Archive for October, 2008
Seasonal Home Maintenance: Fall
Friday, October 10th, 2008It’s that time of year again, folks. The leaves are changing from green to orange, red, and yellow before they fall and cover the ground; the weather is cooler; the kids are back in school. It looks like autumn is officially here. With that comes the seasonal preparation of your home to survive the cooler [...]
Texture and Its Place in Your Home
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Among the top tools of design – both inside your home and in your outdoor spaces – are color, line and texture. Texture, however, is easily the most underused of them all. Embracing different textures in your home can add yet another dimension to the comfort and interest in your living spaces. It is much [...]
How to Create a Focal Wall
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Watch any home décor show these days and you will hear this complaint over and over again: “There is no focal point in this space.” Most people do not understand that each room is more than the sum of its parts. A room should always have a place that the eye automatically is drawn to, [...]
