What is it about technology that makes us nervous yet giddy? We want it but just can’t seem to catch up. How do you stay on top of it? If you have an endless budget, it’s one thing, but most of us are on a limited budget.
It’s all about reconnecting with nature and making your garden personal. The Outdoor Living Room is such a huge trend, but more than that, an eternal experience we all desire to relax and celebrate life!
Usually pre-fabricated homes have a reputation for having cookie-cutter designs, but
BluHomes have been compared to the designs of Eichler and Franklin Lloyd Wright-
far above the ordinary home.
The happiest place on earth can now be in your own backyard! HGTV has teamed up with the talented folks with Disney’s Imagineering to turn the magic of Mickey’s Sorcerer’s hat from Fantasia to your landscaping and garden!
It is always outdoor living time, but in the Spring and Summer, more than ever. Billy Derian is a Landscape Designer and Builder turned TV host who says he likes to size up a client’s landscape style by not only looking at what they wear, but also what they drive!
Every year Consumer Reports Magazine goes undercover and shop for grills just like you and me but then fires them up side by side with hundreds of hours of cooking hundreds of steaks, chicken, fish, you name it! Funny thing, we're seeing lots of RED grills this year!
I’d like you to meet my new “pet” – I’m calling her Mandy who is actually a Monarch Butterfly caterpillar, with the major munchies~! Her crazy appetite is a good sign because Mandy is dining on the essential plant that is a Monarch magnet in any garden – It is known as the Milkweed plant!
I live in Earthquake Country, Los Angeles, but no matter where you live, it's important to have a Survival Kit so you could survive nomatter what kind of emergency, or disaster strikes. The idea is to be able to make it on your own with enough water, food and supplies for 3-4 weeks.
It is perhaps one of the largest and certainly one of my favorite Home Design Tours in the country – The Pasadena Showcase House. Now in it’s 47th year, the home being renovated this time to raise funds for children’s music programs, has quite the historic, and architectural past.
I got to interview TV Designer Stephen Saint-Onge, whose articles you read in Better Homes and Gardens, about his philosophy and solutions, which are beautifully outlined in his new book, No Place Like Home. Since he is also a photographer, he suggests...
Turquoise is SOoooo 2010! For this year, think PINK! We are already seeing it in fashion from clothing to bags and the trend forecasters at Pantone are predicting the color "Honeysuckle" is the it shade of pink to consider for the home.
Imagine the thrill of having the folks at This Old House come knocking on your door to renovate your historic home? That is what happened to Kurt and Mary Albrecht in the quaint hillside community of Silverlake, Los Angeles, CA.
