The open floor plan is both a blessing and a curse. People love the free-flowing style of this plan so they can move from one space to another with ease. Large gatherings work well with an open floor plan and furniture moves easily to accommodate the whims of the homeowner. Read More »
When the city of Vancouver recently relaxed its zoning laws to allow infill housing, Bambi jumped at the chance to escape the confines of apartment living. For the price of a small studio, Bambi built a brand new “laneway” house in the back yard of her mother’s 70-year-old home. Read More »
An entrepreneur at heart, Jack Glasser was still in high school when he started Glasser Images. Eleven years later, his company has grown to include a staff of photographers and assistants who moved recently to a brand new studio in the heart of downtown Bismark, North Dakota. The new location is bigger, more modern, and […]
Contrary to millions of Pinterest pins and Houzz ideabooks, you don’t always need a full-blown makeover to change up a room’s look. Accent pieces can make a big impact! Today’s featured customer, Kelly from Lewes, Delaware, found that adding a floor lamp to her living room not only gave her much-needed reading light, but also gave […]
Many renovation projects start with a simple idea. Let’s try a different color paint. How about new wall sconces in the hallway? We need a new dishwasher. And like a stack of dominoes, perched precariously close together, once one item is knocked off the list, a second one suddenly needs attention. Read More »
The older I get, the more I appreciate good task lighting. And the smaller the task, the more focused the lighting needs to be! Debbie, an obsessed quilter, (her words, not mine) built a studio next to her Outer Banks home where she and her friends could quilt. Bright, direct lighting was imperative to the […]
