July 6, 2011 - Posted by Nate Fulton - 0 Comments
Most homes nowadays come equipped with a garage space. This is often a space in which we either park our cars or store all of our stuff that we don’t know where to store elsewhere. While these uses are common–and the purpose of having a garage in the first place–there are other alternatives for a garage that are much more fun and useful. So move all your stuff into a Calgary self storage unit, because it’s time to renovate.
Art Space
If you’re an artist, the garage is a great space for you to express yourself. You could
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July 6, 2011 - Posted by Ryan Mayo - 0 Comments
In a word, yes. Here are some quick and easy decorating tips for your home that can be done on a thrifty budget.
Enhance Old Furniture with Fabrics
Before you throw out the faded sofa that’s old enough to register for its own driver’s license, consider updating it with new fabrics. A set of decorative pillows is a quick and easy way to give old furniture new life, without having to spend a lot of time and money on replacing or reupholstering. Find a decorative throw that you can place over an old sofa or chair to hide any stains, blemishes or tears in the original fabric. Make your room décor seasonal by selecting pillows and throws made with lighter fabrics, like linen, for the warmer months, and heavier fabrics for when it gets colder.
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July 6, 2011 - Posted by Zara Maddocks - 0 Comments
Recently Centsational Girl began a terrific little weekly Best of the Blogosphere round-up that Ive really enjoyed checking out. When this idea popped up by Ruffled, it reminded me immediately of these West Elm lanterns that I used in this outdoor inspiration board for the May issue of San Diego Magazine.
Pretty similar, right?
So simple and so lovely these would look beautiful around a garden party or as centerpieces for a wedding. And I love that theyre made out of the metal found on a used radiator cover!!
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July 5, 2011 - Posted by Ryan Mayo - 0 Comments
Before we answer the question of how to design your office, we need to define what an office is. After all, just as the expression “National Office Furniture” sounds fairly generic, so is the concept of an office. An office can be a small room in your home from where you actually work, or a small, private room that is used for business-related work even if your actual livelihood is earned elsewhere. On the other hand, an office can be a huge room partitioned off into sections, rather like a national newspaper headquarters or a factory. Some offices are large and impersonal, while others are small and intimate. A l
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July 5, 2011 - Posted by Nate Fulton - 0 Comments
London’s Tower Bridge
With the wedding of the century nearly upon us, all attention has turned to the royal motherland we left behind three centuries ago. Beyond just Beefeaters and blood pudding, England has a rich culture based largely on their historical architecture.
In the 19th century, quarries, especially those in Aberdeen, produced huge amounts of granite which were used domestically as well as shipped across Europe, America and Australia. A wide variety of colors found in British granite were the result of distinctive geological compositions unique to that region.
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