The quote, “a picture is worth a thousand words” is true for many, many situations. This famous quote even applies to home decorating. Many people draw their inspiration for their decorating projects from home decorating pictures. It’s difficult to visualize a room decorated using various design themes. You many think the French Country style is [...]

Devon Alexander “The Great” says he is his own worst critic. He’s lucky that position is filled. Because if Alexander were accepting applications for his Worst Critic position, this week he might be inundated with resumes. Sifting through such applications, Alexander would likely find critics long on enthusiasm as they are short on expertise – [...]

A home isn’t really a home until it has been broken in a bit, made one’s own and fully customized to the style and the designs of the home owner him or herself.  A new home can feel like it’s not your home until a few things have been fixed up, some additions have been [...]

Comment Subscribe Subscribe Can “Rubicon,” which premiered tonight on AMC, be TV’s next great drama?  AMC, of course, is the network that introduced us to Don Draper of “Mad Men” and Walter White of “Breaking Bad.”  Both shows continue to get nominated, and win, multiple Emmy awards.  Is “Rubicon” the next show in line to [...]

He Was His Own Hero: Pekar’s American Splendor, produced sporadically beginning in 1976, told the story of, well, Pekar, hospital file clerk by day, comic-drawing, jazz-loving misanthrope by all other hours. He Had the Write Stuff (and Only the Write Stuff): Pekar didn’t draw American Splendor. He scripted the autobiographical tales; various artist friends supplied [...]

Today’s modern bedroom is often regarded as a multi-purpose room rather than what it was once was used for – just sleeping. These days many people have added couches and use the room as a hideaway where they can watch television, listen to music or read a good book. Changes that you have planned for [...]

Do you have a big, cold, wasted basement under your house? If you do, this is a great opportunity to turn that room into something exciting and in some cases even free up more room upstairs. Basement design ideas are as good as you want to make them and the more you use your imagination, [...]