Category: How To Guides

I’m obsessed with copper.  Sometimes, when you’re putting a room together, nickel is too bright while brass seems too shiny.   In those cases, copper strikes just the perfect balance between something that looks aged but can still bring the room alive. Here are some amazing ways to use copper in your home: Inspired?  You’re…

When choosing a rug, always start by thinking about you’ll be doing in the room.  Typically, it comes down to three functions: 1) Entryways, bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and mud rooms: easy to clean rugs 2) Family rooms, offices, closets: casual and lightweight rugs 3) Living rooms, bedrooms: thick and plush rugs After you’ve narrowed…

So much attention is given to valuations of hot companies that it’s sometimes hard to remember that just a few years ago, all of these were just a fragment of someone’s imagination.  So we thought it would be fun to check in on them and see: what do you do when you’ve outgrown your digs…

To be able to choose the right rug, it helps to be familiar with the different kinds of materials and weaves.  Here we break it down for you. The most common materials for rugs are wool, cotton, acrylic, nylon, polypropylene, and hemp.  There’s also silk and cashmere, but those are rare. Wool is the finest and…

We recently finished building a home, and the most fun (and difficult) part of the whole process was in designing the closets.  We had a long list of requirements: separate his and hers closets, plugs for our phones, iPads, and laptops, windows for natural lighting, seating, jewelry drawers, watch cases, open display for pretty shoes, hidden…

So you’ve been dating for a while, and you’d like to show her your place.  Great idea, but there’s more to preparing your home than just throwing everything in the dishwasher. Read on for the 10 key points that can make or break her visit. 1. Curb appeal. Initial impressions mean a lot. Still have those…