Michigan architects Visbeen Associates assembled this stunning lakefront home for a family of five in Rockford, Michigan. This shingle-style house is set directly on the coast of Silver Lake — a perfect setting for an active family who enjoys water sports. For the customers, the most significant thing was designing a home that would inspire […]
There is nothing more attractive to me than a true obsolete billboard or rusted traffic sign. What makes my heart beating at auctions? A giant aluminum set of letters or a neon”Eat” sign. What do I locate myself bookmarking over and over again? Typography. I love letters and numbers and especially adore them when they’re […]
When Jeroen and Neele van der Werf bought their house two years ago on the outer border of Delft, Neele was pregnant with their daughter Puk. Nothing had been done to the inside of their new house for decades. The couple wanted to bring your house into the 21st century while preserving its historical character […]
Does figuring out exactly what to put on butt you out because the closet is such a wreck? Can you drool with jealousy over Christian Louboutin collections put up on custom shoe racks and across from colour coded wardrobes? Even if you’re working with a little closet, you can take inspiration in the closets you […]
Living in an older building includes its own blessings and its curses. While I love the elaborate wood paneling and bright hidden shelving within my 1920s flat, I can not stand the big, bulky radiators that plague every room. There is something quaint and magical concerning steam heating, but radiators always seem to be at […]
The coming of orange, gold, and red in the backyard signals that fall is upon us and most plants are starting to change gears to prepare for winter dormancy. As fall colors are, it’s great to have something to set off the fall glory. The prolific flowering of Walker’s Low catmint’s (Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s […]
Doors are easy to take for granted, but they enrich our daily lives as gateways to the home and interior decoration for every room. A really special door doesn’t usually come cheap, but you can certainly spiff up a door using paint, hardware and even stencils. And for when you’ve got a bit more spending […]
Come December, I don’t tire of this month-long parade of string lighting aglow everywhere you look. String lights are definitely festive and merry, and most often seen peeking through the branches of a Balsam fir or wrapped round a lamppost. They also dress up a room with a magical light — everybody “looks good” under […]
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are energy-saving light sources that continue for years and provide tremendous flexibility for the design project. They can be used for task lighting, general room lighting and accent lighting. Here are some sensible-style methods to incorporate them into your kitchen. Structures, Inc.. LEDs make great accent lighting for floating shelves. Their […]
Have you ever stepped inside an area that was stunning but was only missing some thing that you could not put your finger on? Have you walked into a room and felt like there were also many boxy shapes everywhere, too many lines closing in on you from all sides? These distances simply need a […]