Design Construction Concepts, a full-service design-build renovation firm, is pleased to announce the completion of a series of construction and renovation updates at JCC Chicago’s ‘Z’ Frank Apachi Day Camp in Northbrook, IL. Designed to be welcoming and accommodating, the 14,000-square-foot renovations to the pool house and outdoor pavilion are […]
Month: July 2020
You are likely working from home indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, your company meetings are virtual and you might not have the most functional or ideal desk setup. Weeks turned into months, and it’s about time you had some inspo on how to turn your kitchen table into […]
When the rainy season like this, the disease that usually lurks is dengue fever (DHF). This disease can affect anyone and anywhere. Therefore, the community should begin to take precautions to avoid this disease. It’s important to take precautions inside and outside your home to prevent mosquito breeding and hope […]
Lumber shortages are derailing some home improvement plans The lumber industry has been caught off guard by Canadians’ financial resilience during COVID-19, resulting in shortages that are derailing home improvement plans. According to data from Statistics Canada, 5.5 million Canadian workers have been affected by shutdowns, either through a drop […]
I will admit that at this point of the summer in New York City, I am yearning for a country escape. I envy every small town and hamlet dweller who counts more birds as neighbors than people, whose gardens are big and wild, whose local bodies of water are more […]
Caffrey & Associates, Special to Naples Daily News Published 6:00 a.m. ET July 25, 2020 CLOSE Vogue Interiors’ Salvatore Giso, IDS has completed the interior design for Stock Signature Homes’ furnished Mayfield III model in the Genoa neighborhood at Lakewood Ranch. (Photo: Diana Todorova) Vogue Interiors’ Salvatore Giso, IDS has completed […]
Matthew DeRobertis, Special to Scene Published 6:00 a.m. ET July 29, 2020 CLOSE This recipe is no recipe at all, it’s merely a suggestion. In other words, if you like to ad-lib in the kitchen and subscribe to the “cooking isn’t rocket science philosophy,” this non-recipe is for you. Few things rival […]
After spending months at home practicing stay-at-home orders, some Americans are itching to spruce up their space — and Modsy is looking to assist. Although over 50 million people have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, those with flexible work-from-home arrangements still have the means to spruce up […]
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Virtual interior design services had limited use before the pandemic, but with an ever-heightening emphasis on zero contact and socially distanced living — not to mention the increased amount of time people spend in their homes — these services are of more interest for multiple reasons: They’re fun to experiment […]
Pets. They come in many different forms: dogs, cats, reptiles, rodents, birds. We love our pets with zeal, no matter what form they may take. For example, I once had a seller whose pet was a ferret. The ferret lived in a cage in the kitchen. On nice days they […]
The market expects Floor Decor Holdings, Inc. (FND) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended June 2020. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company’s earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock […]
Orlando Soria premiered his new HGTV show, “Build Me Up.” So, how do his home looks stack up against HGTV’s veteran designers’? Find out here. Jillian Pretzel, provided by Published 3:30 pm CDT, Thursday, July 23, 2020 ‘Build Me Up’: Orlando Soria Reveals How Home Design Can Spark a Fresh Start […]
We’re a mother/daughter interior design and architectural company based in Jerusalem called Patt Interiors. I have been an Interior Designer for the last 25 years. My daughter, Moriah, joined me five years ago when she finished her architectural studies. I was born in Los Angeles and as a very little […]
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan urban farmer Francis Wachira credits a soil recycling company with keeping him afloat financially during the coronavirus crisis: it helped him to start producing herbs and vegetables on his tiny Nairobi plot. Ted Gachanga and Michael Kanywiria agronomists who co-own Sprout Organic company display samples of […]
After being stalled by the coronavirus pandemic, the housing market has again propped up going into the summer season. This is especially true given the latest upbeat data, which showed that U.S. home sales increased the most on record in June buoyed by historically low mortgage rates and pent-up spring […]
With much of the country working from home during the pandemic, homeowners are increasingly looking to touch up those drab spaces they now have to look at all day, every day. © Photographee.eu/Adobe Stock Wall paper room Whether the pale blue paint job you applied to your bathroom walls has […]
While staycationing at home this summer (sigh, sob), I have consoled myself by looking for ways to perk up my days and my house without draining my retirement fund. In particular, I have been seeking easy ways to make what’s old and tired look new and fresh, or at least […]
‘Good Bones’ Reveals 5 Decor Risks Worth Taking “Good Bones” stars Mina Starsiak and her mother, Karen Laine, have a knack for warm, homey designs. However, in their latest renovation, they go in a whole new direction. In the “Old Biker Bar” episode, Starsiak and Laine buy an Indianapolis house […]
The best places to relax, in my opinion are a great massage or the next best thing – a hot bath! Just sink in and let the stress melt away and trust me (or you can ask Chandler Bing) baths are therapeutic for women and men alike when rightly done. […]