Mark and Kelley Ash have kept busy designing, building and reimagining their North Alabama farmhouse for the previous few decades. The couple — he is an architect in Element Planning; she’s an artist — constructed the original shotgun-style farmhouse at 2011, then inserted another 700 square feet two decades later. Together they have dug holes, …
Like many fantastic ideas, this one started with a sketch on a cocktail napkin. While having dinner with their builder Carl Jones, Mary Beth and Dan McCrary shared their design ideas for a rustic log cabin in the mountains of Alabama and Jones drawn up an easy blueprint that night. Two decades later, that drawing …
Using intelligent DIY procedures, Craigslist bargains and substances from big-box shops, interior design bunch Percy Bright and Tara Mangini have fashioned a gorgeous custom made style due to their three-story, early-20th-century row house in South Philadelphia. They utilized laths to create a rustic wood accent wall, repurposed vintage green theater chairs for a trendy row …
Curtis Popp includes a great deal of love and respect for the quirky small cottages in the woods at Lake Tahoe’s western border. “Lots of Swiss and German folks settled in this area and added their contemporary spin on Hansel and Gretel–ish information, like the railings on our balcony,” says the owner of architect and …
Ladies love a little bit of sparkle. Glitter and sequins may fill our wardrobes, and we frequently go gaga over diamonds and pearls. Along with our love of shimmer transcends closets and jewelry — we frequently need some bling within our home decor too. Where mercury glass comes from, that is. Mercury glass is quite …
It’s an exciting period for layout in China. With a fast expanding rich class and a newly revived appreciation for its rich aesthetic legacy, China has surfaced over the global interior design landscape, yielding exciting new thoughts and strategies to modern living. China Home: Inspirational Design Suggestions (Tuttle Publishing, 2012), by distinguished photographer Michael Freeman …
Bathroom remodels have been taking off in the past couple of decades — today the toilet’s design is just as important as the kitchen, making baths with a universal appeal in design and aesthetics more in demand than ever before. And that includes light. Younger homeowners may like the ambiance and vibe of coloured LEDs …
With the support of designer Amity Worrel, James Spindler and Mina Kumar finally have a place to call home. In the previous 10 decades, they’ve moved 11 times, from Chicago to New York to Hong Kong. “We’ve never owned a house before,” Kumar says. It is simply amazing for all of us to finally have …
When designer Kelley Motschenbacher and her husband moved from their shore house in Corona del Mar for this’50s ranch in Ojai, Calif., they knew they had their work cut out for them. Inspired by the surrounding citrus farms, they decided to go for a modern country look, which she describes as”modern details with country thrown …
Continuing my short look at the shape of residential floor plans, this harvest of houses share U-shaped plans rather common. In every case an outdoor area is defined by the shape. By wrapping this space on three sides that the homes also look at themselves, obtaining a unique perspective and a solid amount of control …