Designer's Touch: 10 Jaw-Dropping Media Rooms

Countless hours have been spent around the TV with family and friends. If you are fortunate enough to have a home theater or media room, why don’t you make film night a showstopper? These 10 designer help will give you the resources to help your media room steal any show. Deep River Partners 1. Meeting…

6 Unsung Spring-Blooming Trees

Flowering cherry, flowering crab apple, flowering plum: all spring-blooming trees you are bound to understand and adore. How do you not? I’d never be so callous as to diss those billowy, cheery signs of spring, however I am always on the search for something… well, different. You understand? Cherry blossoms are great and all, but…

Architect's Toolbox: Rain Screens Up House Health

Better materials and practices, such as tighter envelopes, have created our homes easier to cool and heat and far more efficient. Gone are the times of drafty windows and doors, sky-high energy invoices and embarrassing rooms. However, naturally, there is a side effect to owning a home that does not leak electricity out of every…

Wood Range Hoods Naturally Fit Kitchen Design

I am a fan of function and form. As a designer form is sought out by me, and on function I thrive as an on-the-go adult. With that being said, wooden range hoods are right up my street. Functionallythey draw smoke, grease, odors and moisture out of the kitchen atmosphere; formwise, they look spectacular whilst…

On Trend: Wireless Lounging

Are you reading this by the desk in your home office? Or are you more likely to surf the Web from a perch? As the use of Wi-Fi devices has skyrocketed, our probability of booting up the desktop pc to surf the Web has just as quickly declined. The brand new mobile lifestyle isn’t just…

Runway to Room: Bold Prints Strut Inside

Spring 2012 is about superbold prints, according to Fashion Week runways, and such looks are not going to go unnoticed. From striking geometrics to oversized florals to everything in between, these prints are brimming with colour, drama and eye charm. And you know where else they would seem unbelievable? At the house. Below, locate 12…

Bring the Tropics for Your Garden

I love summer on the temperate East Coast, but I admit: Even when the mercury soars in Massachusetts, I sometimes wish it had been only a little more tropical. Luckily, plants using bold, bawdy foliage aren’t exclusive to warmer climes. Listed below are just five cold-hardy plants certain to bring sultry heat to any temperate…

Retro Houseplants Get a Brand New Look

Bear in mind the ubiquitous Boston fern, the baskets of Wandering Jew vines as well as the Swedish ivy monitoring from macramé-hung pots? Thanks to inventions among breeders, these oldies have evolved into modern houseplants. There’s a new interest in houseplants with technicolor blossoms and foliage. Check out some of the variegated leaf designs in…

Guest Picks: Fun at the Thanksgiving Kids' Table

This Thanksgiving, turn your kids’ table into the spot where everyone wants to hang out. Here’s a roundup of place settings, table and treats activities that will make your little guests glad they are not stuck with the grown-ups. — Elaina from Fun Finds for Mother Pottery Barn Kids Mini Burlap Goodie Bag – $7…