a science. Before your house goes on the market, you want to make it look as up to date and desirable as possible, but you also want to be wary of putting too much time and money into improving a space you won’t […]

Shuttered Bathroom Vanities For A Traditional Cape Cod Style Bathroom

Cape Cod style homes have among the most distinct exteriors of any type of design, ranking right up there with gingerbread Victorian houses. But unlike Victorian homes, Cape Cod style cottages aren’t iconic because they’re highly decorative. Quite the opposite – they’re so recognizable for their stark simplicity. Cape Cod homes were built to withstand […]

Hot Trends In Bathroom Vanities (Part 2): Stylish Color Choices

More often than not, bathroom vanities have a simple, straightforward wood finish. But lately trends have started favoring painted bathroom vanities, especially in colors and finish styles that evoke a shabby-chic farmhouse or cottage style, or a few with a slightly more modern twist. If you’re considering a major bathroom renovation any time soon, we’ve […]

Hot Trends In Bathroom Vanities (Part 1): Natural Wood Vanities

Natural wood is making a big comeback in bathroom design, from wood floors to barn beam ceilings and everywhere in between. Whether to create a slightly natural vibe, a nautical theme, or even an antique, shabby chic style, wood is showing up in all the traditional places, as well as a few you wouldn’t suspect. […]

Elements Of A Cape Cod Bathroom Design For A Luxurious Small Bathroom

Cape Cod bathroom design has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. And it’s no surprise; Cape Cod bathrooms are great for scaling a luxurious, elegant atmosphere to fit a smaller space. You see, Cape Cod style homes are often coastal vacation homes. Think small cottages and cabins on the beach poised to enjoy […]

Outdoor Fireplaces – Biofuel Fireplaces To Extend Your Outdoor Season

I love spending long summer evenings outside, soaking up the warmth and the sound of crickets. But as days get shorter and cool weather creeps in, patios, porches, decks, and back yards all become less and less hospitable, forcing us back inside earlier and earlier until winter is upon us. One of my favorite ways […]

Compact Laptop Desks To Streamline Your Portable Devices

We’re living in a device heavy world. It’s not uncommon for any given person to have a laptop, a desktop computer, a smartphone, tablet, and e-reader and use them all on a daily basis both for work and play. It used to be that only professionals and business people carried this kind of hardware, but […]

Green Bathroom Design – A Natural Color For A Laid Back, Earthy Look

“Going Green” is one of the most prominent and important trends in bathroom design, in some cases more literally than others. Low flow toilets and water saving shower heads are great, but the actual color green is starting to creep into a wide variety of bathroom styles, too. From soft sages and pale mint greens […]

Kid’s Furniture You Won’t Mind Having In A Grown Up Space

You don’t typically think of kid’s furniture as being particularly stylish or beautiful. After all, most of it isn’t meant to be – it’s meant to be pint sized, colorful, and durable, but not particularly permanent. It appeals to children while they’re small, but is often meant to be grown out of. But just because […]