Outdoor lighting adds beauty to your property; make it easier and safer to navigate after dark and increases the time you and your guests spend outdoors. Consult a professional electrician to ensure that all the materials are UL listed and weatherproof. Here are some bright ideas. Entrance: A well-lighted front entrance enables you to greet guests and identify visitors. Wall...
The main purpose of doing the laundry is to get your clothes and linens clean. If you are lucky enough to have a room dedicated to laundry, you know how convenient it can be to have everything within reach. Channel your resources into fitting your laundry room to make laundry management simpler. Here are tips to help you make your laundry room efficient and functional. • Washing machines: ...
A bubbling spa is an ideal for a private relaxation retreat, for a popular family gathering, and for added therapeutic health benefits. Make the most of this luxury addition to your home by fully research the different types and styles of hot tubs, and spas, and find the best location for it in your home before you begin your construction. Here are some ideas to help you plan. In-ground...
Mild weather means spending more time outside than in. Whether you are savoring the alone time in your garden or entertaining a backyard crowd, here are ideas to freshen your patios, porches, or your poolside areas. Outdoor furniture. The most useful item for a patio or porch is furniture. Outdoor furniture helps organized the space. Consider furniture style and how it...
Creating a spacious feeling in a small house is easy to achieve. Hire an interior decorator to help you express your style. Here are some guidelines to heighten your knowledge of space. Using neutral color tones on walls, floors, and window treatments will maximize the light, sight, and height of your room. Continue using a single light-color palette such as whites or pale...
The Mediterranean style evokes the feeling of tradition, old world simplicity, and artistic craftsmanship that people found comforting in a swiftly changing world. This style can be expressed using paint, furniture, colors, and accessories. Consult with an interior designer, home furnishing stores, local painter, and your local craftsman for your project. Here’s how to create the exotic...
Eating is a very social activity. A room dedicated solely to dining is rare, but there are many advantages to having a separate dining room: It offers a place to relax and enjoy meal and company away from cooking smell and dirty dishes; also, the dining room give extra space to store many items not in use daily. Whether you plan to renovate or convert an existing room into a dining room, do your...
Whether you are planning for a new construction or renovating your old bathroom, take your time to study what bathroom products are available on the market these days. List features that appeal to you, then go to your local home supplier stores and ask the salesperson to show you which products including the features you want. You can hire a bathroom designer to help make your bath product selection...
Nobody want to live in a home that look exactly like the one next door, but you should make sure that the design of your home fits the homes in the area; the most attractive houses have a consistent style and relate in some way to the surrounding homes. Consult a local architect to help you design a unique and distinctive home to blend in with your neighbor’s styles. • Research community style...
