Decorating
Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Feng Shui
The beautiful and mysterious art and science of Feng Shui has become an interesting area of study for many people. Begun in ancient China thousands of years ago, it has been brought into contemporary homes as more and more people have discovered that Feng Shui actually works to dispel negative energies and improve the health, [...]
Hot Interior Design Trends For 2011-2012
Interior design trends for 2011-2012 are all about embracing something out of the ordinary, something that we would normally shy away from lest others find the overall look “overwhelming.” Bold designs and vivid colored furniture and accents eye-catching bright colored rugs and carpets, contrasting beautifully with classic white, soft cream, grey-brown, and black walls — [...]
Make Better Use Of Garden Seating
Not much is better than beautiful scenery, the scent of fresh air, and a fantastic meal enjoyed outdoors. Fun for children and adults alike, it also keeps the mess out of the house. It can be simple and cost effective to create a unique dining experience by making better use of garden seating. Transforming an [...]
Indoor Fountains for a Stress-Free Home
Stress is everywhere! Noises, pollution, pressure, problems, and everything that make you worn out, irascible, and more like an undead is stress. All you want to do is to erase all this nightmares that kept bugging you the whole day. So you look for solutions to release those negative vibes that trickles down your nerves. [...]
The Perfect Study Area
The kids are heading back to school, and their study areas should be ready for them. An ideal area meets each student’s specific needs and style. Everything In or Out? First and foremost, the area has to meet the student’s organizational style. There are basic two types of organizers: the “everything in” and the “everything [...]
One to Watch – TV frames and Interior Designs
Modern flat screen TVs are a great improvement on traditional models – offering simpler and easier designs which integrate into any style of interior design. Generally requiring less space than the traditional hefty box a flat screen is certainly easier to handle. Even so, a TV can take over a living room, but most modern [...]
Top 5 Sofa Fabrics
The comfy sofa, it is what everyone wants as the center of their living space. Whether it is a formal sitting or the family room, the couch is the place to relax. Picking the right couch can be a hard task. Not every sofa is comfortable or perfect for your setting. There are many factors [...]
Chamber of Secrets: Medieval Toilets
Here in the states it is hard to find many distinguishable qualities between toilets, but this is not true once you travel abroad. The vast history of other continents has gone through many different toilet designs. A Louisville plumbing company has put together some fancy, funny, and downright questionable toilets. 1. Toilet of the Monks [...]
Acceptable Viewing – How to Fit a TV into a Design Scheme
Modern TVs are well designed and fit better into most homes than their counterparts from another age – about 20 years ago. While the latest HD flat screen takes up less room than ever before – for the design conscious, at least, it can present something of a headache. TVs, even the sleekest, can stick [...]
Camping in Vintage 1960′s Style
On a recent camping trip, I discovered a whole subculture of people who travel and camp in vintage trailers. On our particular loop in the campground, there were five vintage trailers representing a group who were traveling across the state together. Every summer, a group of my neighbors and I camp together – it started [...]
