Fall / Winter Trends 2009

Fall / Winter Trends 2009 With the winter season fast approaching, many women are looking for the perfect winter beauty trends. Here is the video on

Top 10 Crown Molding Materials – part 2

Continuation of the article by Pat Tomaskovic: MDF crown molding, a wood-based composite material that uses wood fibers with a synthetic resin, is another example of how a builder or decorator can accent any room or hallway. MDF is environmentally safe and requires less preparation. It is often primed to a smooth surface which can [...]

Texture – A Design Element Which Requires More Consideration

Texture and the mix of such is a secret to creating a comfortable interior. When creating a room design it is vital to coordinate all the textures in a room to achieve visual and tactile interest. A well designed room incorporates a careful selection of different textures.

Building Outdoor Kitchens: The Hottest Trend In Cool Entertainment

Building outdoor kitchens is all the rage and if you haven’t already built one, I’m sure you’re cooking up an outdoor kitchen plan for your home. And why not upgrade your backyard to be the hot spot on the block for entertaining and relaxing… Outdoor kitchens increase your living space adding tremendous value and appeal [...]

What’s New and Hot in Kitchen Design Trends

Featured by www.OwnHomeStyle.com By James Mahoney Today’s modern kitchen serves as a family hub of household activity and entertaining. They are now well lit, open places. The kitchen’s size and design should address your family’s lifestyle and how your kitchen is used for cooking, eating and entertaining. Since the kitchen is called on to fill [...]

Recycle … everything!

Featured on OwnHomeStyle.com Summary of article A great list of 21 things you didn’t know you can recycle has just been published in Coop America Quarterly, a Journal on Sustainability. Are you also feeling overwhelmed by the amount of household waste that seems to have no-where to go? Here is a quick summary of their [...]

Interior Design – A Perspective On Glass, Mirrors And Reflection

Using glass and mirrors as focal points in a room is becoming increasingly popular in the world of interior design. Interior design is so much more than giving your home a fresh coat of paint and changing the furniture around, it is more about making the best use of what you have to produce a [...]

Interior Design Ideas

If you are looking for interior design ideas for your own home then there are endless sources of inspiration just about everywhere, in fact, the biggest challenge is probably identifying your own particular taste and style out of the many that are out there and of course choosing the appropriate colour schemes, fabrics, fixtures and [...]

Interior Design, an Ethnic Approach

Designing your rooms around an ethnic theme can be exciting and fun and allows you to bring elements of other cultures and distant lands into your home. You can be more daring in your approach to colour and with such a wide variety of textures and patterns available, this can collectively add a whole new [...]

The minimalist approach, clear that clutter

The minimalist approach to interior design is all about clearing the clutter and reducing the elements of a room down to the bare essentials whilst at the same time retaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance in a room. Functionality therefore is extremely important as everything that exists must have a reason to be, a purpose to [...]