What we see, experience and stuff into our suitcase on our annual summer break has an increasing influence on our homes. Holidaymakers return from a pampering stay wanting to recreate the relaxing mood of their time off, from the marble-clad bathrooms to the plates they ate from. And few of ... Read More »
A case in point is the Pacific Northwest where trends are bucked with every new experience, generalisations are redundant and everything’s just that little bit different – and purposely so. Bookended loosely by the Pacific Ocean at its westernmost edge and the Rocky Mountains to the east, the region is ... Read More »
Have you moved to your dream house? When you were living in a shared room of a hostel or PG, the thought of your own house was always hidden inside your mind. Now, it is time to decorate your house as you like. With simple, but amazing home decor tricks, ... Read More »
Lauren Henkin’s photographic work explores our relationship to nature in this an era in which that relationship is perpetually mediated by technology and mass production. For example, in her new “Botanical” series, she photographed silk flowers up close. Printed at a scale relative to the human body and cropped to ... Read More »
Oh, what one can discover while pedaling through Boise. Nearly a year ago, Candy Miller and I set off to explore neighborhoods within the city as I considered where to purchase a home. We found treasures in each of the areas we visited. We spoke with numerous residents who shared ... Read More »
IAN Lundy and Miranda Hunt’s historic home is the type of property that feels harmonious in every possible way. There is a harmony between the rustic original 1800s farmhouse and the sleek new addition at the home’s rear as well as a special kind of harmony that comes from the ... Read More »
Lots of couples run their own winery. Walter and Katie Novosel run their own wine trail. It stretches like a fruitful vine over 18 west-to-east miles along state Route 208 in the Amish country of Lawrence and Mercer counties northwest of Pittsburgh. It also features stops for hard cider and ... Read More »
Visit the early 20th century home of Dr. Torsten Behrens and Josephine Zagarella and there are no signs of the hidden surprises the couple faced during its renovation. Sure they knew that the old carpeting, wallcoverings and paint colors had to go. It was clear that the kitchen and bathrooms ... Read More »
Dear Gail: We just moved into a new house and we’re really stuck as where to start on the decorating. When we moved we decided not to take anything with us since what we had was dated and we were just tired of it. So now we are a bit ... Read More »
AUSTIN – You may remember a story we told you last April about a local woman designing and building the first two container homes in Austin. Now they’re complete, sitting side by side on East 51st Street. They’re the brainchild of Austin architect and designer Patrice Rios. We first visited ... Read More »
ABU DHABI // Educators have welcomed the introduction of “moral education” to school curriculums, as thousands of them prepare to return to the classrooms today. The initiative was announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. It aims to ... Read More »
Liberia’s public schools are failing. After years of civil war followed by the 2014 Ebola epidemic, the Ministry of Education does not have the capacity to run the national school system. Teachers often aren’t paid, and as a result, often don’t show up. Many students don’t either. More than 60% ... Read More »
