There are so many things that go into design that it can be intimidating for the faint of heart. From creating a space that flows to selecting the wall plates, design—especially for a new build—is fraught with decisions. And while many of us naturally gravitate towards the fun stuff—the colors! The couches! The built-in bookcases! […]
As a National Historic Landmark, the City of Cape May is steeped in the Victorian era, with a preponderance of period homes featuring gabled roofs, intricate woodwork, and plenty of towers, turrets, and dormers. And that’s just the exteriors. Inside, many of these homes—particularly bed and breakfasts or small inns—feature interiors to match: picture ornate […]
Art, much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. One man’s collected masterpiece may evoke nothing but ennui in another. Art is notoriously subjective, and people are often quite opinionated about it, offering plenty of criticism as well as praise where their neighbors and friends may feel completely otherwise. And while art is […]
Making it Modern Farmhouse
Color It Pretty Color is all around us. From the moody blue greens of the Atlantic Ocean and the green-to-gold dune grasses on our beaches to bright red stop signs and bold striped awnings, color brightens our surroundings and catches our eye, transforming bleak landscapes to ones that excite and inspire. And don’t even get […]
Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, people thought the color gray was pretty depressing. We wanted nothing to do with it, as a paint color or a hair color. Gray, in fact, literally seemed to represent the exact opposite of what we wanted in our lives: where we wanted light and sunshine, gray […]