Top Tips for Securing Your Home While Traveling
Are you switching to vacation mode, but concerned about the security of your home while you're away? According to ADT, the summer season experiences the highest number of home intrusions. To put it in perspective, a home break-in happens approximately every 25.7...
Home Addition For More Space
If you love your home, your neighborhood, the schools or your commute but don’t have all the space you need, a home addition may be the answer. There are many reasons to consider a home addition. Fortunately, there is a solution to almost every one of them. Types of...
Essential Tips to Secure Your Home When Traveling
After preparing your suitcase with everything you need for your upcoming summer vacation, you find yourself eagerly anticipating this much-awaited time of the year. This is the time when you can allow yourself to unwind and escape your daily routine. However, it's...
Blend Inside and Outside Living Spaces
Today’s lifestyles make a renovation to blend inside and outside living spaces a smart decision, not only for your enjoyment but for the value of your home. There is a multitude of ways to do this. Projects may be big or small, add actual square footage to the house,...
Lighting in Interior Design
An often-overlooked element, lighting in interior design can make or break the design of an otherwise brilliant and beautiful home. Lighting should be considered from the very beginning of a design but is often an afterthought, treated more like an accessory than a...
Classic Interior Design Style Defined
What is classic interior design style? Defining the design style begins with a clear understanding of the term. The word classic can mean many things, but as it applies to interior design, Merriam-Webster defines classic as 1. serving as a standard of excellence, of...
Modern Classic Bathroom Design
In some ways, Modern Classic Bathroom Design seems a bit of an oxymoron. We think of classic furnishings as more natural or painted wood with softer edges and perhaps some curves. Modern furnishings recall straight clean lines and lacquer, or very glossy, finishes as...
Open Floor Plan Remodel Ideas
It’s not surprising that open floor plan remodel ideas fill the image galleries of internet searches for renovations. Modern open concept floor plans have been at the forefront of housing design and renovation for more than fifty years. But where did it all start?...
Farmhouse Decor for the Holidays
One of the serendipities of farmhouse décor is the ease with which it lends itself to holiday decorating. All the farmhouse décor styles, American Farmhouse Classic Farmhouse French Farmhouse Modern Farmhouse Scandinavian Farmhouse to name a few, start with the basic...
Defining Modern Farmhouse Decor
Differentiating Modern Farmhouse décor from the seemingly endless variations on the farmhouse theme, and keeping it current, begins with just a few simple concepts. Clean lines, neutral colors, comfortable furnishings and natural elements are the foundation of this...
