Crown Molding Tips and Tricks

Crown molding is an often overlooked part of home remodeling efforts.

In the world of trim, crown is king. Lording high over casings, chair rails, and baseboards, it cuts an impressive profile with elegant curves and distinguished angles. It also elevates a room's stature, drawing the eye up to the ceiling and echoing design motifs seen in other moldings to create a cohesive and polished look for the space. [ read more ]

"All About Crown Molding" by Sal Vaglica, This Old House Magazine

Choosing colors? There's an app for that. Actually, at least 10.

Whether it’s coordinating a new color with an existing color in your home, or it’s finding an all new color palette, choosing decorator colors can be fun - if you have the eye or the tools to help you. Here are 10 iPhone apps that will help make the color choosing process easier.

10 iPhone Apps to Help you Choose the Perfect Home Colors by Ronique Gibson

Secrets Of The Sixth Wall

Think of a room as having six walls: the obvious four walls, the ceiling, and the floor.

While we spend much time agonizing about the right color for the walls and ceilings, we should spend equal amounts of time thinking about the floor materials, color and finishes.

There’s so much to choose from:  hardwoods, engineered hardwoods (distressed, wide-plank, etc.), natural stone, ceramic tile, stained concrete, wall-to-wall sea grass and so much more. Once the flooring is selected, we have another important decision to make – choosing the rug that is going to go on top of the floor!

I often use oriental rugs for the more formal rooms of clients’ homes but this isn’t always an option due to the project scope or budget. I want to share some ideas for rugs that are wonderful and won’t cost an arm and a leg. [ read more ]

The Floor: The Sixth Wall by Julie Risman