Creativity

Daniel Germani, founder and principal of DB Woodworks answers your questions about home renovations.

>With Memorial Day quickly approaching, now’s the time to reinvent your strategy for outdoor entertaining. Images of fancy table settings and elaborately themed décor can be seductive, so remember, not every event calls for such detailed planning. Rather, define an easy game plan that can be tweaked and applied as needed from brunch to barbeques to birthdays. Here are some ideas to get you started.

I don’t know what is in the blogland water the last few weeks but it seems like everywhere I turn people are speculating about The New Chevron. What pattern is going to be next to take over every room in our house, every tape dispenser in the country, and every maxi skirt walking down the street?

Brittany W. Jepsen from The House Lars Built was our panel expert this week on Ask an Expert. You asked questions and she has answers! Find out how to select the right furniture for the right space.

Hello friends!! In an effort to make the entire internet “design jargon savvy” we have this fun series called Define This, where I take your most head-scratching questions and try and explain them in a way so that you too can impress people with your vast knowledge.

I don’t know about your city, but in Los Angeles flowers and blossoms are springing up everywhere and I can’t get enough. Bringing fresh flowers into your home is the quickest and easiest way to transform a space so I wanted to share a simple guide to some fun and easy ways that you can bring spring indoors.

Courtney Peterson from Stow Company was our panel expert this week on Ask an Expert. You asked questions and she has answers! Find out the solutions to organizing your home with style.

Lighting in a room has been described to adding jewelry to a great outfit. Without it, something just falls flat. With it, magic unicorn fireworks shoot through the air. One of the biggest hurdles for people is the price of custom lighting. Its more than an arm and a leg, it can be the entire right half of your body! So here are 5 of my favorite DIY lighting projects to help you get rid of all of your builder grade boring.

As the owner of two small bathrooms, and the past renter of several others, I can deeply empathize with those in a similar predicament. Small baths are generally viewed as an inconvenience – an unfortunate feature that we must somehow work around. Rarely considered luxurious or noteworthy, tiny bathrooms have an undeserved bad rap. Why undeserved? Because these overlooked spaces present a wealth of opportunities, namely being bold in your design choices! Though an obvious plan of action for some, let’s recap a few supporting arguments.

Mandi Gubler from Vintage Revivals was our panel expert this week on Ask an Expert. You asked questions and she has answers! Find out how to select classic patterns, decorate with mood lighting, and more.