Inspiration for your kitchen style can come from interior decoration magazines that show beautiful designer kitchens that look so efficient and functional or a TV sitcom where your favorite character play the host to his or her friends and cook them a nice meal happily. Wide range of option available for doors, worktops and interiors can make a lot of difference to the look you are trying to achieve. You may transform the style of your kitchen with some simple changes such as self-closing cabinet doors with magnetic locks for homes with kids, drawers that slide out smoothly, pull-out baskets and pantries that can be adjusted according to their purpose, (more…)
IF YOU’VE EVER DAYDREAMED of appearing in your own fairytale, the reality isn’t that far away. You’ll need to supply your own Prince Charming or Sleeping Beauty, but the fantasy location is just a phone call or e-mail away. The five-star Enterkine Country House Hotel at Annbank has long been established as an elegant weekend break destination. However, its latest project takes getting away from it all to a different level.
In the mature grounds of the hotel, a small wooden structure is tucked away among the trees. From the outside it looks like something from a children’s storybook. The walls slope and the roof curves and you wouldn’t be terribly surprised if it grew legs and upped and walked away because you were staring at it. It’s quirky, cute and unique.
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Painted furniture has become a popular option not only for the dull, ugly or tiresome pieces of furniture you were thinking of throwing away, but also for accent pieces to grace a formal living space.
A painted piece can add punch to an otherwise bland room or enhance a small sitting area. A distressed piece can add warmth to a kitchen or a sun room, while an elaborately designed and painted piece can be a room’s focal point. (more…)
Welcome to the series premiere of ‘Top Design’, the show Bravo is betting on to take over ‘Project Runway’ and ‘Top Chef’s’ successful timeslot for the time being!
Making it in the world of interior design is a challenge, but they have selected twelve of the top designers from around the country to prove that they have the passion, drive, creativity, and the vision to create the Top Design. Each week, these interior designers will be faced with grueling design challenges that will force them to be innovative.
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It’s hard to oppose a library and still emerge as a community builder, but the challenge doesn’t faze Diane Kelley.
Kelley failed to save the JFK building by having the new library built downtown, but with that issue resolved, she has moved on to new projects that weave her penchant for both design and community development.
Anyone who has seen the vintage streetlights on Richards Avenue has seen Kelley’s work. She founded the Richards Avenue Residents Association and shepherded the $100,000 lighting project through fund raising, city approval and appropriation and agreements among two utilities.
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