Any real estate agent or contractor will tell you: if you can manage to sneak built-in lighting into any (and every!) room in your home, you should. Being able to flip a switch and get all-over, over-head lighting gives any space an immediate visual appeal that can easily translate into a fast sale or even […]
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Dec
Dec
You might think that the biggest shopping day of the year is Black Friday, but it’s actually Christmas Eve. After all, even if you have every present bought, wrapped, and tucked away by Halloween, you might still fall victim to the worst last-minute disaster of them all: Realizing you don’t have the ingredients you need […]
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Dec
Dec
Today I wanted to take a break from our usual home design posts and talk about what’s probably on everyone’s mind these days anyway: the holiday season, and specifically gift giving. Now, you all probably know at least one person that begs off gifts every year – someone who, for whatever reason, says “Don’t get […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips
Stylish TV Trays That Combine Utility And Design For Your Modern Living Room
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Jun
Jun
It’s hard to find good TV trays. Many are made of cheap plastic, cheap metal, or a generic-finished wood, which makes it difficult to find one that looks like real furniture. Especially if you have a sophisticated modern decor, even an otherwise nice light oak folding table looks out of place. But never fear – […]
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Dec
Dec
I can admit, I’m pretty tough on sinks. I hand wash dishes, scrub pots and pans, have unreasonably hard water, and am a bit of a butterfinger – so you can imagine my joy when I heard about a new kind of sink that’s resistant to staining, scratching, and chipping. It’s made of a material […]
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Aug
Aug
They’re the darling little princesses of the chandelier world, and when coordinated with the right room, they are just as stunning as chandeliers in spite of their small stature. Chandelettes are miniature chandeliers. Generally a chandelier is not allowed to be too small for a room because it will look puny and out of place. […]
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Aug
Aug
Low flow sink faucets are good for the environment and save money. Water conservation is one of the greatly overlooked environmental battles. Water treatment plants exert a tremendous amount of energy keeping up with America’s demand for clean water. While it is important to protect ourselves from germs by washing our hands, how many gallons […]
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Jul
Jul
Sometimes I get so fed up with clutter, even my beloved antiques, and I just want to shove it all in storage and start all over. Every time I go to a spacious home decorated with a minimalistic modern style, I want to stay forever. So here’s how a contemporary motif is done. Remove all […]
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Jul
Jul
When we bathe, we are completely vulnerable and exposed. We want ambient light because we don’t want someone to be able to spy on us like in Psycho, but we want task lights to feel like nobody can sneak up on us either like in Jurassic Park. Basically, we want something more than a fluorescent […]