Design
I’ve been into living roofs since architecture school. We studied earth dwellings in one of our environmental design courses, and the benefits made sense. The…
Packed with a dozen examples, ‘The Little Book of Living Small’ is full of tiny home cleverness.
“Why live in a drab world, when you can fill your room with the colors of a summer garden?” -Dorothy Draper
Saturated hues and bold statements are eye-catching online and in-person. It’s not a personal interior design choice for the faint of heart. It takes confidence and a love of high-energy style to select an oversized floral wallpaper with a dark background.
“The reason that an old building is interesting is because it has evolved over time. You got the different layers from the different periods. There is a danger here that if you take out all of the later stuff that you don’t like you’re going to be sort of falsifying history,” says Marianne Suhr during one episode.
Falling in love with a chandelier that goes with a design mojo can make it harder to move on when the chandelier doesn’t quite meet the practical requirements of the space. It’s important to think about the practical requirements first, so that you don’t fall in love with a fixture that won’t work.
Color analysts look at what you are wearing, buying, pinning, sharing, posting, and saying about those colors. When color experts get together to talk about color trends, we aren’t talking about selling anything. We talk about what’s happening in politics, environment, science, and the general mood of the country and the world. And colors are a physical representation of feelings.
A little cabinet from Habitat for Humanity ReStore can have a new life as wall art. A little bit of paint, a few tools, and a shopping trip to Habitat for Humanity ReStore can be a magical combination for a creative DIY soul. The variety of items and the endless opportunities to create new uses for those unique treasures makes my heart happy.
Chandelier over bathtub? Bathroom chandeliers over tub look like a good idea. But, it’s not safe to stand in your bathtub and change the lightbulb. Here’s why.
For something that seems as simple as eating, it can be confusing when there are perception and sensory issues from the disease. Patterns, options, and color can be difficult to interpret for some with Alzheimer’s. There are a few things that we can do to make the experience of sharing a meal with an Alzheimer’s loved one better and way less stressful for everyone.
When you set out to build bunk beds without a kit, you can create whatever set-up fits your kids and their space. While it’s more fun to customize the project, it can be tricky to make a project without any instructions.
Creating this meditation space required the perfect paint color and intentional object placement.
If you are looking for fun bathroom ideas, take a peek at a few of my favorites. These will definitely add some whimsy to your bathroom makeover project.
