When and How to Plant a Tree, and Why You Should
Fire-Wise Landscapes Can Help Keep Your Home and Property Safe
Firescaping incorporates the design of the landscape and property surrounding a home to lessen its susceptibility to fire. This can be achieved through a well-thought-out landscape design plan that specifies less combustible plants, incorporates fire-resistant materials and follows the advice and guidelines determined by fire-safe…
Kitchen of the Week: Timeless Style in White, Wood and Soft Green
Kitchen of the Week: Clever Storage and a Fresh Look…
This California couple with two teenagers love to cook and bake, but the traditional kitchen in their 2009 luxury spec home didn’t support their lifestyle. Short dark cabinets, a bulky island without seating, an awkward corner pantry and an overall gloomy feel made the space…
7 Convenient Kitchen Appliance Features for 2025
9 Trends From the Maison & Objet Fall 2025 Show
Pixa chair by Hugo Charlet3. Uncurved SeatingAlthough chairs have been adopting comforting, wraparound shapes with domed curves for a few years, this fair saw the return of sharp, straight lines. That’s one of the things we noticed in creations by young designers, including Hugo Charlet,…
9 Of-the-Moment Materials for Modern Garden Walls and Fences
10 Ways to Put a Creative Twist on Tile
4. Mix Sizes and Shapes Pairing tiles of different shapes — such as small squares with long rectangles — creates rhythm and texture. Several traditional tile patterns, including windmill, rely on mixing rectangles and squares, but you can easily invent your own as long as…
child putting together bracelets with polymer clay beads on a flat wood surface
Clay Bead Bracelet Ideas – Paper and Stitch
Stepping into the world of clay bead jewelry with some kid-friendly clay bead bracelet ideas. About two years ago, I got into clay bead bracelets, necklaces, and other jewelry making after my son brought home a bracelet he made at school. I started looking up…
Touring a 1909 Lakeside Cottage
It’s funny how family and friends can take you to places you’d never normally get to. It might be something big, like someone marrying into another country and settling there, or small — like your child competing in a sporting event somewhere you’d never have…
11 Ways to Age-Proof Your Bathroom
9 New Bathrooms With Stylish Low-Curb Showers
Designer: Dani Bradshaw and Lynn Siemer of Blythe Interiors Location: Encinitas, California Size: 110 square feet (10 square meters) Homeowners’ request. “The homeowners were happy with the overall bathroom layout, but the finishes and details felt dated,” designer Lynn Siemer says. “They wanted something much…
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