Cracks in walls are unsightly and sometimes the added "character" is an undesired trait in your home. There are ways to remove the crack but if you choose to go the other direction and embrace it then consider these wall decals from TakeBreak.
They give you crack life as you embellish it with branches, leaves and birds.
We're all looking for easy to use room design tools that will help us layout a design before lifting one piece of furniture.
Today, AutoCAD Freestyle launched and it promises to be the design tool that is as easy to use as pen and paper, but has the accuracy of professional grade design software.
According to the developers Autodesk:
AutoCAD Freestyle is a simple and easy-to-use free 2D drawing application that can be used by homeowners to easily create professional, accurate designs and share them with landscapers, salespeople at Home Depot (or wherever they are purchasing their renovation supplies) and other project partners. Freestyle is making it possible for amateurs to meet simple design needs without the steep learning curve of industrial-strength design software.
I love books...the way they smell, the way they look, the way they feel. Even when I'm not engaged in the physical act of reading, I love having books around me. From a design perspective, books add warmth and interest to any room. They make a personal statement and generate conversation. And books never go out of style.
From the smallest grouping on a coffee table to a full-blown library, books create focal points in the same manner as a unique piece of furniture or art. Take these two case scenarios.
My husband and I used to live in a 1700-square foot loft with 14-foot high ceilings. We were always concerned that the space, with its expanses of white and concrete walls, felt too cold. For this reason, on a long, angled wall that otherwise served no purpose, we built floor to ceiling bookshelves with a rolling library ladder. Instantly, the space felt more inviting.
When I was pregnant with my first child in 2004, my husband and I found it difficult to settle on a crib set. Most of the options available to us were gender-specific - soft pink or baby blue - and we didn't know the baby's sex. But even if we had known, we weren't too keen on pastel color schemes or cutesy prints. We wanted something different.
I should have consulted my friend Laura who works in the textile industry. For her own son, she designed original bedding from fabric remnants that she had collected from around the world.
Laura found the intersecting blue and purple striped quilt fabric in India over 15 years ago. At a local craft store, she bought the bumper fabric in a coordinating color. She then cut the appliqués out of a Suzani - a hand-embroidered decorative tribal textile from central Asia - that she found at Portobello Market in London. Laura sewed all the appliqués onto the base fabrics herself and hired a seamstress to complete all the pieces.
