Don’t you just love to take a peek at people’s kitchens? The Junior League of Boston’s “Uncommon Kitchens” will be held on June 5th, 2010. The tour will include 8-12 kitchens, all with unique designs and features that will be sure to ignite your own creativity and imagination. This self-paced tour features kitchen located throughout the Boston... [Read more...]
Fresh flowers are the quickest and simplest way to bring a fresh feel to your home. We love how a few flowers can instantly perk up a room. Since there are so many lovely flowers blooming at this time of year, we thought we would share some interesting ways to display flowers from your own yard or farmers market. Photo credits:... [Read more...]
The National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) has just come out with the kitchen design trends of 2010. 1. Concealed Kitchens Kitchen design has reached a new level of integration. The quiet incorporation of the kitchen into the home’s primary living and entertaining rooms provides homeowners with far more flexibility in their lifestyles. The incorporation... [Read more...]
We couldn't resist one last post on chandeliers. Don't forget that chandeliers are not just for dining areas. In fact they add great style to living rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms too! Robin Cotter loves to use chandeliers in great rooms because they are a great way to put focus on a seating area and add much needed light. Since many great rooms have... [Read more...]
HGTV's Karl Lohnes has some great tips for choosing the perfect chandelier. Choose the right size for your room.Lohnes uses a simple equation: Measure the width of your room. The chandelier should be two inches in diameter for every foot of width. A 12-foot wide dining room, then, would work best with a chandelier that’s 24 inches in diameter; a... [Read more...]