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Eco-friendly Bon Ami marks 125 years Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:10PMNot every cleaning product can inspire a love song — but nothing's quite like Bon Ami.
Happy Place: Home's where the art is for artist Donna Blackard who would have it no other way Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:00AMIn Donna Blackard's Midtown bungalow, the line between house and art is blurred.
Tattoos remain a questionable wedding-day accessory Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:15AMSomething old, something new, something borrowed and, oh yes, something tattooed.
10 Big Solutions for Small Spaces Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:41AMFrom striped floors in the living room to open shelves in the kitchen, designers share their best tricks for tiny rooms.
Custom Furniture Company Changes Its Name to Glenn Furniture Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:15AMTradUR Company ( http://www.tradur.com ) is changing its name to Glenn Furniture ( http://glennfurniture.com ). Glenn custom furniture is hand carved from solid wood. Glenn builds kitchen cabinets, office furniture, bedroom furniture, bathroom vanities, living room furniture, dining furniture, home furnishings for indoor and outdoor. (PRWeb ...
Mule teams delivered Sears catalog home to Pratt Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:45PMSome assembly was definitely required for the house where Malea Cline and her husband Rex live.
Eco-friendly Bon Ami marks 125th anniversary Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:52PMNot every cleaning product can inspire a love song — but nothing’s quite like Bon Ami. The Kansas City-based company is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. It still features the retro chick logo chirping that its brand of gentle cleaners “hasn’t scratched yet!”
Michael Graves improves the dust pan Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:23PMSome people get all ga-ga over movie stars and sports celebrities. Not me. The fact that someone has a fetching way or can hurl a ball through a hoop from 50 feet does not impress me in the least. Genius, however, gets me every time.
Belvedere tour highlights two new custom homes Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:00PMBelvedere tour highlights two new custom homes
At Home with Marni: A master for the masses Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:16PMThe world-renown architect and Princeton professor Michael Graves has not only graced the world with more than 350 landmark buildings from Egypt to the Netherlands, but he's also designed more than 2,500 household products -- many available at a Target near you, and as of this month, on the Home Shopping Network.
Chilling AC bills point up challenges of 'quick-start' school construction after Hurricane Katrina Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:08AM'We built a Queen Mary, but nobody was at the steering wheel'
HP TouchPad (32GB) Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:08PMThe TouchPad would have made a great competitor for the original iPad, but its design, features, and speed put it behind today's crop of tablet heavyweights.
'Icons & Visions' at Fort Mason Center Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:24PMTwo goddesses, one ancient and one modern, are keeping company these days at the Museo Italo Americano in San Francisco. A print of Tanit, a mother deity from Carthage, and a portrait of actress Sophia Loren, created...
Schlotzsky's remodels West Texas stores, aims for service Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:29PMThe leaders at Schlotzsky's want Midlanders to think of their restaurants as more than just fast food joints.
Sponsored Post: How Two Small Companies Went Greener—and Kept Products American Made Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:11PMThis post is in partnership with UPS Marlene Zerkel remembers the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement as a tipping point—and not a good one. “Three quarters of our suppliers moved to Mexico in a matter of months,” remembers the Detroit-area resident and former owner of garment company All USA Clothing . “We had watched the auto industry go up and down in the 1980s in our city ...
Kitchen Sink For A Certain Type Of Kitchen Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:09AMWe all agree that kitchen is the most used and busy room in the house, and the kitchen sink is the focal point. Kitchen is the room where family usually spends countless hours together.
Electrolux Design Lab announces semifinalists Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:03PMThe annual global competition features innovative concept designs. The theme for this year's competition is 'Intelligent Mobility.'
Green Chutes and Ladders Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 2:30AM"We don't want to be like anybody else, so it's not a traditional co-op; it's not a traditional gallery." by Tara Morgan Not long ago, the Collister Shopping Center was another rundown State Street strip mall, its main attraction an aging bowling alley. But after a few million dollars in storefront facelifts and a little native-plant xeriscaping, the shopping center has become an epicenter of ...
Solana Beach designers win top honors in ASID Design Excellence Awards Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 11:24AMLocal interior designers were celebrated for inventive, bold and eco-friendly designs for residences, commercial projects and custom products during the American Society of Interior Designers San Diego chapter’s 25th annual Design Excellence Awards at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park recently.
A cabin of containers Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 3:40PMSuspended from a crane in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Connie DeWitt's kitchen and bathroom are inches from nudging a madrone tree.
HE SAID, SHE SAID Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 2:14PMUPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. Whether moving in together for the first time or redecorating a home you already share, the mantra is dont sweat the small stuff and a couples dcor differences is one issue that can easily be avoided. Rather than having one compromising and one satisfied partner, simply know where men and women generally differ on the topic and then look for common ground...
Sense of Style: Naughty but nice Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 12:02AMIn the 2000 movie "High Fidelity," a guy named Rob voiced his lost illusions about women's underwear. He had dreamed he'd be surrounded forever by exotic women's lingerie. Then he found out, he said, that women just saved their best things for nights they knew they were going to sleep with somebody.
Scratching the surface of China Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 11:27PMIf you were to literally dig a hole to China, chances are, these would be the first people you'd meet.
Top Free Factory Tours In Denver Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 1:13AMEver wonder how tea gets into bags or how a glob of hot sugar transforms into a perfect candy cane? The answers and more can be learned on factory tours in Colorado.
Victorians weather updates with ease Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 12:13PMWhen going to buy a home, it may be worth remembering that they don't build them like they used to, as Kate Robertson reports.
Add Spark To Your Residences By Using Mosaic Tiles Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 8:28AMAre interested of transforming your home from a simple to a more fashionable piece of art? With this in mind, mosaic tiles can easily bring about such changes.
Kitchen Sinks Finding the Right One for Your Kitchen Improvement Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 8:28AMWhether you are remodeling or building a new kitchen, the point come when it is time to start searching for the important tools for a smooth functioning kitchen. One of the most important tools in the kitchen is those kitchen sinks.
Cargo containers used to create ultra-modern cabin Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 11:49PMZAYANTE, Calif. -- Suspended from a crane in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Connie DeWitt’s kitchen and bathroom are inches from nudging a tree.
Art In The Streets: A Celebration of Passion Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 10:11PMDrawing inspiration from LA's immense and rich diversity, we took two creative arenas; art and fashion and two opposing cultures; East side and West side and brought them together for a collaboration and celebration of talents.
Uvarara 79-28 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village (718) 849-0052 uvararany.com Cuisine: Wine Bar & Italian Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 3:00PMDriving down Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village, there is a small building on the south side, with its ornate stone exterior, that when spotted, raises a question. What is this old-world style building nestled in a modern American commercial strip?
Acme Brick and wire stone Collaborate to Create Groundbreaking Visualization Experiences at New Patina Stores Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 8:29AMSAN FRANCISCO and FORT WORTH, Texas, June 9, 2011 Berkshire Hathaways Acme Brick, the largest U.S. owned brick company, and wire stone, an integrated digital marketing agency , today unveiled innovative, new visualization experiences for Acmes new Patina Floor Design Stores . To realize...
The architect's canvass Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 10:42AMread more
DIY Network finishes up farmhouse renovation in Mathews Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 6:57AMViewers vote for design elements, enter to win waterfront retreat and discover nifty things they can do at home It's hot plus humid, the kind of mixed miserable weather that makes sweat drip off your nose because your hair and face are sopping wet, too.
Decorating with stripes Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 12:14AM1. Use high-contrast stripes in unexpected spots. For powder rooms and foyers (spaces where people don't linger), strong stripes can be charming. 2. Match the size of the stripes to the size of the room. In general, the larger the space, the wider wall stripes should be.
Contain yourself Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 9:08PMSanta Clara Valley residents Connie DeWitt and Kam DeWitt plan to use their container home for weekend getaways. / Shmuel Thaler Santa Cruz Sentinel Pieced together like Lincoln Logs in a single afternoon, the construction project seemed to belie the time it took to design the cabin.
Considerations Before Buying Kitchen Sinks Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 9:43AMBefore making a decision in buying a kitchen sink, there are some basic things that you need to know. Today’s sinks comes in three major designs: the single bowl sink, the double sink and the triple sink.
Rowhouse Rehab: We Cant Go On Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 1:20PMLess than two months after we closed, our house is largely livable and were rejoicing in that small victoryand were putting a moratorium on any more home renovations.
Make Your Life Future Friendly Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 2:55AMIf you have ever questioned whether the way you live is sustainable but are baffled about how to take the first steps to make a change for yourself and your family; then a local educational charity can help you to find some answers.
UAE- Cooking up a kitchen design Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 1:17AMUAE- Cooking up a kitchen design
Cooking up a kitchen design Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 11:24PMDUBAI - Students from top universities across the region will pitch their eco-friendly designs to plan a futuristic kitchen at the second annual LG Conceptualife design competition being hosted at DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates today.
Modern medical center Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 8:17PMWhat does a modern $550 million hospital look like? Kaiser Permanente has built one answer in Ontario, suggesting that at least the hospital-building business is healthy.
Design icon Rams praises Apple, Ive Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 6:48PMGerman designer and "product architect" Dieter Rams, whose iconic work in the 1960s on such products as the Vitsoe 606 shelving system and Braun's hi-fi and kitchen appliances are still widely influential on designers such as Apple's Jonathan Ive, was recently interviewed by Fast Company Design and shared his thoughts on modern disposability, the principles of good design and the importance of ...
Dieter Rams: Apple designs are “a compliment” [Video] Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 9:04AMFamed designer Dieter Rams has described how, rather than being offended by the oft-commented similarity in themes between Apple’s hardware design and his own work, he takes it as a compliment that Jonathan Ives and the rest of the Apple team follow the same core tenets as he did. Speaking to Co.Design, Rams – whose uncomplicated [...]
The joys (and pains) of baking Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 7:40AMread more
Sponsored by Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 9:38AMTHE Chelsea Flower Show has reached new heights - with a garden in the sky. An Avatar-inspired garden that lifts people 25 metres into the air by crane is among the highlights of this year’s creations at the world’s most famous flower show.
Cal Flame Officially Launches Rays of Light(TM) Firepit Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 8:13AMLOS ANGELES -- Cal Spas, the world leader in stylish, Home Resort products is pleased to announce the official launch of the innovative Rays of Light Firepit, for its Cal Flame product line.
More Stores for the UK´s Fastest Growing Kitchen Retailer Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 5:34AMLEEDS, England, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ This year, Wren Kitchens http://www.wrenkitchens.com, the fitted kitchen specialist, plans to increase its network of stores from 20 to 27 across the UK. Seven new showrooms will open this summer in …
Exhibition Honoring Four Decades of Support from Collab Celebrates Modern and Contemporary Design Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:36AM"Valentine" Typewriter, Designed 1969. Designed by Ettore Sottsass, Italian (born Austria), 1917 - 2007. ABS plastic, Width: 17 1/8 inches (43.5 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Collab: The Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2005.
Miami Beach Luxury Condos Luxury and Elegant Lifestyle Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 8:04AMKeep in mind that there are no other residential properties that can ever surpass the quality and modern lifestyle that the Miami Beach luxury condos can provide to homeowners.
Stars given flower show preview Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 8:43AMCelebrities have had a sneak preview of this year's Chelsea Flower Show ahead of the event opening to the public on Tuesday.