Home is where the heart is.
Intent on maintaining the original design of their 20th-century row house, this Washington, D.C, bunch forfeited a more modern kitchen design for convention’s sake. Rather than open the kitchen to the adjoining dining area, they maintained the galley-style kitchen and eat-in booth in the back of the house and replaced with the cabinetry, finishes and…
Though we might forget where we have left the car keys if our best friend’s birthday is our bodies have not forgotten the sorts of places our ancestors enjoyed in the beginning of our species’ existence on the savannah. All these place-based memories are readily available to us now as we look our homes. As…
Hanging baskets have been a characteristic of British gardens for generations. Usually planted with an array of summer-flowering annuals and half-hardy perennials, they set that additional something into even a small garden. Traditional hanging baskets were bowl shaped, but we now locate them in a variety shapes and materials, woven from such obscure materials as…
The trend: It’s an oldie but a goodie. Vintage boat wheels in addition to those created just for decorating purposes add nautical style to coastal and coastal-style houses. The problem: The style is very good for getting a nautical look, but as soon as you add a boat wheel, you might not know when to…
In the earliest times, humans have often chosen to reside in structures above the ground — whether ihigh above in trees, from cliff-face caves, in rock towers or on stilts above the water. Back then the decisions were made for practical reasons: convenience, economy, isolation and protection from floods, marauding armies or wild animals. As…
If you call it pops, coriander or Chinese parsley, cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) elicits a strong reaction. People love it. A sizable minority can not stand that, frequently calling the flavor “soapy,” which scientists now believe is a hereditary response. Either way, it is an essential herb for many favourite dishes, especially those from Asian and…
I have been looking at trends (such as classic typewriters and suitcases) that were sweeping design blogs once I began at many years before, calculating their tipping points and how designers’re freshening them up after their ubiquity. Globe collections also have hit their peak, but are they over? The fad: Collectors really like to group…
Cutting-edge design can cover a variety of appearances, from the glamour of polished alabaster into the grittiness of a graffiti-covered urban road. Whether inspired by the mainstreaming of subculture via films such as Exit Through the Gift Shop, the prevalence of converted lofts, the prevalence of Tony Duquette inducing cravings for malachite, or the ’70s-luxe…
Sustainability led architect Mark Thomas of Buzz Architecture when he built his family home in Australia’s Adelaide Hills. “From the start this was never going to be a sexy, glossy, highly specced architectural masterpiece,” he states. “It had to be an affordable, practical pair of spaces that matched our family’s needs.” The house utilizes various…
In spring it’s time to get out and enjoy your terrace. So make the most of your space without a massive investment of money or time by planting, scrubbing and accessorizing your way to a renewed outdoor room. From the complimentary (rearranging furniture) to the smart (increase room with a mirror) and easy (roll out…