Author: Fattle
An Architect's 1901 Home in Pennsylvania
June 16, 2019
“Home renovations are like childbirth — quite debilitating but fast forgotten, overshadowed by the happiness of the finished product,” says architect Lenore Davies of Pripstein + Davies. After looking at nearly 50 homes, Lenore and Marc Davies eventually found what they were searching for: a 1901 gem in their dream place in Pennsylvania, surrounded by […]
Guest Picks: Wooden Whimsy
June 13, 2019
Don’t you just love when lovely design and perform intersect? I’m always watching out for gorgeous toys and kids room decoration which both seem amazing and spark creativity. These wooden, whimsical wonders fit the bill. — Heather out of Cool Progeny Enchanted Tree – $350 Enchanted Trees out of Cocoon Couture are the epitome of […]
16 Stunners In an English Garden Center
June 11, 2019
After a dry, benign winter in England, the weather fought in April. The country had the wettest April on record, and our gardens have endured. With the arrival of May, we’ve had a respite as well as a opportunity to repair winter damage and replant where required. The end result: Our garden facilities today are […]
Iconic San Francisco Victorian Remodel
June 8, 2019
After surviving two major earthquakes — including the catastrophic one in 1906 — and many homeowners, this 1890 Victorian in San Francisco was in need of some TLC. Homeowner John Clarke Mills purchased the house with the intention of restoring and decorate it with sustainable materials and high tech capabilities. With four years of hard […]
The Ecofriendly Kitchen: Light Your Kitchen Right
June 5, 2019
Smart kitchen lighting goes beyond replacing your old bulbs with more efficient models. Reducing energy consumed by lighting doesn’t have to be hard with a kitchen that’s designed for flexibility and uses their very energy-efficient lighting of natural daylight. Look to your light switches as an important place to conserve money and energy, because turning […]
How to Rent Your Downstairs Apartment
March 4, 2019
It’s becoming more common to observe that a garage or first floor of a home turned into an apartment for lease income. These types of flats are often called in-law units, named after a location for your own mother-in-law to stay when visiting. Usually an in-law unit is a studio or one bedroom that has […]
How Many Kitchen Recessed Lights Do I Need?
March 1, 2019
When calculating the amount of recessed lighting fixtures you require, you need to take into consideration the square footage to be illuminated and the angle of the light pattern projected by each fixture, which depends on the type of bulbs you are using. The height of the ceiling is a third variable, but you can […]
How Soon to Plant After Tilling?
February 26, 2019
Tilling turns and mixes the soil to aerate it, improve drainage and also make it simpler to plant in. Tilling can also free buried weed seeds and also disrupt the delicate balance of microorganisms that keep the nutrients in the soil. When to till your garden is located in part on the number of months […]
DIY Vintage Kitchen Decor
February 21, 2019
The small things make the biggest difference in a customized vintage kitchen. An authentic vintage kitchen, over time, would inherit accents, accessories and fixes which were distinctive and one-of-a-kind. Make your very own clever decor items — which each have an individual postage — using cast-offs, recycled cookware and unexpected juxtapositions to function functional as […]
Antique Sewing Machines: Tailor Made for Nostalgic Decor
February 16, 2019
My maternal grandmother, Nana, would have been 100 years old this season if she had been still with us. She was a master carpeting sewer before the late 1960s. A few years after retiring from the trade, she began having grandchildren, and her lifelong sewing skills were transferred into an yearly tradition of making us […]