Christmas is almost here, which means it’s time to dust off the two-meter fake tree along with the boxes of baubles, Santas and reindeer that take up half of your closet area for 11 months of the year. Ugh! What if I told you that you could mix a small number of Christmas-y decorations with Read more about Guest Groups: Multipurpose Holiday Décor[…]
Inspired by their destination wedding in Key West, Florida, first-time homeowners Matt and Sara Bates brought the island’s balmy color palette back to their Pittsburgh home. Both attorneys desired their 1930s house to allude to the island’s imperial disposition and signature conch houses. “Since Pittsburgh will have long, dreary winters, drenching our house with bright Read more about Cheery and Breezy Pittsburgh Home[…]
The rain is pouring. The wind is howling. And suddenly, you hear a massive crash and a roar that sounds like the roof gave way. The offender? A large branch in the fir tree outside back has snapped off and crashed through your roof, carrying out a window in the procedure. Since the rain pours Read more about Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Damage From Falling Tree Limbs?[…]
Both hickory and bamboo are durable floors, but only hickory is actually wood. Bamboo is a grass that’s made into strands and then processed and pasted together to create floorboards. Hickory, on the other hand, is among the toughest domestic hardwoods; it is so durable that it’s a preferred material for axe handles and baseball Read more about Bamboo Vs. Hickory Hardwood Floors[…]
Why is something effective? Merriam-Webster defines “effective” as “effective without waste” Apple’s senior vice president of design, Jonathan Ive, applied the idea of efficacy to layout when he sought to eliminate anything that was not absolutely necessary. The notion of an efficient home has increased in popularity during the past ten years, largely in the Read more about Efficient Architecture Suggests a New Future for Design[…]
The Houses at Sagaponac, a community of 32 modern homes, was intended for 70 acres in the Hamptons, New York. It railed against the bloated pseudohistorical structure of much of the Hamptons, with the notion of offering compact homes on small websites for approximately $300,000. The project was launched in 2001 by developer Harry “Coco” Read more about 8 Modern Hamptons Homes Buck Convention[…]
A pyramid roof has four equal sloping sides, exactly like a pyramid. It is a variation. The gap: A ridge runs the span of a cool roof as a pyramid roof has just one peak. Dan Forer, Photographer These pyramid roofs are finished off with glass peaks that were dramatic. Menter Byrne Architects As a Read more about Pyramid Roof[…]
Like a timid child hiding behind parents, the Cross House at Koganei, Tokyo, peeks out from the bushes warily — that does not come as a surprise, as lead architect Yukio Asari planned for the home to sit down humbly in its own environment. “From a passerby’s standpoint, the home should reveal itself gradually and Read more about Courtyards and Calm in Tokyo Home[…]
Not sure what direction to go for your Thanksgiving table this year? Leave the autumn foliage, pumpkin tureens, chestnuts and iron squirrel candle holders independently, and turn instead to the distinctive, light, rich saturation and still-life ephemera of a Dutch Master painting. This way when drunk Nana cleans her fourth glass of Pinot Noir, it Read more about Guest Groups: Set Your Table Dutch-Master Style[…]
What it is: In some ways, cottage design is as much a frame of mind as it is an approach to decorating. There’s an everyday ease from how it celebrates imperfections, regular treasures and combined families of furniture. Cottages are inclined to be modest, unpretentious and full of heart — traits most of us are Read more about So That Your Is: Cottage[…]