“A house with no fireplace is a house without a heart.” – Gladys Taber A fireplace is definitely the heart of any room, but without a beautiful fireplace wall, it’s simply a heat source. The materials and decorations you place…
“Life is like a collage. Its individual pieces are arranged to create harmony. Appreciate the artwork of your life.” – Amy Leigh Mercree Nothing shows off the artwork of your life better than a carefully planned gallery wall. Wall collage…
Many homeowners dream of a cozy window seat for the aesthetic alone. While window seats are synonymous with vintage-style homes, they are also becoming more and more popular in modern, contemporary, and other trend-forward design trends. Between secret storage and…
“We no longer build fireplaces for physical warmth. We build them for the warmth of the soul; we build them to dream by, to hope by, to home by.” – Edna Ferber Virtually every fireplace needs some type of hearth.…
“For me, there’s nothing better than curling up in my favorite blanket on a cloudy or rainy day and just knit. Especially in front of the fireplace.” – Magdalena Neuner What does your fireplace look like? Adding tile can transform…
Fireplace anatomy is a complicated subject! So what, exactly, is a fireplace surround? It’s everything that makes up a fireplace’s exterior, including the mantel, hearth, moulding, and more. In terms of design, the fireplace surround is even more important than…
“I say to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it and so go out themselves to warm and cheer.” – George Matthew Adams Having…
A wood burning stove exudes a magical warmth that can make you forget about the cares of life. But to safely enjoy your wood stove, it must include a properly designed hearth. What is a hearth? In simplest terms, it’s…
“A room should never allow the eye to settle in one place.” – Juan Montoya An accent wall adds so much charm to your home, and a pallet wall is one of the most popular ways to achieve this. It…
Today’s homeowners are clearly disenchanted with bare walls. For proof, just look at the accent wall trend of a few years ago or the resurgence of wallpaper we’re seeing right now. Color isn’t the only way to jazz up the…