14th Apr. '08 • Category: Home & Garden • Tags: exterior-color, home-exterior, lighting
Authored by Kate Smith
Strategic lighting is often used to make a home stand out when the sun goes down but I have never seen a home use lighting like this.
The owner of this home located in Orange County, California added color to the façade of his home by lighting to the architectural features of his home. (more…)
1st Apr. '08 • Category: Home & Garden • Tags: blue, garden-design, home-exterior, lighting
Authored by Kate Smith
In my search for simple yet sophisticated courtyard designs I found this courtyard garden designed by Topher Delaney for a home in San Francisco.
This very sleek design caught my eye because although it is an adult only space (maybe a bit too ‘kid unfriendly’ for my lifestyle) I am drawn to the beauty in its simplicity. Plus I loved the use of blue light to highlight the edge.
See a slide show of the Zen garden.
Interesting how the more immersed I get in my creative endeavors the more I desire uncomplicated and very clean surroundings. Do you ever feel the same?
12th Mar. '07 • Category: Home & Garden • Tags: color-schemes, home-exterior, paint
Authored by Kate Smith
Find the do’s, the do not’s, and hidden techniques of using exterior colors to make your home look as if it were just built in the trendiest neighborhood.
Learn to pick the colors you can live with today, tomorrow and throughout the decade by bringing out the natural beauty of your home’s construction while highlighting your landscape.
