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To Respect and Remember

Diary of a Tile Addict

Without names, dates of birth, or any reference to family, the hospital’s deceased were intially identified only by numbered white granite cubes laid in concentric circles in the Spiral Cemetery. In 2016 the first monument was erected, a low slug wall decorated with trencadis and tiles engraved with the names of the deceased.

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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Ways to Use Mexican-Inspired Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Decorative Details. Photo Credit: Bob Narod, featured in Home & Design Magazine July/August 2016. NKBA Award Winner: 2nd place in Medium Kitchen category, featured in Home & Design Magazine’s July/August 2016 issue. Photo Credit: Bob Narod, featured in Home & Design Magazine July/August 2016.

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5 Design Resolutions for 2016 to Make Today

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: BG Architecture “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” — Oprah Winfrey While Oprah probably said this in reference to self-improvement, why not take her quote and apply it to home improvement? We’ve put together five design resolutions to help you get your home’s design just right in 2016.

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Scoring flooring: Industry stats for 2021

Floor Covering News

So many factors are driving these relocations, aptly referred to as “The Great Migration’ (see page 50). By the way, those prices are driven down by the Home Depots and Floor & Decors of the world, which buy less expensively because of their sheer volume. in volume in 2016; and 4.4% in 2016; and 13.3% in 2019; 21.4%

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Here’s How To Pull Off Those 2017 Style Trends You’ve Been Hearing About

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: DREAMHOUSE decorations Let’s be honest, it can be hard to keep up with design trends. Image: Mia Mortensen Photography Pops of Millennial Pink If you were paying attention to Pantone’s 2016 Color of the Year , it shouldn’t come as any surprise that, in 2017, Millennial Pink is the next logical step.

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A Random Selection of Favorite Design Books

The Perfect Bath

I simply love books; new and old, design, decoration, architecture, art, craft, fashion, landscape and much more. I use them for reference, inspiration and pleasure. AN ANTHOLOGY OF DECORATED PAPERS by P.J.M. Marks, Thames & Husdon 2016.

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Building a Trash Can Pad :: Another Landscape Challenge Solved

Building Moxie

We listed the Victorian Farmhouse in June 2016, and settled on it (after some delays) in October. In an area under a large decorative maple (featured in this post ), I planted a shade tolerant ground cover , Vinca. For a point of reference, I wrote about this side porch here – when we refinished it.)

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