Kitchen and Residential Design

Anybody who knows me or who's spent any time around this website will tell you that I am a passionate cook. An early lesson I learned...

Image by Ines Hegedus Garcia , Used under a Creative Commons license. Deciding to renovate or redecorate the bathroom is considered by ...

Did you know that half of all people in the US spend 20% of their income on energy costs? That's a huge amount of money and by insulatin...

via The outdoor living areas within your patio and garden provide you with the best moments of solitude and relaxation due to the natur...

via Pesticides can be dangerous if you use them the wrong way, so it’s often necessary to call in the experts if you have a problem wi...

Do you want to throw an outdoor party during the winter season? Whether it’s for a birthday, or special event, you may be worried about ...

That’s right, if you’re getting a cold weather craving for some delicious apple juice but don’t yet have a dedicated juicer, you’re in l...

A blender is one of those kitchen utensils that can vary greatly in price, from the tens of dollars to the mid hundreds. There’s no easy ...

Via When you turn your faucet off and it doesn't turn off panic usually sets it. After you’re done getting angry, you usually need t...

When I was doing a lot more retail design than I do these days I loved to work on older homes. There was always something about having to wo...

When I was a kid, we used to buy our meat from a butcher. As in a real, live butcher who worked in an actual butcher shop. This was not by a...

Building a new home can be both exciting and stressful, especially when it comes to choosing the house plans and envisaging your life in ...

via If you are finally getting ready to say goodbye to your single life and plan a fantastic wedding, chances are that you have a milli...

Say you’re working with a design-only designer on a kitchen renovation. Say that said designer puts together a plan to end all plans. A plan...

It's here at long last. Though the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been the law of the land since March 23, 2010 today...

In the last year and a half I've posted 642 photographs on Instagram and in the process, learned that I'm not a bad photographer. I...

Hey designers,  The Thermador Kitchen Design Challeng e is back and it's better than ever. Oh and when I say "hey designers...

This is a  Discovery WineStation® from Dacor . This is Lisa Smith, the Decor Girl . Isn't that a great shot? Kudos to my good ...

This is my brand new Hydrati™ 2|1 shower from Brizo . It arrived yesterday and I installed it in about five minutes last night. I teste...

Recently, I had the good fortune to visit my friends and colleagues at Blanco on the set of a photo and video shoot. The folks from Blanco...