Passive design, for those not in the know, sounds blah. But passive design is good, especially for the environment. Climate change is a global issue that affects all of us.…
Internet is full of color palettes, color swatches, or color combinations, if you know where to look. That’s one of the advantages of this age—search engines are our friends. So…
Do you belong to Team Neutrals or Team Colors? You don’t have to be super self-aware to know the answer. Just look at your wardrobe, the things you consider precious,…
How do you use the golden ratio in interior design? An example would be using the rule of three, which I talked about recently and how this can be used…
These are the six paint colors of the MOVE paint color palette of Boysen Color Trend 2022/23. Move and get your blood flowing with these colors in your home. The…
Three—that seems to be the magic number in designing interior spaces. The rule of three does not apply only to interior design but also in math, writing, photography, computer programming,…
Is minimalism really on its way out? That seems to be the consensus of popular international interior designers since 2020 when the pandemic changed the way we lived our lives.…
A previous post focused on a pitched roof as an important feature in our vernacular architecture, a style of building which did not involve professional architects. This is the building…
There is an important feature—a pitched roof—in our vernacular architecture that can best be considered by prospective homeowners before they start building their homes. Vernacular architecture is an architectural style…
Summer yum goes hand in hand with summer fun, and what can be more cooling to the palate during the hot sunshiny days than sherbet! Do I hear sorbet? Well…