Indoor plants help create a pleasant home environment. Small plants add color and scenery to windows or tables, while larger ones soften and blend with groups of furniture. As a part of the “indoor landscape,” plants create a cool, spacious feeling, even in the warmest weather. A planter with flower is always looking good for ...

Lighting is as necessary to your home as your foundation, yet lighting your home can be one of the most difficult chores to accomplish. Whether you are building a new home or remodeling, a lighting plan is a necessity in any home design process. The task of lighting a home can be overwhelming with today’s ...

You may be operating on a small budget but you can still create a guest room with a style and elegance that says, “Welcome”. Here are 11 important ingredients for achieving a 5-star guest room: The Room If you normally use this room clean thoroughly and touch up with some paint for a fresh look. ...

If your rental clause is cramping your decorating style as well as your living space, it is time to stretch with some ideas. Make the best use of your existing furnishings and improvise with inexpensive surface solutions you can easily remove and take with you to your next apartment. Be sure to check your lease ...

A long time ago, in Europe, furniture was not like our furniture is today. Most pieces were stuffed with straw or horsehair, and then covered with finely woven textiles. These magnificent textiles were covered with flour sacks and other pieces of woven cloth when they were not in use to keep them looking new. Furniture ...

There is a basic, but fundamental question that always comes up when I’m designing an item for someone or giving them some decorating tips. Very often, the answer is, “I really don’t know.” What is the question? It’s, “What style(s) of decorating do you like?” Do YOU know the answer to that question? If you ...

COLOR, COMPOSITION AND CUSTOMIZATION The integration of these three key concepts can ‘make or break’ the way that a home is perceived by visitors, upon entering from the outdoors to inside the home. Whether preparing an existing home for sale or anticipating the purchase of a home in the near future, explore the advantages that ...

Light switches are so old fashioned. While every home has numerous electrical, mechanical, communication, and entertainment systems, the connected home brings all of them together. By wiring the controls of each system to one point, commonly known as a control system overlay, the systems can be integrated and made interoperable. The control system overlay package ...