In today’s real estate market, most buyers are favoring homes with “built-ins”, storage accessories that are already built into the house. Such homes don’t require them to spend extra money for new storage accessories. There are many uses for built-ins. They are ideal as bookshelves, media cabinets, reading alcoves, or just about anything you need [...]
May 17, 2013
The Beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater
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My husband and I were in Pittsburgh for a few days this week. On our way back home yesterday, we took a detour to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece of architectural design, Fallingwater. It’s a home that he designed for the family of Edgar Kaufmann, a wealthy Pittsburgh department-store owner. Fallingwater was built between 1936 [...]
May 15, 2013
Attic Design Ideas
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Are you looking for an area in your home that’s just for you, a “no kids allowed” room? Maybe you’d like a space that’s designed as a master bedroom or as a home office. I have suggestion, take a second look at your attic. An attic is often overlooked when a house is decorated. It’s [...]
May 10, 2013
Design Ideas For Outdoor Entertaining Spaces
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The weather is getting warmer every day and the flowers have started to blossom both in the garden and flower pots. So what are you waiting for?–it’s time to start thinking and planning how to enjoy your back decks, patio and garden! You are going to want to enjoy every minute of the warm weather, [...]
May 7, 2013
Decorating Your Home With High Ceilings
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Decorating your home or a space can be quite a creative challenge, especially if you have high ceilings. It’s true that having high ceilings makes your space appear larger. In addition, you can give them personality and character with creative design ideas. A successful design for a room with high ceilings requires proper scaling. [...]
May 1, 2013
Design Quote To Inspire You
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To establish calm, I upholster sofas in a solid that’s the same color as the walls and curtains. Barbara Barry Simone
Apr 29, 2013
Design Your Home With Architectural Detailing
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Lately I’ve been admiring interiors with architectural detailing, such as beams, crown molding, chair rails and even flooring. These interior-design finishing touches add another dimension to a room, giving it character and visual appeal. Let’s take a look at some ways in which architectural detailing can take your home up a notch. How amazing [...]
Apr 26, 2013
Celebrating One Year of Blogging!
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I can’t believe that this month marks the one year anniversary of the day I ventured into that entity called “the blogsphere”. And, wow, what a year it has been! Before I started, I had no concept of how to create a blog. Today HomeSpirations has become a love affair for me. My husband Christopher has [...]
