Even if you understand exactly what you want your new kitchen to look like, planning cabinetry is a significant feat. How much storage do you want? Just how much cupboard can you install without creating your new kitchen feel much smaller than the original? What has to be stored there? Whether you’re planning a remodel…
Even though the garden is dormant today, heed the call of the outside and spend time in your favourite garden space. Activities with family members and friends, or even a solo job to center yourself during the hectic holiday period, will bring you in the new year feeling energized and happy. The Garden Consultants, Inc..…
Not all fireplaces are made equal. Oddly exhilarating, these revolutionary fireplaces serve as major interior layout statements and therefore are made to dazzle and impress both homeowners and professionals. Unexpected twists in materials and shapes turn the heat on traditional fireplace designs — take a peek and see whether any inspire a new fireplace into…
Boots are made for walking, so storing them can be challenging. Once I find the perfect autumn boots and spend nearly twice as far as I typically spend on regular shoes, they often wind up in a pile in the back of the cupboard or in a hodgepodge assortment from the door. With the advent…
We learn from kindergarten that yellow and blue make green. If it were that simple. Green comes in nearly infinite colors colours and values (lightness or darkness). You will find yellow-greens and blue-greens and gray-greens. You will find warm greens and cool greens, light greens and dark greens. Jade, emerald, grass, sea, leaf, viridian… even…
When Dallas artist Melissa Auberty was younger, she dreamed of constructing a house on part of her family’s ranch in nearby Granbury. Architect Joshua Nimmo assisted Auberty realize her dream years later, finding inspiration to the home and studio in vernacular architecture in addition to an unexpected discovery. at a GlanceWho lives here: Melissa AubertyLocation:…
When the owner of this home toured a condo with interiors designed by Dona Rosene, she made sure to pick up her card and clung to it for two or more years. When she purchased her dream house, she pulled out Rosene’s card and gave her a call. “My client had noticed how I’d used…
It’s not every day that you stumble upon perfect decor on your regional thrift store. Once in while, however, it happens — and at times it happens in bulk. I had been shopping in a run-down thrift store, really not anticipating any fantastic finds, when I stumbled upon a beautiful new Thomas O’Brien tumbler. I…
Let’s face it: Office chairs as we understand them are not likely to win style points. Sure, they’re functional and ergonomic sufficient to keep us going on deadlines and conference calls, but their attributes often wind there. Uninspired shapes, drab upholstery and clunky bases make them utilitarian at best, eyesores at worst — especially in…