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Earth-Friendly Household Cleaners

By • Jan 29th, 2010 • Category: Tips For The Home

Keeping your home neat and clean is as important as finding the right furnishings and décor to fill it. After all, who cares about that antique vase you found on your trip to Fiji if it is covered in dust? But the choice of which household cleansers to use is endless, and some have been [...]



Reintroducing the Series 8 Chair

By • Jan 28th, 2010 • Category: In House News

While some chairs are simply considered to be a place to park ourselves after a long day or an apparatus to sit on while working in our offices, or even a place to hang out while enjoying a meal, other chairs are so intriguing that they have become design history. Specifically, we are thinking of [...]



Home Accessories for the Luxe Kid

By • Jan 27th, 2010 • Category: Décor and Accessories

If you have little ones, then you know toys and child-like accessories are a part of kid-proofing your home. However, that doesn’t mean style, sophistication and glamour have to go by the wayside. Some home accessories can be incredibly chic while still offering entertainment and enjoyment to your tots. Here are a few items that [...]



Closed: Haus Modern Living

By • Jan 26th, 2010 • Category: In House News

By now, we all know the effects that the suffering economy has had on our personal lives as well as our careers and local businesses. However, I think many of us were hoping that the light at the end of the tunnel had emerged, and the frequent bad news was starting to diminish and be [...]



Elkay Statement Sinks

By • Jan 25th, 2010 • Category: Design and Architecture

Even if you’re one of the savviest and most sophisticated home decorators, usually your kitchen and bathroom sinks don’t exactly warrant a pleasantly surprised gasp from your guests. In other words, while the shape and design of a sink can be interesting, it can be difficult to create a subtle yet beautiful sink interior. That is, [...]



Use Bamboo For More Than Just Flooring

By • Jan 15th, 2010 • Category: Renovations

Bamboo has become a popular material choice for attractive, eco-friendly flooring in the last couple of years, but what about extending that environmental choice beyond just the surface on which you walk? Cali Bamboo, a company founded out of California in 2004, is committed to bringing the highest quality bamboo material to a variety of purposes [...]



Maricopa County Home & Garden Show

By • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: In House News

You know you want to make some renovations or, in the very least, some slight improvements to your home this year. But, where to start? And more importantly, what to do? Beginning tomorrow and lasting through the weekend, you can stock up on all sorts of fresh ideas for your home and outdoor living spaces [...]



Spice Up Your Kitchen with Fun Placemats

By • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: Décor and Accessories

When you think about revamping your kitchen, one easy and economical way to do so is by switching out your placemats. Although it may seem like an insignificant change, adding a placemat with a bright and cheery color or one with a natural, organic feel can really help to alter the mood in your kitchen. [...]



Laufen’s Swiss-Chic Bathrooms

By • Jan 12th, 2010 • Category: Renovations

When building or renovating a home, it’s typically important to the owner to seek out pieces and finishes that are unique and have personality. This goes for the largest rooms in the home, as well as some of the smallest, i.e. the bathroom or powder room. If you’re looking to add a fresh touch to [...]



Perennials Fabrics Introduces New Romantic Collection

By • Jan 11th, 2010 • Category: Décor and Accessories

Shopping for new furniture can be a fun adventure, but it can also be quite frustrating if the particular chair, sofa, patio furniture or the like only comes in a couple colors or patterns you’re not too wild about. That’s why it can be a good idea to go through an interior design for your [...]