Wherever you reside on Earth, you manage the sun. Close to the equator individuals seek colour. Toward the sticks sun is valuable. The sun provides more than light; it could create heat in houses: desired in winter, averted in summer. Sunlight also degrades several materials. Untreated wood actually falls apart, blackens or is bleached under […]
Along with Frank Lloyd Wright, Finnish architect Alvar Aalto stands out for being a contemporary architect with an extremely personal style that blends the historical and the contemporary. But unlike Wright, who had been born under a decade after the end of the Civil War and did his early work in the same century, Aalto […]
In Toronto property, a deep-seated Victorian with original details intact is the holy grail. After patiently looking at hundreds of houses, Quinn Hewitt and Christopher Sargent eventually found an 1895 Victorian at the Parkdale neighborhood. Although the house was in fantastic shape, it just didn’t fit the couple’s design. A year of renovations transformed this […]
“Designing for chickens is not much different than designing for people,” claims designer Jen Dalley. When Dalley decided to host a small flock in her Ely, Nevada, backyard, she used a number of the principles out of her interior design job in her new chicken coop. Supplying the essentials — security, food and comfort — […]
If you reside in a northern climate, this time of year is probably finding you out of touch with character. It is hard to hug a tree (or even sit near a shrub) if the temperatures are hovering around! It is a great time to bring natural components in your home, whether that means live […]
Paint may be the easiest way to update the appearance and feel of a space, but cloths come in a close second. Textiles add color, elegance and texture to a room and can quickly change the design and feel with minimal work. I’ve been on the search for the ideal cloth for our living room […]
Don’t you just adore those two-for-one deals at the supermarket? I sure do. I will always make room in my pantry to get that extra box of mac and cheese. There are furniture equivalents into the twofer at the supermarket. Some pieces simply pack a bit more versatility, having multiple uses or the capacity to […]
Reclaimed barn wood floors, hand-weathered wainscoting, bent-twig furniture plus a abundance of cowhides welcome people to Hilarie Roope’s Los Angeles house, which she affectionately describes Camp Davis, known for her son. Her love of horses and ranch living could be understood in each square inch of the compound. When Roope, a talent manager, initially bought […]
Most of us love to add artwork to the backyard. However to do so properly needs attention, restraint and consideration. You want a garden that is enhanced by artwork but not cluttered by it, right? As the lines between interior design and exterior design are fuzzy, we comfortably travel in and out of the backyard. […]
The Sou’wester Lodge at Seaview, Washington, has an extensive record of home made creative freethinkers. When friends Thandi Rosenbaum and Anastasia Corya discovered the beachfront property was up for sale at the summer of 2012, they welcomed the chance to continue its heritage of creative expression. However, the friends did not realize at first that […]