If you just bought a house or you plan to redecorate your home, consider the options presented to you by different types of curtains and their functions. With a correct choice of curtains, it is possible to change completely the look and style of a room. Curtains are an important element of style of your room. Curtains are not only used to blocking cold, keeping the warmth inside, blocking the light and create an intimate atmosphere. Depending on the window you need to dress, curtains can be a focal point of an entire. Interior designers use color, style and new materials to create a great looking window curtain.

If you want to consider the different types of curtains, you’ll be left feeling confused, as there is a wide range of curtain. Depending on your tastes and your personal style, the type of curtain you choose shows your personality and reflects the atmosphere of your home you want to create. Read more…

Are you taking on a modern remodel or addition? You should check out the work of Cory Buckner Architects. Not only have they designed some really nice modern dwellings but have rehabbed some very cool mid century homes too. Complete overhauls to upper story additions their work is amazing. These interiors only goes to show that the modern minded person could put their trust in Cory Buckner Architects.

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Everyone knows the difference between a clean functional bathroom and a dirty one that desperately needs plumbing attention. For the clean bathrooms, youll notice that it is very clean and odorless. The toilets, showers, sinks and faucets are all working properly. On the other hand, there are those bathrooms out there that are the exact opposite, and you can distinguish the differences instantly the moment you walk in.

Renovating or fixing a bathroom is also not very cheap, as most of us would either put it off for awhile or in serious cases, call a professional. However, there are certainly options to save money and one of the best ones is to do it yourself. All you need is the right bath and plumbing products.

Shop online at HomeDepot.com and get up to 60% off on bath and plumbing products.

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Buttery, flaky crescents filled with goodness.
The croissant, a national symbol of France, was traditionally eaten only at breakfast. According to Alan Davidson in The Oxford Companion to Food, things changed in the 1970s with the advent of le fast food. To slow the burgeoning popularity of the American hamburger, the French created croissanteries, small eateries that serve croissant sandwiches at breakfast or lunch. Popular breakfast fillings include eggs, cheese, bacon, and ham; sliced deli meats and salads, such as chicken, egg, or seafood, are lunchtime favourites. This recipe makes a classic smoked salmon and dill croissant; smoked salmon is widely available at seafood markets as well as most major supermarkets. Read more…

I love entertaining. The way you set your table and present your entrees can be like a mini Interior Design project. First, let’s talk some dining room basics.

Dining Room Table

Here are some tips for selecting a dining room table for your family:

• Round tables are great for flow and ease of conversation and usually seat 4 to 6 people.
• If you entertain more than 4 people, a rectangular table may be a better selection for you.
• The base of the table is important too. Keep in mind that a table with a trestle base will allow you to seat more people around it.

Good Lighting

Another important item when setting up your dining room is lighting. A Read more…

When I was very young, two events marked the official beginning of the holiday season in my mind.  The first was the Macys Thanksgiving Parade which featured Santas initial public appearance of the season and the second was the arrival of the Sears Christmas Catalog.  I would spend countless hours flipping through the pages while I made my wish list.  As I got older and my priorities changed, I looked forward to the Sears tool catalog showing up in the mailbox. Id like to say that as I matured I no longer made wish lists, but unfortunately that wasnt the case.  The catalog always seemed to be full of tools I just had to have for working on my motorcycles and cars.

Sears Maytown?

People waited for another type of Sears catalog from 1908 until 1940.  Its pages contained possibilities for achieving the American dream.  The Sears Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans listed house kits of all shapes and sizes and had drawings of each one.  The kits had a guarantee of arriving with all the parts needed to build the home in the picture. There were even ins Read more…

I am digging on the color pallet used by BOND on this store. It also seems that even the products chosen compliment the simplistic design. There is also a very nice use of text and graphic design. More after the jump.

Pino is a market place for unique, functional and innovative design objects. The idea for the concept camefrom the name of the shop, Pino, which means a ‘pile’ or ‘stack’ in Finnish.That is taken visually into the new logo and the design of the shop fixtures.The interior concept with a subtle colour palette works as a background for thefresh, colourful identity and products. Photos:

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