From decor to furniture to lighting, a bedroom renovation can prove to be quite a daunting task for many. Fret not! Here we are with 5 easy-peasy ideas for you to make your bedroom winter-ready, where you can doze off on the brink of comfort. 1. The more layers the […]
Swimming Pool Design
When Lindsay Hoopes, the second-generation proprietor of Hoopes Family Vineyard in Yountville, California, set out to transform the 19th-century farmhouse on property into a guest rental, she had one designer in mind: Erin Fetherston. The two have been friends since childhood—and since Hoopes had grown up in the elegant historic […]
Jon LovetteGetty Images Tending a garden is like painting: You start with a blank slate and layer on colors and textures. But unlike painting, no garden is ever really finished. Like all living things, your garden needs regular tending, and will continue to evolve and change over time. Whether you’ve […]
The Mirage’s fiery volcano, which has been erupting regularly on the Las Vegas Strip for over 30 years, will soon cease activity forever. Since MGM Resorts International sold the property to Hard Rock International last year, the resort has been undergoing a rebranding process, and the resort’s iconic volcano will […]
Bathroom design by Captex JPM Photograhy The bathroom is the true sanctuary of the home. It’s a place to get peace, privacy, and hopefully relax. So, design is of the utmost importance in these spaces. 2022 was an interesting year for bathroom design because many people were finally finishing up […]
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Westmoreland County man was arrested Tuesday after he was accused of taking over $250,000 in payments for contractor jobs he didn’t work on, including one in Somerset County. Jason Pirl, 41, of Scottdale. The Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office announced Jason Pirl, 41, of Scottdale, […]
And Black female prospective home buyers are applying for home loans — and being approved — at higher rates than previous years. In 2021, the number of applications from Black women, which has been climbing since 2010, jumped 14 percent. Applications from Black male prospective home buyers, in contrast, have […]
If you have a living room with a fireplace in the middle, well then lucky you. In most instances a fireplace is the perfect centerpiece or focal point for this room. The trick comes in how you decorate around it. After all, that’s the biggest challenge when decorating a living […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — “We the People” is Jill Biden’s holiday theme with White House decorations designed for “the people” to see themselves in the tree ornaments, mantel displays, mirrors and do-it-yourself creations that have turned the mansion’s public spaces into a winter wonderland. Watch Biden’s remarks in the player above. […]
Kitchens are gathering spaces where you begin and end your day, whether you’re a dedicated home cook or not. In this heart of the house, design flaws—or finishes and fixtures that are just not to your taste—make a huge impact on how you experience your home. This may be why […]
IN 1953, THE parents of Benoît Rauzy, 53, a co-founder of the design studio Atelier Vime, moved into a timeworn two-floor flat in Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The neighborhood — a tangle of streets radiating from the 11th-century Saint-Germain-des-Prés abbey — was in those days a sanctuary for artists, poets and freethinkers, […]
Construction waste has long been a bane of ecologically minded architects. So a trio of designers zeroed in on what they felt was a particularly egregious example: the “architectural mock-up.” Created before construction starts on a large real estate development, a mock-up is a one- to three-story model of a […]