Natural Rugs can be a great addition to any home. These environmentally-friendly floor coverings come in a variety of textures and colors so you are sure to find one that will match the decor in your room or home. One of the great benefits of some natural fiber rugs is that they can trap allergens from the air, acting as an additional filter. All you have to do is to vacuum the rug and throw away … [Read more...]
Picture Grouping
Here are some common sense ideas that can help you to when hanging several pictures. You can see the tools and the methods used to hang up pictures. Its actually pretty simple to do, but perhaps the best idea you see is that if you have several pictures to hang, you can simply group them all together and hang them all. Of course there is a limit to this, but large numbers of pictures … [Read more...]
Using Blinds to Your Advantage
Strategically using blinds in the home to compliment the design and theme of each room is a fantastic way to add style, character and a controllable amount of natural light to the room. Whether you are looking to create a contemporary, hi-tech environment or a cosy vintage design, applying the right blind in the right space can have a huge effect on the finished appearance of your home. Let’s take … [Read more...]
Picture Frame Trays
It is always so interesting to see how you can take something that has a specific use and transform it into something with a completely different use. I am a big fan of P. Allen Smith. He has this ability to take things that seem to have only one obvious use and transform it into something completely different. In this video, he shows how to take a picture frame and transform it into a … [Read more...]
Vertical Gardens
I recently came across one pretty ingenious idea for hiding unsightly walls or vertical spaces. You can do it with plants! In the video above, you can see how a long wall was completely hidden using a clever vertical gardening technique. This would work perfectly for concrete retaining walls or other structures that detract from your view. But, be sure that the surface that you put the vertical … [Read more...]
Bathtub Graveyard-Recycling is Better
I came across this old image the other day doing some browsing online of old bathtub photos. I had to laugh because this was the first time I had ever seen a vintage bathtub in a "graveyard" for bathroom parts. Having traveled through many different locations during my life I have seen more auto junkyards than I care to count, but this was a first. Several years ago, the owner of our company … [Read more...]