Posts Categorized: Eclectic Homes

The Way to Make Any Small Room Seem Bigger

When I was 8 years old, I received my first bedroom. It was not much bigger than a walk in cupboard — actually, it’s used as a closet today — but I loved it back then because it was mine. I’d while away the hours rearranging things to get maximum usage out of every inch. […]

A Relaxes Into the Landscape

It is a quietly impressive chemical: simple kinds of a garage, a home and two guest cottages on 4 acres in Three Rivers, California. Architect Polly Osborne remodeled the buildings to nestle into the Sierra foothills landscape, which she filled with indigenous trees and plants. A brand new net-zero garage and fitness space, complete with […]

14 Fabulously Fanciful Living Rooms

We can’t all be traditional. For some people a living room isn’t merely a location for relaxing or chatting; it is a reflection of their true selves. It is a canvas awaiting their artistic imagination. Whether they go for daring colour, strange artwork or inventive structure, these 20 living rooms tip the scales toward the […]

Cooking With Color: When to Use Red from the Kitchen

Red represents life, love, passion and power in several cultures. A stimulating color that may increase one’s blood pressure and boost one’s appetite, red is a superb selection for an accent color from the kitchen. For those who want to go big and bold, it may be used in larger amounts to listen to cabinetry, […]

Artful Restoration for a Brooklyn Brownstone

Peter Hassler’s restored 1892 brownstone in Brooklyn, New York, is an artful mixture of modern decor and magnificent historic ornamentation. When he discovered his home almost a decade back, Hassler, of Design Vidal, was drawn to its complex details. “The craftsmanship and stuff alone were items that made this place stand out and left me […]

The Brain of a Designer

Admit it. You’ve always believed that designers were different than everybody else, haven’t you? Perhaps something about how they see the planet is slightly off? Perhaps it’s something to do with the structure of their brains. Maybe. Let us find out. Pllc, Jody Brown Architecture Pllc, Jody Brown Architecture Pllc, Jody Brown Architecture Pllc, Jody […]

Guest Groups: Ready for Spring!

Spring is nearly here and using its arrival comes more days, the return of barbecuing outside and the opportunity to host dinner parties under the stars. Here are a few of my favorite finds in fresh, spring colours and some of my outdoor entertaining must-haves for each hostess. — Morgan from Pepper Design Blog Crate&Barrel […]

Rustic Cabin With Dive-In Pond

It appears like Teddy Roosevelt slept here from the outside, but this cutting-edge platinum LEED-certified home is fresh. Highline Partners, Montana homebuilders which focus on sustainable building, constructed a rustic cabin that appears as though it might have been a trapper’s house 100 years ago, while meeting the customers’ desires to get a sustainable home. […]

Guest Picks: Beautiful Wood Finds

It’s knot a mystery, I’m a sap when it comes to timber. Whether it’s dipped in candy colours, shining with unfinished or chrome in the buff, there’s no beating around the bush: I have a serious case of timber lust, if you catch my drift. Here are a few tree-topping obsessions I’m presently pining over. […]

Troubleshooting Water & Suds Leaking in a Kenmore Front-Load Washing Machine

Front-load clothes washers produce space in the laundry room and reduce the quantity of water you consume. But when leaks occur with in a front-loading drier, the tub’s placement may allow the front-loader to leak more water than a top-loader, potentially causing more damage. Determine the source of your washer’s water or suds leak immediately […]