During my recent trip to France I spent several days in Paris, which this time opened to me from a totally new perspective: Apart from visiting its main tourist attractions, like the Louvre Museum, I also took some time to explore its modern architecture: Look inside its hidden courtyards and little streets: and also chill…
As the cost of living has risen in the world’s most desirable cities, the cost of every square foot of space has also increased considerably. Given the effects of this, many have had to move into smaller and smaller spaces. This means we need to adjust for it by including smaller and smarter furniture in…
Many times, the mental images we have for our dream home decor and the reality are worlds apart. Every homeowner certainly wants to maintain their personal style while still ensuring that everything works together. However, striking the balance between a cookie-cutter type of home and a chaotic look can be daunting. But after all is…
Soldering irons are great tools to keep around the house even if you never plan on doing electrical work. Soldering irons have many applications that can be useful around a house – from simply repairing small holes in metal items to fixing certain automotive issues. Soldering irons are familiar to most jewelers, metal workers, roofers…
Over the past year, you will have detected a lot of and a lot of Smartphone sporting one progressively present accessory: a colorful, rubbery knob hooked up smack dab within the center of their backs. Turns out, the knob includes a name. It’s referred to as a Pop Socket, and for the past year, it…
Marbella in Spain has a very beautiful and very unique landscape – sea from one side and mountains from the other. La Concha is the most famous peak here rising 1200 meters above the sea level and hence a popular hiking destination. The difficulty is average so you don’t have to be the master of…
The Frame is the conceptual television signed by Samsung that allows the user to access to more than 800 works of art, paintings, photographs and artistic images, designed to be shown when the TV is in standby mode. It will surely fit in a Smart Home design as we previusly seen here. It is…
I have recently stumbled upon this article from Deacon Insurance which talks about very interesting facts about flats. I thought it might be a good idea to share them here with you. First of all, it is predicted that in 2050 the global population will be 9.8 billion (comparing to 7.6 right now). Most of the…
Are you looking to turn your sunroom into the space of your dreams? Oftentimes, the sunroom ends up being a neglected room in the house. This can sometimes have to do with its location, or with the fact that people don’t think it’s an appropriate space for entertaining guests. However, sunrooms, when decorated properly, can…
Concrete barriers. Ubiquitous. Innocuous. Versatile. Most of us walk past them every day without thinking twice, not appreciating these simple engineering features as the societal building blocks they are. Here are 21 ways in which the humble concrete barrier can be used creatively, practically and cost-effectively. Concrete barriers for protection Construction work Probably the place…
Whether you resent it or not, there’s no arguing that it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Unfortunately, as the holiday season approaches, hospitals around the country are preparing for the annual spike in injuries, brought on by seasonal activities, decorations and over-indulgence. From festive food causing burns, indigestion and stomach poisoning, to faulty…
When it comes to decorating your home with beautiful furniture and accessories, it’s never usually a case of ‘money no object’. However, unless you go down the bespoke designer route, how are you going to find all those quirky one-of-a-kind pieces that really reflect your personality and make your home stand out from the rest?…