Fly Your Flag the Right Way this 4th of July

If you choose to display your American spirit by flying the U.S. flag this 4th of July, please make sure you do it properly. Yes, there is more to it than just unfurling the flag and running it up a pole. Follow these tips to ensure your flag is treated with respect and displayed properly.

  June 30, 2008 | Comments ()

Paradise Lights by Leighton Lam

We recently returned from a visit with family and friends in Hawaii and had the pleasure to meet Leighton Lam who is the designer/artist behind Paradise Lights. Leighton is a Hawaiian native but spent time in New York during the 80's honing his artistic skills and now has 30 years of experience designing Hawaiian jewelry as well as interior and exterior lighting pieces.

  June 25, 2008 | Comments ()

Stylish House Numbers

Clearly marking your address is not only good form to allow guests and deliveries to easily find you but also increases the likelihood that the fire department or police know exactly where to go.

There are a myriad of house number options and Shelterrific has found quite a few great options.

  June 24, 2008 | Comments ()

Walls Transformed: Metallic Leaf

Inspired by the lovely display captured here, we've found a project post dedicated to the art of applying a combination of metallic paints and hologram foil, available online, to create a shiny, textured wall that becomes a standout interior surface in a bedroom or another room of the house.

  June 19, 2008 | Comments ()

Carrie's Sex & the City Apartment Makeover

If you're a “Sex and the City” fan, there's no doubt you loved, hated, or talked endlessly about the apartment interior makeover heard 'round the world. And if you're searching for ideas for your next home decorating project, consider pouring over these celebrated interiors and give your home a boost of Hollywood glamour.

  June 18, 2008 | Comments ()

Interior inspiration

Photo courtesy of Behr Paints

After you've finished constructing an interior wall, you have the luxury of a sturdy blank canvas on which to apply a vast array of painting, papering and other decorative techniques.

  June 16, 2008 | Comments ()

Make Your Own Magnetic Bulletin Board

One of the more common queries that Nathaniel from Garber's Hardware answers is:

How do I affix refrigerator magnets to a new stainless steel refrigerator door?

He offers a couple different solutions that will have your favorite magnets and kid drawings back up in no time.

Magnets are everywhere. They store data on our hard drives, facilitate voltage variables in our cell phone chargers, and levitate trains. In a world without magnets, we’d have no credit cards, no electrical motors, and the weather patterns would be downright crazy. Magnets permeate almost every aspect of our modern lives, but it is in their basic form that they are most functional. I am sure that I could last a week or two without my charge card, but without magnets holding all the riffraff to my fridge I’d maybe last a day… two tops.

Thankfully, magnets are in no short supply. Magnetic surfaces around the house, however, can be valuable real estate. There was a time when refrigerators were the go-to surface area for this sort of thing, but times have changed. Now, our ice boxes are tucked under kitchen counters in order to maximize space, rendering them a sad choice for a favorite photo or an important note. Stainless steel is the top selling finish for many new refrigerator models, and although there is nothing sexier than a tall, sleek, stainless steel fridge, magnets just aren’t attracted to it. If you’re not fortunate enough to possess one of these space saving and/or stainless appliances, it is likely that your refrigerator’s surface is at or nearing its capacity for stuff.

  June 2, 2008 | Comments ()