ctnLeonardo DiCaprio has been on a selling spree as of late. just this past year alone, he put his Palm Springs getaway home up for rent, noted his Malibu beach house and has now sold his NYC apartment for $8 …
RANT: another Day, another “Incompatible” home Automation range
earlier this week another major manufacturer (Panasonic) announced a raft of new smart home hardware, software and cloud services. They join the long list of world-wide corporations producing these ‘standalone’ systems. It’s almost 5 years …
Antique hunting
one of my preferred things to do is hunt for vintage items in the most unusual places. I think of it as a treasure hunt, and there’s nothing I love hunting much more than old …
DIY: painted Canvas Headboard
casually propped against the wall, these painted canvases act as a focal point that feels unfitted and minimal. dusty pink softens the bedroom’s loft-like white floors and walls, while a linen-colored panel picks up the …
Interview: Jeanne Beker
fashion icon as well as iconoclast, author, reporter as well as magazine maven, Toronto-born Jeanne Beker is finest understood as hold as well as producer of the long-running show FashionTelevision, bringing names like Versace as …
Indigo’s autumn preview
Last Thursday, a number of of my colleagues as well as I had the possibility to preview Indigo books & Music’s autumn 2011 collection, as well as to get a feel for where the business …
Global style At West Elm
for years now I’ve been wailing and complaining that no economical merchants have been using sensibly priced ‘global’ decorating staples. You know, those block print cushions, suzanis and ikats we all love? The ones that …
AlertMe launch web and Smartphone Remote Heating control with British Gas
AlertMe have just announced that its web and smartphone enabled remote heating control service is now available in the UK exclusively from British Gas. The system allows the user to easily schedule their heating from …
Ask A Designer: painting An Open-Concept kitchen area
Q. The wall between my kitchen area as well as living space does not reach the ceiling. If I paint the spaces different colours, where do I stop? The dining space is available to the …
Design Hack: Tree Stump dining Table
Are you the woodsy type? If you have gain access to to a felled birch tree, make like art director Carmen Dunjko as well as fashion four stumps into legs for an inexpensive, rustic dining …