Back in February I posted photos of 1950s kitchens from an old Better Homes & Gardens Decorating book I had just bought. It continues to be a popular post all these months later–apparently there are a lot of people Googling “retro rooms.”
I had promised to show you more photos from the book “in weeks to [...]
Ready to check out the second home on our Fantasy Open House tour? All week we’re looking at homes worth millions of dollars in Birmingham, Alabama. This is Shook Hill Mansion and it’s on the market for $4.99 million.
According to the MLS Listing, it’s a European-style mansion that sits on over 3 acres. There’s plenty [...]
Here’s a little something to kick off this week’s Fantasy Open House series. So many of you played along last time when we toured homes for sale in Hyde Park, Ohio that I thought we’d do it again. For the next Open House series I’m showing you some amazing properties on the market in Birmingham, [...]
Check out these amazing vinyl stickers for the walls and ceilings of your home. Barcelona-based designer Mira En Tu Interior offers bold designs that can easily transform a room.
To see more examples, click “more” below:
Spring is here! It’s April 1 at last. Here are the Top 10 Trends for Spring that you’ll want to incorporate into your home. (Photo credit ImageAfter)
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“Beauty doesn’t lie in the expenditure of much money, but in the artistic disposition of little.” -The Mothers Magazine, 1917
Here’s an excellent example of how a little time and effort can make a big difference. I don’t have a “before” photo of this small mudroom, but it was filled with trash, covered in dirt and [...]
In the interest of full disclosure, since we’re talking about wallpaper today, I have to admit that I used to sell it. I not only worked for a year at Wallpapers to Go, but I sold more rolls than I can count as a designer’s assistant in the 1990s.
Maybe this explains my aversion to it [...]
What do you suppose lies behind this mild-mannered exterior? And what do you think the Realtor was thinking when he took the photo (”pretty sky!”)?
Take a look at what $1.6 million buys you:
“Once you understand the nature of color, space and design . . . your home will reflect good planning and radiate a personality only you can give it.” (Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book, [...]
Welcome to the first installment of “Just Say No.” As I search the MLS each week, I occasionally run across rooms like this that need serious intervention. A room in a high-end home that costs more than most of us could ever dream of owning. A room that would’ve been perfectly lovely if it hadn’t [...]
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