Right now, I’m starting to plan a major remodel of my kitchen. While I’m not planning to start work right away, the first step is just figuring out what I want to do and a budget for it…
Taking its cues from the Chapultepec forest, Casa Erasto is a striking composition in glass and concrete by architecture studio Vertebral in Mexico City
Learn how to make a small room look bigger with these easy decorating ideas that will trick your eyes into believing its a larger space.
You must learn and understand the architectural and floor plan symbols to read a floor plan. Here are the standard floor plan symbols and abbreviations.
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Tricks to make your small home and rooms look bigger, including ideas on how to maximise space, paint colour to choose, clever storage ideas, and ways to trick the eye into making a room appear larger than it really is. Small home living tips and advice.
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Right now, I’m starting to plan a major remodel of my kitchen. While I’m not planning to start work right away, the first step is just figuring out what I want to do and a budget for it…
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Learn how to make a small room look bigger with these easy decorating ideas that will trick your eyes into believing its a larger space.
Did you know that in some European countries, apartments are advertised according to how many rooms they contain, but these are not specifically denoted as bedrooms, living areas, etc? I think they’ve hit on a good thing: we don’t all have the same home needs, after all. No matter the size of your home, you can think creatively about its space and not be constrained by words on a floor plan.
Here are a few tips on how to grow and maintain beautiful hostas in your garden, and in planters on a back porch.
I thought after countless scrolls through social media, I would try and pin point what exactly makes a coffee table look so chic and styled so effortlessly… I soon discovered that it was the …
Hint: It's all about clear flow (and lots of light).
Right now, I’m starting to plan a major remodel of my kitchen. While I’m not planning to start work right away, the first step is just figuring out what I want to do and a budget for it…
*This is one of my most popular posts so I’ve updated with more examples of beautifully decorated homes that have wood vs. white trim. I hope it inspires you! Please be sure to follow me over on Instagram for more decor ideas! Let’s chat about how to decorate when your home has WOOD TRIM. Lots…
** I apologize in advance for the craptastic photo quality...we're having camera issues over at the White City Project ** Our home office project is well under way, but one item was holding things up. I searched high and low for a small desk to fit in our 39" alcove to no avail. A second workspace was a must for this space and the alcove seemed the perfect place to tuck one away. I wanted to do this room on a relatively small budget so it limited my options to buy new but, no matter how hard I looked, I just couldn't find anything used that would fit. I finally decided to just build in a worktop and I found a great photo of just what I was thinking of. I started by drawing up a sketch with your measurements. Don't skip this step or bad things will happen. Bad, baaaad things. Not that I would know from experience, of course. It's just what I've been told ::whistling:: Once you have a drawing, it'll actually be easier to improvise a bit, if you're so inclined wink wink The height of my desk will be 30", including a 1/2" thick MDF desktop and 24" deep. I mounted 2x4 lumber to the walls at 29 1/2". I painted these the same colour as my walls before I moved on. I didn't bother filling the screw holes because no one will see them anyway. Then I mounted a 1x4 apron to the ends of the 2x4s across the front of the desk. Here's my favourite part! I bought two 4" corner blocks and two fancy shmancy polyurethane corbels from Rona and mounted them on each end of the desk using brad nails. These are purely decorative so don't need any heavy duty fasteners. I filled in the space between the blocks with another piece of 1x4 so the profile of the apron would be even. I used liquid nails on the tops of the wall mounts to attach the 1/2" MDF top. After filling and sanding all of the visible nail/screw holes, I gave the entire desk a prime and coat of a greeny-taupe colour mistint I had kicking around my paint stash, followed by a few coats of Varethane to protect it. I used a hole saw (one of the most rad drill attachments ever, in my humble opinion) to make a cut for a desk grommet that I bought from a local office supply store to keep my cords organized. I am thrilled with how this desk turned out! And I was so tickled when Mr. Mel saw it and said simply, "Honey, I love that desk". Awwww, thanks, hun. Before anyone feels it necessary to point it out, I am well aware that there are a few gaps around the desktop. Geez Louise, nothing is ever square! But in the end, all I needed was a spot for me to plop down and do some bloggin' so I am not concerned with the little imperfections of it. If I had it to do over again, I would have made my own cuts of the desktop (not have the hardware store do it) to ensure a perfect fit. Ya live, ya learn. Cost breakdown for this project: $53 for corbels and decorative blocks $39 for lumber and MDF (I had to buy an entire sheet of MDF so I have a bunch leftover) $3 for desk grommet $0 for paint Total cost = $95
Every time we move, I get really excited about the idea of painting a house. Here is my advice and tips when it comes to how to pick paint colors.
Lots of planting today before the Spring begins to merge into Summer, as often it does! Working in the fruit gardens by the Lughnasadh Garden is a joy as it affords me an opportunity to cast glance…
Every time we move, I get really excited about the idea of painting a house. Here is my advice and tips when it comes to how to pick paint colors.
Hint: It's all about clear flow (and lots of light).
Right now, I’m starting to plan a major remodel of my kitchen. While I’m not planning to start work right away, the first step is just figuring out what I want to do and a budget for it…
Hey friends, and happy Monday! I loved reading your funny responses to Friday’s pillow post, and was shocked to learn…
Hint: It's all about clear flow (and lots of light).
Last month’s Instagram Saves post became a very strong argument for us to keep the oak throughout our home. The more photos I found of spaces with beautiful wood trim, the more I fell in love with the warmth it so effortlessly brings into a space. I went in search of inspiration to work our…
*This is one of my most popular posts so I’ve updated with more examples of beautifully decorated homes that have wood vs. white trim. I hope it inspires you! Please be sure to follow me over on Instagram for more decor ideas! Let’s chat about how to decorate when your home has WOOD TRIM. Lots…
A simple yet proven concept in thinking of how to effectively create a kitchen design is to consider the use of a Triangle. The O.C. Register recently highlighted this point in a great article. …
