Blog by Beebe Cline, PREC*
September 25th, 2011
Toe-kick lighting in the kitchen or bathroom can be both practical and good-looking. While it serves as a type of path light for rooms where extra safety measures are needed, it can also add a sense of warmth and depth to a room. The cost of installing LED light strips (what many contractors suggest using), can add up quickly, but the team at BY DESIGN Custom Remodeling in Hawaii has come u ...
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Vitamin V
September 25th, 2011
Is
your room so long and narrow that when you walk in you start looking
for black balls with 3 holes in them and suddenly get the urge to wear
tacky shoes with a big size number on the back? Hey, bowling alleys are
great! They are one of the few places where I can chew bubble gum and
blow giant bubbles without the slightest embarrassment. Well,
unless you love the ambience of a b ...
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Vitamin V
September 25th, 2011
What
worked for 1948 society does not necessarily lend itself well to modern
life, so when architect Mark Hammer was hired to add on to this
International Style home, he had some serious rearranging to do. "The
home had a very formal arrangement with absolutely no connection to
modern family living," he says. His intervention needed to provide a new
heart for the sprawling home an ...
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Vitamin V
September 24th, 2011
For a sophisticated upgrade that won’t break the bank, consider introducing high-gloss paint to your interiors. Anything from a coffee table to your walls will experience an instant transformation under the guise of this shiny and chic choice — and with the right prep, a little patience and a free weekend, you can even make some of these changes yourself. Wondering what pieces of yours migh ...