Is anyone else getting tired of the all white kitchen? I get the allure – all that brightness and light. But it’s everywhere, and to be honest, it’s getting a bit cookie cutter-ish. I like color. Bold color. The bottom half of the paint chip strip color. Lately, I’ve been loving the trend of blue kitchen cabinets. We recently completed…
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Back in October, we toured Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Wright was a true genius, and developed the Prairie style over many years. The Robie House is the epitome of that style. This post continues our series on identifying house styles, so let’s take a look at how to identify Prairie style homes. Built in…
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I’m always on the lookout for family vacation ideas – fun things to see and do, or great places to visit. But, once all three kids got bigger, it was just about impossible for us to stay in one hotel room. Luckily, we found the perfect solution: vacation home rentals. Would you rather stay in a hotel or a home…
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Note: All photos are the property of and are used with permission from WheelHaus Luxury Rolling Cabins. When it comes to tiny homes, you probably have more options than you realize for obtaining one. You can build one from scratch, you can buy a prefab kit, or you can purchase a modular home that is delivered to your location completely…
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You’re probably used to seeing terrazzo floors in public spaces, like hospitals, schools, malls, airports or banks. But it’s also great for residential construction. In it’s simplest form, it provides a clean, continuous surface that is perfect for today’s open floor plan homes. At the opposite end, it can be used to create intricate designs with different patterns and multiple…
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