Poor Wedgwood blue. It fell in with the wrong crowd from the 1980s, and it’s still trying to distance itself from its own peach- and mauve-checkered past. Nevertheless with an upgraded palette and a modern sensibility, this much-maligned colour — which takes its title from the iconic 18th-century design firm that introduced it feels reborn.… Continue reading Wedgwood Blue Returns
How Do Bankruptcy Avoid a Foreclosure in an Upside Down Mortgage?
Bankruptcy isn’t a step to be considered lightly. It remains on your credit report from seven to ten decades, based on the chapter you record. The automatic stay prevents creditors from proceeding with litigation and collection efforts. If you’re behind on your mortgage payments and facing foreclosure, the perfect bankruptcy can prevent foreclosure. You will… Continue reading How Do Bankruptcy Avoid a Foreclosure in an Upside Down Mortgage?
What Is the charge to Turn an Attic Into a Living Space With a Raised Roof?
If your growing family leaves you feeling threatening within the walls of your home, renovating the attic can serve as an effective and economical way to increase your space. The normal attic remodel, like a 15-foot dormer to get additional headroom, prices $49,438 as of 2014, according to a report by “Remodeling Magazine.” Attic Living… Continue reading What Is the charge to Turn an Attic Into a Living Space With a Raised Roof?
Could Odorless Polyurethane Be Used for Wood Tabletops?
The fumes in traditional finishes, including lacquer and varnish, are a factor to consider when deciding on the perfect way to complete a tabletop. Waterborne polyurethanes don’t have the same wires, however they don’t have all the same qualities as these substances, either. In some instances, that can be a good thing. Polyurethane Chemistry Solvent-based… Continue reading Could Odorless Polyurethane Be Used for Wood Tabletops?
6 Ways to Reduce the Kitchen Island
The hardworking kitchen island could be an extremely functional and beautiful centerpiece of a kitchen design, and it’s one of the most popular features of a contemporary kitchen. Nevertheless, it’s only one way to go. In certain spaces an island may sense more awkward than useful. If you’re feeling the urge to break away from… Continue reading 6 Ways to Reduce the Kitchen Island
A Tepee in the Trees Defies the Ordinary
This 100-acre land in Chester County, Pennsylvania, provides an abundance of opportunities for adventure and is steeped in historical significance. It was here in the lush grasslands where Texas cattle ranchers found relief to their herds in the drought-scorched pastures of the Southwest. The property is full of woods of climbable hardwood trees where wild… Continue reading A Tepee in the Trees Defies the Ordinary
Reclaimed Design in an 1880s Loft
Developer Brian Mendelssohn says his Pennsylvania loft looked like a “1980s office building with lousy fall ceilings everywhere” when he first purchased it. To cozy up the area, which is placed within a 130-year-old building which was once home to Arsenal Bank, he spent a year renovating, adding thick wood trim, reproduction light fixtures, a… Continue reading Reclaimed Design in an 1880s Loft
Conventional Meets Modern in a Missouri Farmhouse
The name Porch House is apt to get this house for a family of four southwestern Missouri, given the way the porch wraps four sides of this home plan plan. However, a fast glance in the design, by Matthew Hufft of Hufft Projects, reveals that the porch is … quite un-porch-like. Where would be the… Continue reading Conventional Meets Modern in a Missouri Farmhouse
The Enticing Garden: How to Grow Bananas
Those peanuts in the supermarket are when compared with this yummy and exciting cultivars you can develop yourself if your climate permits. Their flavors vary from the vanilla notes of Blue Java to the tartness of this Apple banana, their colours vary from light blue to bright crimson, and they’re found in shapes which range… Continue reading The Enticing Garden: How to Grow Bananas
Permit Purple Passion Infuse Your Own Property
Purple is the perfect median between both main hues — less competitive than red but more lively than blue. Really, author Brad Thor summed this up nicely when he explained, “From the political angle, so I am trying to become apolitical if you will. I mean people say, ‘Are you a red state or blue… Continue reading Permit Purple Passion Infuse Your Own Property