While it might not be an essential piece of furniture for the bedroom, a luxurious make-up vanity will immediately bring the room from plain to push with little effort. These pieces are typically the size of a small desk and come with a mirror and a seat or bench of some kind. History of the Vanity…
For many people, lighting in the home is an afterthought at best, or just something to be dealt with, at worst. In reality, lighting is important not just for providing the right levels of illumination, but also for adding ambiance, style and artistry. Today’s lighting fixtures are integral elements in home decor that add sparkle…
White kitchens — homeowners love them while some designers have grown tired of them and are ready to move on. That said, they are still wildly popular just about everywhere. There are lots of reasons why white kitchens have endured and will continue to be popular — from their design versatility and marketability to their…
With changing seasons, one of the things that we most look forward to is the arrival of new design and decorating trends. Much like the world around us, the moods and colors that vary and our own wardrobe, a new season should also usher in something unique and fresh in your household. This can be…
The mudroom is a rather strange concept for many as few homes actually include one. A mudroom is a secondary entrance, a transition area between the indoors and the outdoors and its role is to keep the house clean and organized by allowing anyone who enters to clean up, take their shoes off and leave…
The Cape Cod house dates back to the eighteenth century, when Americans began to build their homes and settle along the coast of New England. Several of the design concepts of a Cape Cod house were transferred from the architecture of cottages in England, including most notably the steep gabled roofs with dormer windows. As…
The design of ranch style homes can be traced back to Spanish colonial architecture, featuring single-story homes that initially aimed to combat the southwestern heat. To that end, rooflines were low and wide. By the 1920s, the appeal of ranch-style homes was largely economy – they were relatively easy and cost-effective to build and customize….
The Adirondack chair, much like the rocking chair, refers more to a style and a look than to a very specific design, although there are some key design elements which define it. There are all kinds of variations today and they’re all more or less based on the original design created by Thomas Lee who…
I was in college before I really knew what a “powder room” was. In my mind, it was simply a place where ladies went to powder their noses, and I had been baffled as to who would dedicate an entire room to such a purpose. Alas, I was not quite in the know. A powder…
If you’re curious about how a single statement armchair can change your living room’s aesthetic, continue reading to discover a few reasons why you can’t go wrong using a statement armchair to dress up your living room.You can gain valuable design inspiration from a statement armchair: Image: House On 77th You can select a…
People usually like to avoid any extremes and that sometimes leads to unfavorable scenarios such as when we find white (or black) to be intimidating and too extreme to be used in interior design and decor. White furniture is unjustly perceived as being impractical and that’s why today we’ll try to change some opinions and…
Of all the different types of lighting fixtures, the kind that attaches to walls is perhaps the least common. It’s not very often that we need wall lights in our homes, considering that most rooms either have chandeliers, pendants, lamps or a combination of these options. Of course, wall-mounted light fixtures such as sconces have…
Time does really fly by and when it comes to the month of February, it is truer than it is any other time of the year! First half of the month is spent by many planning and looking forward to Valentine’s Day and before you know it, the rest of the month starts to rush…
It’s Spooktober which means it’s time to start working on all those cool Halloween projects that you planned during the past months. You can make lots of interesting things but if you want something spooky we suggest checking out some of the ideas we’ve gathered below. They all make use of skulls in one way…
The coffee table would have to be one of the most versatile pieces of furniture one could make. It’s not just for the living room and it doesn’t always have to be rectangular. You can take it outside on the porch or choose to group several small accent tables together instead of a single pieces…