Having a tasteful mix of clean, Swedish design and subtle bursts of colour, Anna and Richard Wright have created their small house in Stockholm, Sweden, a playful retreat for their family of five. Located in…
In designing my daughters’ mixed nursery and “big girl” room, I hunted out products that carried my own aesthetic in the rest of the home in their space too, producing a magical sanctuary of serenity…
Computers started out as discrete objects to be placed on top of furniture — a PC on the desk, a laptop around the dining table. An iPad on the kitchen counter. However, computing devices’ destiny…
Ever since I have serious about cooking, I have attempted to put money into durable, high-quality, non-toxic pieces for my own kitchen. Here’s a group of my own favorite and most-used cooking gear (and some…
When there’s plenty of rain and the water table is high, running the sprinkler system daily keeps both the yard and the lawn nourished and healthy, but you have to use water more efficiently in…
When the blade drive belt on a Craftsman lawn mower wears, it loosens and starts to slip. Each the event the blades won’t rotate. Blade drive belts on Craftsman lawn mowers aren’t designed to be…
Seeing people bringing a tall ladder or electricity tool from a neighbor’s home to theirs is a frequent sight in my block. In the evenings a lot of us sit outside on the front porch…
Once hardly habitable, this historical Rotterdam, Netherlands, home now boasts a modern interior with its original bones. Architects Fabiana Toni and Rocco Reukema purchased it as part of an initiative to rescue historical buildings. “For…
Why is it that we love outdoor showers much? Can it be the little exhibitionist in us all which gets a thrill out of being nude outside? Can it be that the heat (or cold)…
As we usher in the first official times of winter, let’s think about how to make our environment a little cozier. The feeling of warmth can come from so much more than a blanket. This…