If there’s an afterlife, and if I somehow end up in hell – I’m certain I’ll be grouting for all eternity. Grouting, for me, combines the worst of all things: the time crunch, a horrific mess with risk of ruining all the tile work you spent hours (or days) doing just prior, and the nightmarish […]
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Dressing Up an Archway with Fluted Casing and Rosettes
2023 Update: As my dining room trim work design starts getting underway, my construction strategy is to begin at the edges and work my way into the core of the room. So, near the top of the “start-building-it’” list is framing-out the dining room archway – and I’m planning to use wide fluted casings, rosettes and […]
7 Decor Tips to Achieve a Beautiful Home
This guest post is by Interior Decorating enthusiast, Jessica Christian. We all love the idea of having a beautiful home, even me, and I am about the least domesticated goddess that you will ever find! However, I have found that I take great pleasure in making my home look good, to the best of my […]
Trim Work Design Tips: From Casing to Crown Molding
So I’m finally ready to begin a long-overdue dining room architectural trim work design, and I want it to include all the classics: fluted casings, crown molding, shadow boxes. Maybe some textured faux finish or wallpaper accents? Possibly a hardwood floor as well?? A project like this can be a very significant undertaking. But before […]
Dining Room Design Accents: Wallpaper within Shadow Boxes
Moving now into the final phases of the dining room trim work design, the original vision for the room is becoming a full-blown reality. What started as a nice (but somewhat stark) dining area is now taking on a completely different overall personality. To me, this is the power of architectural trim work – and […]
Sturdy and Stylish Curtains for Your Home
This guest post is by Interior Decorating enthusiast, Eva Stephen. I don’t know what it is about prefabricated curtains, but the flimsy rods, overly decorative hooks and the tiny screws just end up looking cheap, unstable and unappealing. Sometimes we just need a little more DIY elegance than the hardware store has to offer. In this tutorial, […]
Floor Plan Design Trends in New Modern Homes
This guest post was written by George Hale, owner of H. Hudson Homes Modern home builders design functional floor plans that perform efficiently and maximize space. While new modern homes use similar design concepts, not all the floor plans are the same. By knowing which type of floor plan suits you and your family the […]
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