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Update Your Living Room in Five Easy Steps
Filed under: Your Home, Living Room, Projects, Design, etc
Some pattern, a sisal rug and a coat of black paint are just a few easy ingredients to update your living room. Photo: Monica Pedersen
Save yourself some remodeling money and try these steps for an affordable makeover with impact.
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Eco-Lingo: Deconstruction
Wait, don’t swing! Photo: ptkphoto, Getty RF.
Eco-lingo is being tossed around left and right these days. We’re demystifying common terms to help you figure out which words are the real deal… and which are just green jargon.
Today’s word: Deconstruction
Definition: Also known as “green d…
A look back in time
It all started as minor mystery that compelled me to look further into the history of our home—and town. While our home was listed as being built in 1897, the accompanying historical document had a term of 1893. What was the real date…and how would I find out? And while I was at it, how did…
Life in the fast lane
Well, here we are in mid-August, pretty much at the half-way point. Mostly, we’re feeling like old pros at that construction stuff; we are able to navigate through the many decisions and are enjoying the highs of the TOH experience. While we have many time-sensitive decisions and sleepless nig…
How to compose ourselves heard
When we first started looking at our home, it took us a lot of date to figure out how to navigate through the complicated layout. It was easy to get disoriented within floors, staircases, rooms and directions. And with four floors, including the basement, there’s a good 50 feet amoung the top and …
How precisely *should* one lounge on the veranda?
When our home was built in 1897, the front was for socializing, hence the large, wrap-around porch, or veranda. Initially, we have been focused on transforming the back yard by building a deck, patio and terraced yard. However, we have become increasingly enamored with the front veranda—in f…
Built-in bench or seating wall?
photo: Russell Kaye
We feel we’ve come up with a great design for our landscape through the diligent efforts of our site designer, Stephanie Hubbard (SiteCreative), in collaboration with Roger Cook. Starting with a sloping back yard, the heavy lifting has focused on the design of a patio, and…