Bathroom Towel Storage Options Series Part Three-Open Shelves

Welcome back to my Bathroom Towel Storage Option Series! This time we will look at various options for storing towels on open shelves in a bathroom.  Enjoy the very diverse designs shown in the photos below.  Blessings.  …susan Source: Bathrooms by Chris Casson Madden ^The built-in shelves seen in the photo above serves many functions including a shelf for a television, audio controls, books

Bathroom Towel Storage Options Series Part Two-Furniture

Continuing my Bathroom Towel Storage Options Series, this post will focus on storing towels in a piece of furniture in your bathroom. I hope the photos shown below give you ideas for your bathroom.  Blessings.  …susan ^Source: Great Baths Collection ^Source: Villa Decor by Betty Lou Phillips   ^Source: Villa Decor by Betty Lou Phillips   ^Source Unknown- if you know the source

Bathroom Towel Storage Option Series Part One-Vanity

Welcome to my Bathroom Towel Storage Option Series. Over the next two weeks I will publish several posts showing options for bathroom towel storage. This first post will give you ideas for storing your bathroom towels in the bathroom vanity.  You will find some towels are folded while others are rolled. Enjoy!  Source: Beautiful Baths 2008 ^The white towels perfectly folded in the photo

Storing Wine In Your Kitchen: Mistakes to Avoid

As a follow up to my Storing Wine In Your Kitchen Series, I want to share with you some mistakes to avoid. 1. Make sure the openings for storing wine is deep enough so that the wine bottle doesn’t stick out too far. 2. Don’t make the opening so tight it only fits the standard size wine bottle (750 ml). The 1.5 liter size wine bottle (magnum) is also very popular and I recommend that your

Bungalow Details Exterior

What defines an Arts & Crafts bungalow? What makes it different from other small, one or one-and-a-half story houses? Many say that it's hard to describe, but you know one when you see it. And knowing one when you see it is all about knowing how to spot the details. With Arts & Crafts homes, it is often the way the details are combined, and the philosophy they represent, that makes a house an authentic Arts and Crafts bungalow. It is not just knee braces in the gable, nor a river rock column, or a three part front window.


In their latest book, bungalow experts Jane Powell and Linda Svendsen identify the finer points and visual characteristics that make a bungalow a bungalow, and show how to incorporate these important details into your bungalow. The authors skillfully explain how to identify the details and the ways of blending them, and offer insight into the Arts & Crafts philosophy behind their use.

A sleeping porch, a pergola, an exposed rafter tail, an extensive use of wood, stone, and brick: none of these things by themselves characterize a bungalow. With Bungalow Details, however, anyone can become a bungalow expert, and be able to confidently "know a bungalow when they see one."

Jane Powell is the proprietor of House Dressing, a business dedicated to renovating and preserving old homes. She is a frequent lecturer and consultant, and is the author of Bungalow Kitchens and Bungalow Bathrooms.

Linda Svendsen, a graduate of Music and Art High School and Parsons School of Design in New York, has been a renowned photographer for more than thirty years. Her work is showcased in numerous magazines and books; she is the author of Bicycle: Around the World.

House Colors: Exterior Color by Style of Architecture

House Colors is the most comprehensive resource ever compiled on choosing exterior house colors. Sorted by architectural style, this format will allow the reader to pinpoint the colors that will best suit their style of home. It is the ultimate resource for those looking to achieve exceptional color combinations, from subtle to bold, that are so difficult to achieve without professional design assistance. The information included will supply the homeowner with all of the resource information from manufacturers and retailers that are needed to provide dazzling professional results that will increase the beauty of the home and neighborhood, increase curb appeal and add value to the property while creating pride of ownership for the homeowner.

HOUSE COLORS Susan Hershman Beautiful, well-chosen exterior color can add significant value to any home investment, not to mention fill its owners with a sense of pride. But finding the right colors through trial and error isn't an easy task. A color that looks good on the manufacturer's tiny paint chip won't necessarily look great on your house.
With homes organized by architectural style, Susan Hershman provides the information you need to achieve inspired results as painlessly as possible, without all the confusion and guesswork. House Colors contains photographs of hundreds of homes with successful color combinations that work-from the main house color to the trim to the smallest accents.
Included for each house are specific names and numbers of the products and materials used, including paint, stucco, stone, roofing materials, lighting, and door hardware. The comprehensive resource section contains manufacturer and retailer contact information, making a seamless connection between what you see here and how to achieve the same results at home. Hershman also shares painting tips and explains the basics of color and design. The painstaking research has already been done for you, making House Colors your ultimate resource for ideas, inspiration, and information that will guide you to achieving the beautiful home of your dreams.
Susan Hershman is a talented interior architect who received her BFA in interior architecture from California College of Arts (CCA). She received an MA in Art from San Francisco State University and a BFA in Art from Moore College of Art and Design. Having worked as a designer in some of the country's award-winning design/architectural firms, she is currently the principal of her own design company, STUDIO+ONE:DESIGN, which focuses on interior design and color consultation. She resides with her husband and son in Oakland, California.

Storing Wine In Your Kitchen Series Part Five-

Welcome to the final post of my Storing Wine In Your Kitchen Series. To view the previous posts, click here for post one, here for post two, here for post three, and here for post four. During the time that I have been working on my Storing Wine In Your Kitchen Series, I happened to have dinner at Giovanni’s- which happens to be my favorite restaurant in Nashville. With wine storage options on

Luxury French Bathroom Designs Inspiration with Nice Layout

These are the pictures of beautiful bathroom designs that can become the inspiration of designing a modern bathroom. These homy and cozy French Bathroom Inspirations with Nice Layout are inspired from the minimalist and modern bathroom designs mostly wanted by new home owners as the nice and clean finishes can create a stylish and wonderful look. The dim lighting placed near the mirror reflects luxury of the modern bathroom. Besides, the colorful candles with the cool and dim light bring the romantic atmosphere that can make every one relaxed.

Luxury French Bathroom Designs Inspiration with Nice Layout

These homy and cozy French Bathroom Inspiration with Nice Layout are inspired from the minimalist and modern bathroom designs mostly wanted by new home owners as the nice and clean finishes can create a stylish and wonderful look. The dim lighting placed near the mirror reflects luxury of the modern bathroom. Besides, the colorful candles with the cool and dim light bring the romantic atmosphere that can make every one relaxed.

Luxury Indoor Swimming Pool Design and Ideas

These are the pictures of beautiful indoor swimming pool in a house which can become the the model in designing a swimming pool in your home.

When you are looking for the Luxury Indoor Swimming Pool Design and Ideas, then the sample indoor displayed possibly become the best and latest inspiration of indoor pool designs. The choice of the ceramic,models and style of the indoor pool shown really reflects the modernism. So, why don’t you soon design your indoor pool as the pool presented , then you will soon have different atmosphere coming to your house. You should not go to the public swimming pool anymore since you now have your private pool.

Nice Blue Wash Basin for Small Bathroom

Find the bathroom interior design with blue wash basin ideas in these pictures.
Novello Italian company with its range Saeed stunning evidence to suggest that the small bathroom furniture can be very beautiful. Combines this group and refine the ceramic wash basins and traditional furniture capacious bathroom. Laundry in the coffers in the forms of asymmetric and charming and supplemented with wash-basins tops are made of different materials such as crystal, stainless steel and Corian. There are also many types of wall mount cabinets and shelves creative in this group, which is in perfect harmony with the wash basins. Mirrors that offered in various finishes and can be supplied with LED lights along the frame. And amazing solutions and stylish furniture, bright colors. The most attractive of which is a set of bathroom violet. This color stands out in a curved line of furniture and make it more fine-tuned.