Kitchen of the Week: A Cottage-Chic Kitchen on a Budget
Designer Sarah Phipps saw possible when she walked to the door of this 1940s Oregon kitchen — regardless of the shag carpeting, horrifying heater and peeling paperboard walls. “I always see what it looks like in the end,” she states….
Designing Your Kitchen: Where to Put the Sink
When you’ve spent hours poring through the numerous kitchen photos and products here on , let us say you’ve finally settled on your dream kitchen sink. How much thought have you put in to where it should reside in your…
How to Account for the Cost of Building & Real Estate Taxes
If your company bought a building for business use, you must account for the price of the construction and the real estate tax due on the construction each year. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers a building a capital asset,…
March Into Year-Round Chic With 15 Twists on Red, White and Blue
While I think of red, blue and white, I usually think about good old-fashioned Fourth of July ornaments and kids’ rooms — bright white, fire engine red and navy blue. These are wonderful classics, but tweaking the hues and utilizing…
Herb Garden Essentials: Grow Your Tasty
Dill may be associated with pickles, but give it a try in other dishes as well. Both the new seeds and leaves are edible, and the blowsy leaves, delicate yellow blossoms and 3-foot elevation (some forms are shorter) add a…
Sash
A sash onto a window consists of a pane or many panes of glass and the total framework comprising the panes. The framework of a sash consists of muntins, rails and stiles. A sash can travel vertically in channels on…
8 Apron-Front Sink Styles for Kitchens of a Variety
The apron-style sink is not just for the farmhouse kitchen. Today it’s possible to find these utilitarian sinks anyplace. Extra-wide dishes and deep basins create these basic sinks ideal for novice cooks and professional chefs alike. However much you really…
10 Acres, 3 Generations and Many Animals in North Carolina
William Britten and his wife, Sarah, came up with a brilliant plan to lure their loved ones — a son, a girl, the spouses, six grandkids — into a place: Purchase a farm and invite everyone to reside there. The…
Basement of the Week: Guests Get a Cottage-Like Stay
You may not have the space, budget or zoning to make a dreamy guest cabin, but believe it or not, you can make exactly the same feeling from the basement. When a single girl in Bethesda, Maryland, wanted some personal…
City View: the Design Style Warms to Many Tastes of Atlanta
Disclaimer: I’ve lived in Atlanta since 2002 and might be biased, but I really do declare that home design in the hip capital of the planet is Gone with the Wind fabulous. No, this does not mean we are living…