Using architectural salvage will make all of the difference in retaining an older home’s unique character and fashion during renovations. With this 1906 colonial house in New Castle, New Hampshire, span components such as this reclaimed door enhance the home’s character. The exterior door, finish with a patchwork of antique glass and a mail slot, […]
Cats can do more than help us decorate. They also instruct us to save water, like microunits, shield home technology and dine nicely. Every cat fan has his or her own reasons for keeping at least one handy in the home. Here are six. Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly […]
Crewelwork, or crewel embroidery, is that the intricately patterned work made by sewing with crewel yarn, a two-ply yarn yarn made with two strands of thread wrapped collectively. Early cases of crewelwork were of birds, animals and flowers made with a variety of raised stitches. Crewelwork can be made on a painted canvas, but it’s […]
Cats are more than fuzzy companions who wake you up too early and hear the noise of a tuna can starting from 40 yards. They’re also home decoration! Here are only a few important elements cats bring to your interior layout. Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg Molly Brandenburg […]
Origami and paper crafts are making a large resurgence — rather than just at craft tables. Bringing a little geometry adds a modern edge to your decoration. Whether you go large with planar architecture or small with a pleated lampshade, origami styling is an instantaneous way to refresh your space. Niki Papadopoulos These pleated Real […]
In simple terms, a zero-energy house is one that produces as much energy as it uses. A worthy green goal, to be sure — and attaining a net-zero-energy home would also imply paying zero dollars on energy each month. Though going zero energy calls for a great deal of effort and planning, it’s something that […]
I hate watching home remodels that lead to destroyed architectural elements that could have been either reused or donated. Old doors are a fantastic example. Here is the way to turn a pair of weather-beaten cast-offs into a handsome headboard. If you are not remodeling, then fantastic places for finding older doors (besides the curbs […]
There is A chair rail the trimming applied about 3 to 4 feet up the wall that protects the wall. Older homes with plaster walls often have chair rails, but today they may be purely decorative. Laura Bendik Interiors Chair rails are typical in dining rooms, in which yanking a chair may harm the wall. […]
What it is: Southwestern style evokes the charm and romance of desert landscapes as well as the Old West. It combines old with new, rugged with refined and earthy with fanciful to make a design with exude power and warmth. Why it works: Maybe more than any other fashion, the Southwestern appearance immediately conveys a […]
There’s been a major trend in using watercolors, paint textures, ombres and dip-dyes in design. I’ve been seeing it a lot in graphic design, on websites and in paper goods, in addition to a translation of it in blossom decoration. I’ve been using the techniques myself in a few of my own projects and discover […]