My Houzz: Sweet Styling Details in a D.C. Apartment (18 photos)

21 of the Best Online Lighting Stores (Great List)

I would like to welcome you to our list of the 20 best online lighting stores in 2018. Much like you, I wanted to find some amazing lamps and other lighting fixtures online for my home, so I sat down and compiled a list of stores and what they offer. I also noted whether they are U.S. based and the city whenever possible. This was important to me for availing myself of that info when considering both quality and shipping time. So, here it is. List of stores that sell lighting online 1. Lighting Direct: This is a U.S. company, based

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Summer Camp for Girls, Construction Edition (8 photos)

Sir James Dyson: 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know (Very Interesting Guy)

My wife and I have a Dyson vacuum.  It’s an upright cordless model.  It works well.  It’s loud, but it does a good job.  I wish Dyson would set his sights on a noiseless vacuum.  We’re not as enamoured with it as we thought we’d be, but don’t regret getting it either. This article isn’t about my wife and me; it’s about Sir James Dyson.  It’s a lighthearted write-up setting out interesting facts about the man, his past, accomplishments and his company.  While overall I salute Dyson because he has a knack for creating products that people are willing to

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Protecting Your Pet From Your Yard and Your Yard From Your Pet (17 photos)

32 Different Types of Aster Flowers for Your Garden

Asters belong to the sunflower family and has over 600 species of which only 180 are recognised today as true asters. For the past 4,000 years, these flowers were cultivated as ornaments. People also used to burn them in the belief that its smoke would ward off evil spirits. Revolutionaries that took part in the Hungarian revolution in the 20th century all placed asters in their hats and caps. The event is remembered as the “Aster Revolution.” The name aster originated from the Greek word for star as reference to the flower’s star-shaped flowerheads. Asters are also known as frost

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Glam Black-and-White Bathroom Overlooks the Hollywood Hills (5 photos)

This Summer’s Bestselling Bathroom Vanities (163 photos)

Enjoy Your Summer Garden — Here’s What to Do in July (10 photos)

It’s hot outside, and in the midst of planning your Fourth of July barbecue and prepping the pool for months of heavy use, remember that your plants are also waiting for a cool summer drink. Water, prune, feed and plant; before you know it fall will be here. And while you’re doing all that, enjoy your…

SOMA Loft House by Studio VARA

Offering spectacular Bay Bridge views, this two-level loft was an uninspired white box chopped up into many small rooms. Having worked with the owners on another home in the Carmel Valley, the designers wanted to bring a similar warm, modern and spacious character to this loft that celebrates the view while offering two-bedroom suites for overnight guests. To accomplish these goals, walls & soffits were first removed to expose concrete. Now pared down to the essentials, the space was reimagined as a composition of planes and volumes in warm materials: concrete, wire-brushed and waxed European white oak, gunmetal gray panels

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