How To Make an Art PC

Our PC Desktops may supply our practical needs, but they are more than often uglier and duller than anything we have seen ... and happy design to your home office or gaming room. If you are looking to go a more customized version ... . It wouldn’t bring any harm if we could help design it in a more artistic way and learn how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 05:50:05

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Top 10 Home Decorating Trends for 2009

Susan Felt Gannett News Service Remember flocked wallpaper? It’s back. But it’s not your mother’s wallcovering ... year. Whether you are designing a custom home, remodeling or simply looking for inspiration, here ... the residential-interior runway are moody shades such as charcoal, espresso and peacock blue. 3 Flocked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:38:57

Stones to Strengthen the Bones

Designers will often refer to a house as having “good bones”. When a home has strong, clean design, there is little need for clever efforts in the decor ... to hold candles, hang towels, embellish your doorstep or add a decorative touch to a house plant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 18:21:22

A Peek inside the Pantry

Day2pantry by Val Webb My significant other, The Perfect Man, designs and builds homes ... is a house that quietly comforts and nourishes the people who live within its walls. When it comes to square ... she built next to her house. She's always my first stop during our downtown farmers market season [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 17:39:27

Next Blog Ten

Ten* Interesting People I Met While Clicking on Next BlogMixed Media Artist Penny: A Penny for Your ThoughtsArtist Frank Gerlitzki: ... about interior design, home decor, and accessories for the urban dog lover: House & Hound(I love this one) Stay-at-home mom and her family, who are committed to not buy anything new (as in things [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:00:00

Is SOA Dead?

There’s been a lot of kerfuffle about Anne Thomas Manes’ blog post declaring SOA dead ... . Today these same pieces would be at home in many of our homes, but would likely be mixed with designs ... has become a part of the landscape, so we no longer really notice it. Now we look back at the Modern [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:03:10

Home.

At our age and status, we are ones who talk about really being able to acquire a house of our own ... releases say the Schumacher Homes designs and builds custom dreamhomes all across the United States. Since we have plans of migrating to the US in the near future, I could not wait until I can avail [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 02:30:03

belated predictions for 2009 from influx readers

I asked Influx readers last week, if they had any predictions for 09. (Thanks to all who submitted their thoughts and ideas).. ... into the following categories: 1. An Alternative Take 2. General Big Picture Stuff 3. Social Newtworks 4. Design ... , while getting undressed at home, George W. Bush will accidentally throw a shoe at himself [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:28:09

DwellStudio’s American Thanksgiving

DwellStudio was founded by Christiane Lemieux in 1999 in an effort to bring modern textile design to the world of home ... political issues of colonization; these people left their homes in search of a better life. Isn’t that what we call the American dream? And this year, of all years, there’s a renewed optimism in the air [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 04:00:41

Improving your Home

If you own your own home, one of the things that you probably want to do is improve the exterior to make it look beautiful ... selection of shutters to find the perfect match for your home. With several different designs available you can choose from Louvers, Raised panels and Board & Batten styles. They are also offering [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 01:42:42

A Kitchen Counter for All Tasks

The thing with home designs these days is that you have to look more than one use for it ... for the kitchen with enhanced features. Luxury-Hold doors for the oven and range stay put at any angle, while Wave ... Appliances To Check Out Woven Belted Hammock Serenity Suite - Chinese Style Bed Protect Homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:39:55

Washington Consignment Closes, Still Owes People Money

Arlene Reba, 74, stood outside Nest, a new consignment shop on Wisconsin Avenue NW in Tenleytown, and peered in ... all of his endeavors, making it one-stop shopping for cleaning services, painting, interior design, home-staging, and event- and wedding-planning. He turned an old rug store that, he says, “everyone [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 19:26:06

RuralZED Zero Carbon Eco Homes

I've been intrigued by ZEDfactory ever since I first started seeing their homes and designs ... , RuralZED is more than a house, it's a system for developing zero carbon, zero energy, healthy homes ... , and if not, it will probably have a green roof. All of this is in addition to the efficient design [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 19:32:30

Modern Garden Designs

With the South African borders opening up to international trends and styles, you can now have a garden that speaks of international influence ... in a magazine or on a television show and you want it incorporated in modern garden designs, let Kingfisher ... gardens for home owners, estates and corporate clients we are perfectly placed to make modern gard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:51:01

Guest contributor: John Maushammer

I love the people at Make and what they've done for the DIY community, so I jumped at the chance to guest blog here. Just a quick introduction: I'm a hacker who loves how to understand how things work inside & out. At my job, I design electronic systems; at home, I usually tend to take them apart. I love [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:31:23

Henna Comes Home

Henna is a natural paste that has been used to etch temporary exotic flourishes on hands and other body parts for 5,000 years ... for good luck and calming effects. I’m a huge fan of henna motifs, not just on the skin but in home design. I have borrowed the paisley floral motifs to stamp lamp shades and headboards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:00:33

Announcing! “How to Write a Web Site” Group Project

Fellow blogger and copywriting Karen Swim and I noticed something important not long ago - small businesses are under ... owners need help. You can have the greatest programmer in the world, and the most eye catching design ... prose perfect” Home Page … Reblog this post with Zemanta [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:01:51

An Investment in the Future of Noe Valley

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. As it currently stands, 469 Clipper St. is probably the house that all the neighbors hate ... plans for a new home, designed by ZAK Architecture. Actually, if the 3,500 sq ft renovation is built as designed, the neighbors will probably start fuming about the "ugly modern thing" that's ruined [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 21:32:10

Decided to build a house

Yes folks, we’ve decided to build a house… There’s a few reasons.. For one, the government is kind enough to offer us $24,000 for a new home ... !  The down side, it’s a bit of a commute to work. We started looking around at house designs here at Home ... ; land package.  Now for the uninformed, house & land packages are usually where the builder [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:18:17

Indoor Water Fountains

Definitely I would like to reiterate my furniture in the house, if I have the opportunity and money of course. I hate my couch now ... how can I would like to extend it. You see, it is always nice to see, home and modern design ... Wall Fountains in the sedatives Fuentes Paredes, which really accentuate all the walls in the house [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 19:47:41

Bookbinders Exhibition at SRJC Library

The Hand Bookbinders of California 36th Annual Exhibition Santa Rosa Junior College Frank P ... . Examples from finely gold-tooled leather bindings to avant-garde artist’s books and innovative designs ... is home to an active group of bookbinders who practice their craft within a large community of book [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:59:13

Next Target Home Designer (Fab!), Another Gossip Girl Cover

Happy Thursday everyone, we hope today is going swimmingly for you! ... than the brights we adore, and the designs do not carry motifs associated with a ‘prep style.’ ... about a Gossip Girl spinoff; word now that the new show is moving forward. The details are in this story [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:30:57

Bugalug $50 of Hair Goodies Giveaway

Bugalug offers fun and pretty hair accessories for girls. I'm hosting a giveaway to win this basket of hair goodies from Bugalug ($50 value) ... styles of barrettes and headbands and come in unique designs that take into consideration the fun ... by Canadian stay-at-home moms who ensure top quality and design. They are growing in popularity across [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 20:30:00

Calvin Klein Battles Preservation Board and Neighbor Over Design of His Future Southampton Home

One of the reasons you probably chosen to not own an oceanfront house in the Hamptons is because it sounds like a major ... it all the more, as he's in the middle of an ongoing back and forth with the Southampton Village's Board of Historic ... neighbor Mr. William J. Williams Jr. wrote that the proposed new buildings do not fit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:01:38

Beats a Wild Heart by Jean Adams

Beats a Wild Heart by Jean AdamsPublisher: Highland PressGenre: Contemporary; ParanormalLength: FullHeat: SensualRating: ... black leathers can mess with a girl's mind, no matter how big her plans. Emma Hayward is searching ... he has designed and built. His home on Bodmin Moor provides the ideal place to test the bike in secret [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:00:00

Books to Give

Many months ago when I learned about Santa Barbara Living, I knew come November I would add it to my library since three Michael Smith-designed homes ... playing in the sun: the American dream at its most ideal. As you would expect, many of the houses [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 19:07:12

New Verve Stamps Part 1...

Happy Sunday!  I'm so excited to share with you the projects I've made using Verve's newest stamps!  Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays! ... had a special surprise for me set up at my seat at the breakfast table!  Then, when I came home from school ... is fairly simple in design as well, but I thought the Sweet Valentine stamps went so well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 08:25:34

A Fashionable Address

The glamorous home of Houston's favorite interior designer, J.Randall Powers has just gone on the market ... my own heart, symmetry is prevalent in his designs. I love that the house is washed in white, both ... . The table looks rather intimate in spite of the large room.Powers blends antique and new pieces [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:53:00

Friends & Neighbors: Stranger Than Fiction.

I discovered one of my flickr friend's blogs today, and I'm sad to say I'd not been aware of it before, ... , Brian Curly) and wanted to share both Leanne Culy's textile design for her line, Home Base ... because it is just lovely and called Stranger Then Fiction, a French design blog (but written [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:00:00

Home Improvement Magazines and Stores are Good Design

by Cadell Derbing Whether you know a lot about homebuilding or just have some ideas of how you want your new home to look and function, ... to the layout and building plan in the design phase will ensure that you realize your dream of living ... . Some ideas in very high-end homes can be adapted to other price level building with little [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:53:00

New House in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England

David, a prolific photographer of neighbourhoods around London, has snapped this new home in the town of Borehamwood ... with a neighbourhood full of older traditional homes.  If you like contemporary designs, but you don’t want to piss off your neighbours with something extremely modern, this is a reasonable compromise [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 15:24:28

Green Furnishings from Arhaus

The best furnishings today come from the ones originating for eco-friendly initiatives ... , childrens-bedroom-furniture, Home Designs, initiatives, Kids Furniture, point of sale, Storage ... , for people who are looking for modern and environmentally conscious furnishings, your house is covered [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:49:20

How Contemporary Accessories Add Flair

Style blending of pillows have taken on many roles in the home, being utilized as an added comfort to a sofa, ... , dramatic designs and drawings can now be found in the home by award-winning artists on items such as chair ... of today’s modern throw pillows, table runners and lamp shades are gaining popularity in the art [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:11:58

Blu Homes Launches Convenient, Green, Affordable Abodes

So I have some renderings and information on Blu Homes, and I've also spoken with the folks in charge of this company ... of the homes are large in size. They're just right for the occupants, featuring open floor plans that are smartly and passively designed. Picture_1 Picture_4 Each home can be individually [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 19:00:11

Rugs at it's finest

Everyone wants to have home with attractive decoration and good design that suit to their style and personality ... by simple furniture, simple nonetheless luxurious or modern. People always try to make their home ... , fountain, paintings and other stuffs to make a home more pleasant and to give more impression [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:33:42

Elegance In My Home…

Marilyn and Rohith Dissanayaka built their home in Mirihana in the close vicinity of the busy town of Nugegoda. Chartered Architect Hiranthi Velendaawa of H.W. Architects, designed their home making ... of the Mirihana Junction, the house is quite protected from dust and traffic sounds due to its own design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:14:00

Bguest_yopmuseum_2 Jesse's favorite design pieces in her house Jesse_stove_2 The stove was my (=Jesse) grandmother's ... doesn't fit into my kitchen, being wider than most modern stoves. So for now it's in my bedroom, storing ... I've found on walks. :: Jesse's blog :: :: see other blogger's favorite design pieces 'At Home' :: [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 08:25:03

Decor - Digging for a Library of Mod Inspiration

So much new design is derived from the classics. I often reference the 60s house of my childhood in the San Fernando Valley when styling a space, ... an entire green section for energy-saving home designs.         In addition to the books, the site [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 12:00:00

Home Sweet Home

I know I wanted one even before I got married and I am not giving up on that dream. I know someday I’ll be decorating my own house, furnishing my own bedroom, cleaning my very own kitchen. Saw some custom homes from Schumacher Homes Louisiana and I was impressed by their designs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 17:32:00

Contemporary furniture

Contemporary furniture Author: funk / Category: Furniture Everyone who needed something different for their home should consider getting ... and boring square designs that you get from the traditional furniture. You can choose a modern ... because it helps to add variety for your home. The price might be a little expensive compared [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:50:55

5 Tips to Keep Your Home Fashionable and Trendy

Have you ever tried to keep up with fashion trends? ... or twice a week,  probably even more. The same can be said about home trends. There is always the latest and greatest piece, color or style that just screams at you to update your current home design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:53:10

Changing the World One Room at a Time

Changing the World One Room at a Time posted by Ronnie Citron-Fink Jan 4, 2009 11:00 am filed under: Blogs, Blogs, EcoNesting, economics, home design, New Year, rebuilding refurbishing, recycling, redesigning, rediscovering, reducing, refinishing, remixing, remodeling, repairing, repurposing, reselling, reusing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 19:00:09

Congressional Solar Energy Tax Credit Bill Creates Affordable Renewable Energy Systems for Homeowners

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A part of the bailout package recently passed by the U.S ... the cost and hasten the payback to homeowners for installing residential solar energy systems. A full 30 ... , one of the greater Boston area's premier residential renovation and custom home building companies, designs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 16:23:53

From The People Person Who Brought You Green Tea In The Park

However subtle, we’re suckers for Japanese influenced design elements ... . And wooded lots, mid-century modern, and a little bit of history too: “This Contemporary unique mid-century home was designed by the architect of the Japanese Tea House in Golden Gate ... [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 15:24:38

Col. Heck’s Oakwood ‘Spec’ Houses

Above is the Heck-Lee House in 1972. Below is a view taken last night ... Victorian houses lining the streets. I remember being intrigued by three near-identical, flamboyantly ... , it was one of the grandest homes in Raleigh. Appleget designed the mansion in the then popular Second [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:19:11

My husband's new hobby

Steampunking.In a nutshell, it's taking everyday gadgets and, for want of a better term, "Jules Verne-ing" ... in the cabinet.He really needed a creative outlet. He designs so many wonderful things for our home ... them up so they look like a fusion of modern technology and Victorian England.This is a fun blog [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 03:48:00

Downadup virus exposes millions of PCs to hijack

By Barry Neild CNN LONDON, England (CNN) — A new sleeper virus that could expose computers to hackers trying to steal financial and personal ... -virus firm F-Secure, says while the purpose of the worm is unclear, its unique “phone home” design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:59:29

HGTV Home & Landscape Platinum Suite - Interior Design

Ok, I’ve finally got the interior HGTV software feature review ready for you - it took a while, ... , 2×4 log frame walls, and so on. I took a stab at bedroom decor. Below is the empty bedroom before ... like this happens… Yup, I accidentally deleted the entire bedroom. That’s a punk rock decor choice [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:52:42

New American Greenish Home 2009

As the world descends upon Las Vegas for IBS 2009, undoubtedly, ... American Home is a running tradition and every year brings another one.  I guess you could say it's a real life exhibition of the latest and greatest trends in home design.  This year, as mentioned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:10:38

Animal Crossing for Nintendo DS

*Any Nintendo DS Animal Crossing fans out there? Want to trade friendship codes? ... of all this, you can also donate items to the local museum and see their exhibits grow, design your own clothes, furnish your home, add family members, discover and name new constellations, and build snowmen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 08:13:46

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