For wine enthusiasts, constructing a side table out of a wine barrel can be a great addition to your home. The refurbished oak barrel gives off a rustic feel and is popular among many interior designers. To choose the best wine barrel for your home, you should first understand the overall dimensions. If a full barrel is too big, you may consider cutting it in half and placing it against a wall. … [Read more...]

Many home renovations are not always necessary in terms of structure, but they may just be wanted to improve the aesthetics of your home. Designer Emily May recently updated her bland, standard bathroom into an area that has its own personality. With a small budget of $1500, May added new hardware to the vanity and created a shelf for her multiple mirrors. She even added a giant wall mural and … [Read more...]

Lonika Chande, an interior designer, recently had an interesting project that took a lot of her time: an apartment renovation for her mother. The large flat needed a lot of work, and Chande's mother had several demanding requests. Although, her mother began to trust Chande's expertise, and the apartment turned out wonderfully. The color scheme is a soft, neutral tone with a midcentury style. It … [Read more...]

Lighting elements can add dramatic focus to a room as it illuminates. The Pendant Lighting is rather dramatic and a key design element when used. They come in many styles and can be used in a variety of rooms for a drop-down effect. They can be sleek and modern, add dazzle and brilliance with much sparkle. The living space can be modern and industrial, with a techno feel. The Pendant can even be … [Read more...]

Taking down the chandelier in our new home's entryway was a difficult task that took nearly all day to do. You wouldn't think that it would take that long or require as many steps as it did, but it did. The giant chandelier was black and covered in cobwebs so we were eager to take it down. The ladder we chose wasn't tall enough, so we had to get a new device to get it done, but the end result was … [Read more...]

When it comes to interior design, mixing high and low is a great trick to achieve a great representation of your personal style while not breaking the bank. The best result is achieved by picking a piece of furniture that you’d like to splurge on and that will become a centerpiece in your room. When it comes to picking supporting pieces on a budget, there are few tips that can make this task … [Read more...]

A coffee table is a centerpiece for the living area of your house. It is a place where you can put your feet up and a place where you can entertain guests. If your coffee table is unique it will make a great conversation starter. There are a lot of different options with making your coffee table unique and unusual materials, materials not often used for one will help make that happen. You can come … [Read more...]

The singer Hilary Alexander hired Karen Hickey, an interior designer, to remodel the old kitchen in her 1906 Craftsman house located in Los Angeles. The design goals in mind involved modernizing and updating the kitchen while keeping parts of the charm and spirit of the vintage aesthetic of bygone eras. The carpentry was tailored based on the style of the '30s and '40s, and the modern appliances … [Read more...]

The decor of a room in a house you are renting can make all the difference between moving in and looking for another place to live. There are ways that you can spruce up any room with a little effort, a little money, and some patience. The fixtures and paint, as well as the decor, can be changed with minimal effort, and without even changing the physical structure of the home, it can look like a … [Read more...]