Upgrading your home’s lighting is almost always a job for a professional. Whether you’re changing out an existing fixture or looking to add new ones, anything more involved than plugging in an lap requires know-how (or even licensing) that most DIYers simply don’t have. The exception? Tape lighting. These adhesive-backed LED strips are dead simple […]
Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture, Kitchen Sinks
Upgrading to a New Kitchen Island? Read This First!
13
Sep
Sep
Adding a island is one of the most popular kitchen renovations, at the top of the to-do list for just about any large-scale remodel. After all, it’s a key part of having an open kitchen, not to mention a great way to add seating, surface space, and storage to a kitchen of almost any size. […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture, Latest Trends, Uncategorized
Clean Up Your Kitchen Visually with These 5 Life Hacks
25
Apr
Apr
Like we’ve gone over before, actually saving space in your kitchen through efficient storage isn’t the same thing as making it look that way. You can strip the room down to its bare essentials for a minimalist design, but most people like having stuff and actually using it. Instead, you can balance the colors, lighting, […]
Bathroom, Bedroom Ideas, Decorating Ideas and Tips, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture, Latest Trends
Closet Conversions: Six Projects To Reinvent Your Spare Closet
20
Mar
Mar
I’ve always coveted more closet space. I never seem to have enough of it, and there’s no better way to hide a lot of accumulated stuff – whether it’s clothes, board games, golf clubs, or old paperwork – than behind a closed closet door. Which is why it might sound a little outrageous to suggest […]
Appliances, Decorating Ideas and Tips, Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture, Latest Trends, Range Hoods
2021 Kitchen Trends: A Complete Guide To Learning To Love Your Kitchen Again
01
Mar
Mar
Whether you’re a social butterfly or a homebody, you probably spent more of 2020 at home than ever before. And chances are, you came to the same realization that many homeowners did last year: most homes just aren’t designed for 24/7 full-family togetherness. Worse, those big, beautiful, open kitchens that used to be so good […]
Bedroom Ideas, Decorating Ideas and Tips, Dining Room Furniture and Decor, Furnishing Ideas, Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture, Latest Trends
Introducing Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2021: Ultimate Gray…And Illuminating
22
Feb
Feb
Pantone’s color of the year picks are always a little symbolic. Usually, it’s a color that feels significant – one that will influence the design and fashion industries, and often has subtle political undercurrents. But it’s also always at least one part attempt at a mood ring for the population of the planet. Pantone leans […]
Kitchen, Kitchen Accessories, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture
5 Small Ways to Increase Your Kitchen Storage
17
Dec
Dec
We all want more kitchen storage. Very few kitchens come pre-built as luxurious, open rooms with plenty of counter space and cabinets abound, and changing the size and shape of an existing one means an expensive and time-consuming renovation. There are a lot of visual tricks to make a kitchen appear more spacious and less […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Furnishing Ideas, Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture
Six Stylish, Smart Alternatives To An Island For A Small Kitchen
10
Aug
Aug
Kitchen islands have been at the top of everyone’s must-have kitchen to-do lists for years now. But while big ol’ islands have almost become the mascot for kitchen remodels in general, they really only work in one kind of kitchen: one that’s both big and open. That said, as a proud owner of a small, […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture, Latest Trends, Outdoor Living
2020 Kitchen Trends: The Changing Shape of Kitchen Layouts
01
Apr
Apr
Home design trends come in all shapes and sizes, from a quick coat of paint to full-scale changes in architecture. If you’re facing down a really major kitchen remodel, though, it’s probably the latter that’s on your mind. Even if you aren’t building or rebuilding a home from the foundation up, if you have the […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets & Furniture, Latest Trends
2020 Kitchen Design Trends: Choosing Stylish Kitchen Cabinets That Will Last
30
Mar
Mar
The start of a new year always means a flood of all things new. New cars, new clothes, and in my line of work, a new round of speculation about how design trends will change from last year…and which ones will stick around. Because although you might not mind updating your wardrobe for the season […]