Tip for Small Home: Storage Galore The key to ordered living is to have enough of the right kind of storage. Some sort of order is absolutely essential if you are not going to be in trouble because ... read more>>
The Country Kitchen The country kitchen as we understand it never really existed. A blend of nostalgia and nature, the style harks back to those traditional farmhouse kitchens which ... read more>>
Choose Right Flooring for Your Kitchen (1) Before choosing a flooring color or design, choose the proper materials. The ground rules are price, wear and tear, maintenance comfort and the type of atmosphere ... read more>>
Choose Right Flooring for Your Kitchen (2) Mosaic An ancient floor covering of glass silica, clay or marble chips, the cost of labor may yet make mosaic floors a relic. They are durable, noisy cared for lik ... read more>>
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Space-Saving Ideas Visualize bookshelves running right up and over a doorway and down the other side so that they frame the door. It is surprising how attractive this can look and how much can be stored.Where normal-siz ... read more>>
Start with Paint (1) Fresh paint, sympathetic colours and interesting decorative effects will transform the most unpromising raw material. You can create visual illusions, making ceilings appear lower or spaces larger, si ... read more>>
Start with Paint (2) USING WHITEIf your home is an interesting shape, full of architectural details such as arches, alcoves, moulded plasterwork and paneling, or if it has a ‘cottagey’ feel with beams and stai ... read more>>
Where to Put Shelves One obvious place to put shelves is in an alcove, perhaps one created by a chimneybreast. The advantage of alcoves for bookshelves is that the books are contained ... read more>>
Waste disposal Waste is an unavoidable by-product of human existence. The problem is that there is much too much of it. Even the smallest household produces a staggering abundan ... read more>>
