Fresh-picked veggies and fruit can’t be overcome. However, you may not have space for a traditional vegetable garden layout, and fruit trees may leave no space, or sunshine, for any additional plants. The solution is to use every inch of space possible, and this means rising up or walls in addition to across your garden Continue reading →
We are continuing our porch show this week with sleeping porches. Conventional sleeping porches were found on the second floor of a home, often atop a covered porch below. They were particularly popular during the Arts and Crafts movement and were frequent in the American South too. All these porches usually had any rustic cots Continue reading →
Is there some kid out there who doesn’t long for a personal little sanctuary — a personal place to call her or his own? The treehouses featured here are constructed out of different substances and in varying configurations, sizes and shapes. Some have their feet firmly planted on the ground, but some have trees growing Continue reading →
Characterized by spare, whitewashed walls, rounded exterior corners that shield from meltemi (strong north winds), along with flat roofs for rainwater collection, a Cycladic home — the style you frequently see in postcard-perfect Greek island communities — conjures up fantasies of a escape for the majority of people. But for California native Elleni Makris along Continue reading →
This ideabook wraps up my series on how exterior materials affect modern house design. While metal and fiber cement, and in a number of places stucco, aren’t traditional methods for repainting a construction, brick is surely rooted in traditional structure and construction. Nevertheless the times of using the modular clay units in load-bearing software has Continue reading →
We’re continuing with ers’ answers to MelissaL’s question, which asked for your”must-haves/cool ideas” for a new custom home. Now we are going to be taking a look at each of the characteristics you proposed to the kitchen; a few are time-proven standbys, and a few are on the very edge. Themes include using a place Continue reading →
Together with their four young sons in tow, Philadelphia natives Stephanie and John Henry led west six years ago to fulfill a family fantasy of enjoying the Colorado lifestyle. Finding the right home, neighborhood and schools, however, took patience. With absolute determination in the midst of the home slump, the Henry family completed four movements Continue reading →
Life is much too brief to take so seriously, so why don’t you add some whimsical humor to your home? Below are some playful choices that will help lighten the mood. — Gloria From Little White Whale Generate Design Domsai Terrarium By Matteo Cibic – $139 These hilarious terrariums will turn your plants to space-age Continue reading →