There are times when you are home to yourself and you long for company.
The fiddleleaf fig, Ficus lyrata,with itslarge, dramatic leaves which audience on top of narrow trunks, is perfect for filling a corner and providing a welcome shot of green that operates with each style. But minimalists might benefit the most. The fiddleleaf fig happens to look most fabulous in pristine interiors, where its own sculptural fiddle-shaped…
Rooms are often the rooms in our houses. If your living room does not have any real leak, or you are not maximizing the region to its full potential, you likely are not appreciating it as far as you could. Perhaps it’s time to take charge. Begin with a business plan for the living room’s…
Whether a log home is really a timber-frame construction or simply accented with nonstructural log beams or posts, the rustic appeal can be increased by means of a way of removing the bark known as bypass peeling. The shape and character of the tree stay intact whether the bark is removed by hand or by…
As it came to tackling the decor within this large family vacation home, interior designer William Peace along with his partner Hillary Linthicum made a genuine Western Montana texture without going full cowboy. “We wanted the house to look like what it is — a rustic and rugged ski home, but also like the things…
Cables and pulleys were used long ago to transfer people and supplies across slopes or down steep slopes. Playgrounds and backyards would be the most recent places to take advantage of the daring cable device known as the zip line. Charleston Home + Design Mag A zip line kit consists of a stainless steel cable,…
There’s this story about the building of the Taj Mahal. It appears that Shah Jahan not only constructed a white palace for Mumtaz Mahal, but he also was constructing a black one as his final resting spot. As the story goes, structure of the shameful one ceased when Shah Jahan’s son took charge and imprisoned…
Red is exciting. It draws attention. From red hearts to hot dresses and little red sports cars, this color can get the pulse racing. But it can also be connected with warning and anger — indeed, it’s deeply ingrained in us to associate red with risk, such as red-hot embers and poisonous berries. Let us…
Felix Lopez and Life partners Joseph Rogers have dwelt in their tidy and well-appointed Dallas studio for four years. While short on space, their house is a vibrant reflection of their relationship. It has not always been that way. The two admit they have very different layout aesthetics; as Rogers says, “When we moved in,…
That copy of The Notebook may be concealed in a drawer, your Marvin Gaye albums tucked under your bed and that dog-eared copy of Jane Eyre nestled on your nightstand — but the rest of your decor may be giving you off. Are you a hopeless romantic? Follow this chart to find out if your…
Having trouble with animals straying into your backyard? The 18th-century English gentry had the ideal answer to protecting their manicured yards by marauding sheep or cows — the sunken ditch, or ha-ha. The ha-ha — named for the surprise that a person got on suddenly coming across it — had one sloping side and a…