Marble benchtops offer a timeless and elegant kitchen design solution, being especially popular in classically styled interiors (including the popular Hamptons style kitchen design style!). There are however, several key factors that are important to keep in mind when selecting marble benchtops for your next kitchen renovation. Marble for Kitchen […]
Month: January 2024
If you’re in the middle of a renovation, you may be staring at your paint colour and wondering if you made the right choice. Here’s a reader question about her kitchen cabinet colours. And right now, I can totally relate. This week I received this question from a reader: Help, […]
Have you started seeing kitchens with countertops being installed as a backsplash on the wall? I have a few designer tips to help guide you if you’re considering a “countersplash” for your kitchen or bathroom design. Recently I opened up my House Beautiful magazine and learned this term for the […]
Here’s how you drain gas from a snowblower: Put on gloves, earplugs, and safety goggles. Let the engine cool off if it has been running. Set up the drain pan or gas-safe container. Open the fuel tank. Siphon as much old fuel from the tank to the drain pan. Fire […]
5752 Calvin Way in San Diego, California, is currently listed for $1,500,000 by Keith York of Agents of Architecture. “Originally built as a high-tech demonstration house in 1958, the Electri-Living Home for Tomorrow has been lovingly restored over the last decade,” says listing agent Keith York. “Akin to the widely […]
Happy Thanksgiving friends! Today the family is having an early feast and then headed to the beach for the sunset. We are having so much fun here in Florida! My sister-in-law and I are enjoying some tasty margaritas as we food prep. This recipe is also good for the day […]
Scandinavians understand the importance of reflective surfaces in interiors as a way of warding off gloom during the dark winter months (and adding glimmer during midsummer nights). Here’s a roundup of our 10 favorite silver pendant lights. For more pendant lighting, see our posts: 10 Easy Pieces: Black Pendant Lights […]
If one of your resolutions for the new year was to renovate, redecorate or revamp your living space, Luxo Living, Australia’s largest online boutique furniture store, has got you covered. Luxo Living offers impeccably made and affordable home styling pieces and furniture that will help you decorate your dream home this […]
With these 25 curved sectional sofas you’ll have the space to entertain, relax with the family and utilize every bit of your living room. You do need a bit of space to fit a couch this size in your living room, but they’re all so gorgeous you’ll have a hard […]
Inspired by elements of contemporary, global design, the Collection draws on Athena’s signature style of making familiar shapes feel new and fresh paired with Crate & Barrel’s rich heritage of modern design. Each one references a memory, a place, or a time that fascinated or inspired them into making it a […]