Lior and Shiri Haimovitch were ready for a change after years of living in cosmopolitan Tel Aviv. So the two youth classmates — he conducts an online security website; she’s a community social worker — moved their family to a moshav, a cooperative agricultural community with a slower rate. Its environment is much like the […]
Section 8 housing grants assist a disadvantaged person manage housing. Section 8 grants are federal housing vouchers that pay a portion of a recipient’s monthly rent expenses and don’t need to be paid back. Housing vouchers are processed and paid with local public housing agencies (PHA) which are overseen by the Department of Housing and […]
If you’re feeling confined by your present kitchen, these 10 makeovers might help you break out of this box. From a U.K. kitchen that gained distance from a storage device into a Portland, Oregon, kitchen brought to life following a flame, these spaces require unconventional approaches to design. Connected: How to Remodel Your Kitchen Before […]
When I had been doing custom upholstery for designers and clients, I used to add a tiny complimentary service. Instead of leaving the furniture with its original harsh metal glides, plastic glides or people drippy, sticky felt pads, I would replace them with glossy leather upholstery glides. We have all experienced that horrible feeling when […]
Have you ever been bitten by the Scandal insect? I have. While Showtime’s Homeland is my favourite play, ABC’s Scandal has it beat in places, fashion and chemistry, and that shutter whoosh involving scenes is becoming iconic as Law and Order’s famous opening “chung-chungs.” I believe one of the things that make the series so […]
Have you ever been fortunate enough to decorate a room that started with nothing but white walls to inspire you? The feeling is similar to the thrill an artist feels with a blank canvas, fresh paint and fresh ideas. It happens very rarely for me, the blank canvas part. In my company I normally need […]
With property prices and interest rates still low, this could be a fantastic time to purchase a rental home. Being a landlord isn’t only for men and women who can afford to own big apartment complexes. Moving into a duplex or a home with several small cottages can be a smart way to house yourself […]
Not being able to paint the white walls inside their Toledo, Ohio, leasing home could not prevent artists Jose and Danielle Herrera from adding their own creative strokes. The walls became their blank canvas. Dramatic nature-inspired hand-cut vinyl stickers, crazy collections of artfully displayed butterflies and bugs, and original art using repurposed materials turned this […]
No matter how long two individuals have been together or how much they’ve endured in their relationship, few things compare to the challenges they face when it comes to redesigning your home. You might think you understand your spouse inside and out, but strange behavior may occur when you’re making apparently benign design choices. Know […]
Seventeen years ago, Douglas and Kim Nichols sketched out the layout for their dream home on a sheet of paper. Six months afterwards that rough sketch turned into their enchanting traditional-style home just outside Atlanta. Fast forward today, and these empty nesters have handled home improvement projects large and small, from creating a handmade fireplace […]