When designing a bathtub for someone in his or her golden years, remember this person may have poor vision, mobility or balance. A caregiver or partner might require room to aid with the bathing process, thus a shower space ought…
One of the perennials to get in your garden is milkweed. I know that when most men and women hear the name, they cringe, grimace or turn up their nose, stating, “But isn’t that a weed?” No, not actually. And…
If you like the design of your current kitchen and your cabinets are in great shape, painting them may be a smart thing to do. Another budget-friendly route would be to buy and install new cabinet boxes (or “carcasses,” as…
August has arrived, the last gasp of summer. It’s a fantastic time to initiate a job, admire the best of the late-summer garden and revel in the bounty of the harvest. It’s too soon for fall planting of perennials and…
Getting resourceful and frugal does not merely apply to interior design. When staging a house to sell, be cautious about spending cash. A lot of people spend their cash in all the wrong places, when consulting with a fantastic Home…
“Ecovillages” — communities specializing in green living — are springing up in rural, urban and suburban areas around the world. While these communities are really varied, all of them aim to produce sustainable practices an integrated part of daily life…
Quick Canyon Ranch, the Escape home of Clint and Becky Pickrel, is perched on the so-called “Border of Earth” in the Bottom of Wyoming’s Big Horn Mountains. The calmness in their little bit of heaven is so palpable that the…
Architect Yolanda Yuste’s customer wanted his apartment in the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona, to represent a modern spirit — not the conventional architecture typical of the town’s oldest district. “My customer wanted to maintain some original areas of the home, such…
A Dutch gable roof joins a hip roof, with four sloping sides, and tops it with a gable roof, also called a gablet. Hip roofs have comparatively small loft space but strong construction; gable roofs have more loft space but…
It is time to change our idea of how large a deck needs to be. Some have become grand and elaborate which if we can not envision a full outdoor kitchen and large parties on it, we can not imagine…