Selecting area rugs for your home or office

(Sun Apr 9th, 2006, by Roger King)

Imagine the desired total look of the room. Do you want a room that's organized or a room rich with colors or texture? If you start with a totally empty room, choose an area rug, then paint or wallpaper the walls in colors to match it. Keep in mind ...

Ways to Make Your Bathroom More Energy Efficient

(Sat Apr 8th, 2006, by Chileshe Mwape)

There are a number of design features and fittings that can improve bathroom energy efficiency and reduce energy bills and greenhouse pollution. Remodelling your bathroom to make it more energy efficient will improve your home because doing it right ...

Windows

(Sat Apr 8th, 2006, by Burke Jones)

First there were windowless caves and then dark shelters where the only light came through the entry. The first window must have been an attempt to see outside while still enjoying all the protection and comfort of the inside. The way the light fell ...

Chill Out With A Quality Ceiling Fan

(Sat Apr 8th, 2006, by Mike Spencer)

Are you craving some air flow in your house? Is the air conditioner running as hard as it can go but it still feels stuffy and hot in your house? Try installing a ceiling fan and see if it will give you some relief. Ceiling fans create air flow in a ...

How To Repair A Leaded Glass Panel

(Fri Apr 7th, 2006, by David Gomm)

We recently repaired and replaced a leaded glass panel. If you want to view the photos that we took for the article, you can see them at www.betterstainedglass.com/newsletter/archives/2005-june-leadrepa ir/june2005leadrepair.htm 1. A client called a...

Dummies Guide To Interior Design Color Schemes

(Thu Apr 6th, 2006, by Niall Roche)

Does the thought of picking out a color scheme for your house simply overwhelm you? If you're not sure how well a particular group of colors will mix then perhaps you should go with a more traditional color scheme? As long as you follow the simple ru...

Glass Sinks - 4 Unbreakable Rules of Buying a Glass Vessel Sink

(Thu Apr 6th, 2006, by Valerie Mason)

Want a glass sink but don't have the slightest idea how to buy one? Then these rules are for you. 1. Know your sinks How durable are these sinks? These sinks are tempered. Tempered glass is regular glass that has been heated to a very high temperatur...

Add A Room To Your Home With A Patio Awning

(Wed Apr 5th, 2006, by Garry John)

/p> Do you need a patio awning for your lovely patio off of your backyard that only gets half the use it could because of rain or far too bright sun? Installing a patio awning to shade and protect it can be almost as good as adding a room to your hom...

Decorating Tips

(Tue Apr 4th, 2006, by Kathy Burns-Millyard)

Colors have many different meanings. Have you ever been in a blue room, feeling calm and relaxed, and then walked into a red room and you began to feel chatty and excited? The change in your mood wasn't just coincidence - it was an actual psychologic...

Home Of The Year

(Tue Apr 4th, 2006, by David Leonhardt)

We were gathered 'round the television, where Little Lady was watching an episode of Stuart Little. The kids had entered their house for a Home Of The Year contest sponsored by some fancy magazine. I turned to my wife with yet another one of my way-t...