You’ve finally decided to remodel that 1970s kitchen. Out with the Avocado Green; out with the Harvest Gold tile. Wait! Those colors are back.
Presuming you have a design, licensed contractor and building permits; there are some things to consider before bringing in the wrecking crew.
Temporary Kitchen. Patios are ideal. Water and drain lines in [...]
So, you want to sell your home? The days when sellers could slap on a coat of paint and stick a FOR SAL E sign in their lawn are gone.
Here are some tips, to get them to say “I got to have it!”
Declutter! Your home will be more inviting.
Accessorize, less is more. Remove potentially offensive [...]
The Tuscan style with its warm sun-kissed palette is a one of the most colors popular kitchen trend today. Here are some tips to bring that Old World charm into your home.
Floors:
Tumbled stone, weathered tile, accented with painted tiles reminiscent of an Italian farm house
Cabinets:
Cozy aged woods
Storage nitches for an unstructured look
Hand-hammered
In recent years, the answer was to call a contractor to make it bigger. However today’s soft housing market and high-dollar home equity loans have tempered consumer spending.
Here’s how to maximize your home’s space without increasing its square footage.
If your refrigerator backs up to the garage or closet, many times it can be recessed so [...]
Even the most beautifully designed homes have a dirty little secret: a cluttered, dull and dreary bedroom.
Since the bedroom is a private space it’s generally the last to be designed: unfortunately with the smallest budget, often making it the houses’ stepchild to the beautiful abode.
Bedrooms should be tactile and sensual. We spend one third of [...]
Okay, well I didn’t exactly paint it myself I had my favorite painter Victor paint it for me, which made the process even more fun.
Before:
Here’s a shot of the current chocolate brown walls. They looked great above the white wainscot when the former office occupant had the room decorated with an equestrian theme but [...]
About two months ago I started following along as Newell Turner, Style Director of House Beautiful magazine blogs about the renovation of his farmhouse in Upstate New York.
Newell selected the colors some time ago but I hadn’t gone back and read many of his older posts until now which is why I am just now [...]
A beautiful accent color….Stone Blue
I loved it in this room from the Washington Design Center but this color can work in a more traditional setting as well and looks beautifully at home on these cabinets from Boulder Kitchens.
Resources:
Visit Farrow & Ball’s website
Do you have a color dilemma? Post it in the Makeover Gallery at [...]
I’m in India for an Asia Pacific Color conference and staying at the Jai Mal Palace hotel in Jaipur.
For the past couple of mornings I have enjoyed having this be the first thing I see every morning when I first open my eyes.
While I liked the detail immediately it wasn’t until I had a few [...]
Sometimes it takes forever to complete a DIY project but in this case I completed faux finishing my guest bathroom in just two days. That’s the good news.
For me the even better news is the reason that it has taken me longer than expected to take some photos and share my result with you– [...]
