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. […]
Black has always had a prominent place in design. It goes with anything and brings drama and contrast. We have seen it grace dining room tables, kitchen cabinets, accent chairs, walls and, today, lighting. Light fittings of all kinds would be the perfect place to bring in small doses of black to get a big […]
I’m a sucker for a comfy lakefront camp: rough-hewn logs, plenty of knotty pine, stone fireplaces and small, inviting bedrooms with twin beds covered in vases. We’ve toured a lot of wonderful lake houses here on in a variety of fashions; here are just five coveted lake homes from traditional to contemporary and everything in […]
The fascia is a flat board that covers the ends of roof rafters under the eaves, and is the surface that rain gutters are attached to. Jaime Kleinert Architects This slanted rooftop has extra wide fasciae, consisting of one, three and two flat boards. Rossington Architecture This gable roof has a dim gray fascia board […]
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 […]
If you had to imagine the earliest material known to man, wood would probably come to mind. Believe chimpanzees using twigs to suck termites — this material has been put to use by those of us with opposable thumbs for ages. As such, it is difficult to think of a use to the material that […]
Once you’ve planted your vegetable garden and made sure your fruit trees are doing well, it is time to turn into a flower garden to look for more edibles. It’s true that you may use the blossoms of several well-known herbs, like rosemary, and squash blossoms have long been a favorite summer treat, and of […]
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 […]
For most of us, a French landscape is also a formal landscape, and therein lies its appeal. Believe Versailles, possibly the most famous French garden area. It has a different look and feel that set it apart from its own Italian neighbors to the south as well as its British neighbors to the north east. […]
Kathryn Goh’s customers came to her with a rather simple directive: design a sleek, minimalist space that reflects their modern design aesthetic. “My customers really reflect the youthful Singaporean professional set. They work hard, traveling a lot, and if they’re in the home they need things to be simple, orderly and hassle free,” says Goh, […]