Is one of your holiday goals to make one’s house feel more like a warm and welcoming haven? Cottage life is not required, although it does help. Cottage-style furnishings and accents abound in this Welsh home, which showcases natural features like thick stone walls, terracotta floors, and old sash windows. Its original wood-burning stove and…
No matter how big your apartment is, it may need more natural light if it is located primarily in a basement. In this duplex, Studio L’s Creative Director, Laura Marino, demonstrates how to make the most of a basement design while maintaining a stylish and attractive ambiance through the intelligent use of materials and furnishings….
The husband and wife team of interior designer Joshua Smith and architect David Gerbitz transformed this Hollywood Hills home from the 1930s into a tranquil sanctuary. This Spanish Colonial home’s interior and exterior doors have a charming patina that evokes a bygone era. Woodworking is a wood form in and of itself. Whether old or…
Do you ever wonder what the pinnacle of mid-century modern architecture and design may look like? Those looking for an excellent example of a mid-century modern home can stop looking now, for Malyev Schafer’s creation has it all. Yana Schafer, the co-founder of Malyev Schafer, brought the family home by exploring a reverence for 70s…
Interior designer Tamar Kestenbaum had her work cut out for her on this job because condos are not known for feeling cosy and homey. Has the effort been worthwhile? Her design talent is evident in this intelligent home remodel. According to Tamar, “We think that design should support a sense of equilibrium and well-being, and…
The homeowner claims, “I can tidy my home in ten minutes.” Having four children while working full-time is not a common claim to fame. Still, when you consider that she and her husband are responsible for all of them, you begin to appreciate the significance of this accomplishment. However, the house’s proprietor has made it…
Knowing how to winterize a house is essential in keeping your home warm and dry during the winter season; it will also spare you from potentially costly and catastrophic problems later on. Not only would winterizing a house save potential problems and, dare we say, disasters, but it may also be a project – or…
For this family house, a significant improvement has been made. It was once known as “the worst home on the greatest block” in a prominent NYC Suburb, but it is now unquestionably one of the best houses in the entire globe. The house has undergone a significant remodeling and internal layout change and is no…
A New England-style porch, a garden complete with roses, hydrangeas, homemade shelters, and pristine white-painted brick and pebbledash walls all attest to the hard effort that’s gone into making this Edwardian house a warm and welcome home. No detail has been overlooked, from tearing apart rooms to putting in hundreds of hours in the garden….
Cute designs and bright, bold colours are perfect for injecting some personality into a small girl’s bedroom, but remember that the space needs to adapt as the child does. Girls’ bedrooms can be especially challenging to furnish when they reach their tween and adolescent years since fashions change quickly, and colour palettes that were popular…