Showcasing beach homes in the USA, Mexico and the Bahamas, Rooms to Inspire from the Sea (Rizzoli, 2012) requires the pulse of what’s chic in coastal dwelling today. Created by wife-and-husband team Annie Kelly and Tim Street-Porter, this new addition to the Baths to Inspire series looks at a dazzling number of popular beachfront designs. […]
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Pocket Door
A pocket door slides on a track to the recess of a wall, hidden from sight. Since hinged doors need room to swing open and closed, a pocket door is great for tight spaces. It also has a very sleek look. Richard Bubnowski Design LLC Small baths really gain from the tight footprint of a […]
Growing Plants Prove Small Gardens
Our 21st-century lifestyle has left most people with smaller gardens, where each inch of outside space is valuable. Through the use of climbers and wall designs we could expand our planting opportunity, giving us a wealth of shape, colour and feel through the gardening season. Besides being decorative, climbers have a multitude of applications in […]
Surface Smarts: Venetian Plaster
Maybe no surface evokes the romance of old-world Europe at the manner that Venetian plaster does. This centuries-old technique involves the use of several thin coats of plaster to create a nuanced depth of color and a burnished glow. Its prevalence resurged from the 1990s with the Tuscan decorating fashion, and it’s held steady since […]
Lay of the Landscape: Theme Gardens
When it comes to deciding what you want your landscape to look like, it is great to have a starting point. Exploring the different styles of gardens which have evolved over time and throughout the world will give you an idea of what works best for you. Learning the components that comprise a landscape style […]
Easy Herbs For Every Space
Growing herbs is most likely one of the easiest gardening activities you can take on, because they’re usually low upkeep and fit in well with any landscape layout. Rosemary and lavender can hold their own with additional landscape shrubs, while thyme and chamomile are great ground covers. Other herbs can fill in garden beds or […]
Thank You For Sharing: Your Family Living Room
In a perfect world we’d have our own space for our own stuff. The children would leave their big chunks of colorful, noisy plastic from the playroom. The adults could fill the living room with books, breakable trinkets and white furniture. Regrettably, the majority of us do not have the luxury of a playroom. Or […]
Center Bathtubs Take Billing
Like many folks, I occasionally consider the toilet I would really like to have. Until today, this fantasy has never entailed a layout with the bath in the middle of the space. It never crossed my mind till I began viewing shot after shot of this idea on . It appears this setup is usually […]
Playful Family Home in Seattle
Seattle homeowners Eric Krauss and Elisabeth Archer are kids at heart. Unique art (including a few by kid Evangeline), kitschy toys and lively collections take centre stage in their remodeled home within an homage to childhood, fun and loved ones. Krauss and Archer remodeled extensively two years back, teaming up with architect Tom Maul and […]
Design Leaps of Faith
This being a leap year has inspired me to consider designs for the house that seem to rely on a leap of faith. Whether good or bad, they’re the layouts that create intrigue and cause another glance. Do those under strike your fancy, or should the designers have looked more closely before they jumped? Beckwith […]