Ideas & Inspiration

No garden area outside? No problem! Don't allow the size of your house, apartment or condominium limit you from starting a garden. You can start one inside your home and enjoy air purification, stress reduction, and a better-looking house.

There are plenty of plants that thrive well in an indoor garden. Be it herbs, fruits, or vegetables, you can grow what you want, provided you have a well-dedicated garden space. 

During the winter, having a fireplace on cold nights is a delight. With enough wood (or a gas line), you can always have a warm, cheerful fire whenever it would be most cozy to gather 'round. During this time, the mantel is decked with stockings and holiday décor and the hearth is just a place to sit near the fire.

But what about in the warm months? Should your wonderful fireplace really go ignored becoming a dead spot in your living room for 6+ months out of the year? Not at all. Your fireplace, hearth, and mantelpiece can still be a center point of family life with a springtime design update.  For the warm seasons, let's reimagine our fireplaces.

In major home renovations, there's often one big change that completely transforms the space. For all the cosmetic changes, certain functional changes are really what makes the biggest difference. Adding shelves, removing a wall, or installing a fixture be the one big change, but we've noticed that dropping a sink in an unexpected place is often that update that really changes everything.

So where are the best places in your house to install a sink where it could have the most impact? Let's dive right in.

Every home has a few little nooks, cubbies, and oddly shaped corners that might be awkward for furniture, but they're perfect for a luxurious little bar. Are you ready to make a special place for your bottles and decorative glassware to be on display and on-hand when entertaining friends?

Bar design is one of those great opportunities in home renovation because there are so many neat ways to create your entertaining space.

Most homes have at least one room that always seems a little dim. Shadows are cast by the current light fixtures, or the windows never quite catch full sun. Dark rooms are usually a simple oversight in home design. The architects built a floorplan they understand, the last homeowners installed a light fixture they like, but the light just never comes together. So, how do you brighten a dark room? Fortunately, a dim room is easier than you might think to brighten up using some different techniques.

Great food, drinks, and good conversation are the main ingredients of a wonderful dinner party. But what happens when you want to entertain your guests with a formal evening event? There are several steps to consider if you want to plan for an elegant dining experience that your guests will remember. Check out these tips that will make sure your night turns out perfect.