There area a lot of elements that go into great bathroom design. From the shade of your tiles to the size of your tub, it’s attention details, big and small, that really make a remodel shine. But it’s all too easy to forget about bathroom lighting – and it can be especially difficult to get […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture, Kitchen Sinks, Lighting
Rustic Cottage Design For A Truly Comfortable Kitchen
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Nov
Nov
Kitchen remodels have always been the strangest ones for me. You see, I really love to cook, but cooking is messy, and splattering spaghetti sauce on a kitchen that otherwise looks like it belongs in a magazine doesn’t quite sit right with me. A few years back, a relative of mine did a whole kitchen […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Kitchen, Lighting
Shed Some Light On It: How The Right Lighting Can Make Your Kitchen Come Alive
06
Nov
Nov
It used to be that kitchens were places reserved solely for food preparation, off limits to guests and family members alike. Food was served at a set time in a separate room; whatever magic went into making it was a mystery to the people eating it. But the modern American kitchen is a very different one. With […]
"Green" Home, Decorating Ideas and Tips, Lighting
A Better Way To Heat Your Home: Eco-Friendly, Self-Contained Biofuel Fireplaces
05
Nov
Nov
Growing up, I remember spending long evenings in the winter camped out around the fireplace at my grandparents’ house. I’d spend hours curled up by the fire reading, soaking in the heat and just enjoying watching the dancing of flames. But if you don’t already have a fireplace, installing one is all but impossible – […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Lighting, Outdoor Living
Five Landscape Lighting Techniques To Help You Better Brighten Your Back Yard
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Sep
Sep
Looking to start a landscape lighting project but not sure where to begin? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. With all the different types of outdoor lighting available, it can be hard to decide what kind of lights to put where, or even how many you need. Picking a porch light is one thing, but designing a […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Lighting, Outdoor Living
Is Your Yard Starved For Light At Night? Here’s Some Food For Thought Before You Start Your Next Landscape Lighting Project
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Sep
Sep
If you do a lot of evening entertaining, especially outdoors, adding landscape lighting is one of the best ways to immediately improve the look and feel of your back yard or patio. A little lighting can really go a long way, highlighting the best features of your home and garden that would otherwise be hidden at […]
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Sep
Sep
Last weekend I went to the Getty museum in Los Angeles and saw a doll of Andy Warhol in the gift shop. It would be so cool to decorate a bedroom or a living room with his artistic style in mind, and best of all place his adorable plush effigy on a funky corner chair. […]
02
Sep
Sep
They’re not lampshades for hobbit holes. They’re mini chandelier shades, used to dress up or soften the lighting of a chandelier. You can take them or leave them depending on what kind of gathering you’re hosting. Sometimes collectors of antique chandeliers notice that the shades are deteriorating and decide to replace them. You can see […]
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Aug
Aug
You can capture the beauty of Aix-en-Provence in a single room, feel connected to nature and civility all at once, and sense the nostalgia for the past that still lingers in France. But how can you really know where to begin when remodeling a kitchen to be French Country? I will aim to answer the […]
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Aug
Aug
A steam bath is not the same thing as a sauna. Each has their ups and downs, but both are therapeutic and medicinal. The steam room is the one where the heat is carried on thick clouds of mist emitted from steam heads, and although it might feel more intense than a sauna at first, […]