App Review: “Interior Design for iPad” by Black Mana Studios
A tour through “Interior Design for IPad” by Black Mana Studios, and my 2 cents on whether it belongs in your design toolkit or not.
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Recommended Reading: “The Right Color” by Eve Ashcraft
Why Eve Ashcraft’s “The Right Color” is the only guide you’ll need to picking the perfect colour for any room in your house.
Read MoreBedroom Lighting Makeover Part 2: To the Vapour Barrier…and Beyond!
Thanks Leanne! It's been taking a bit longer than expected, but the finished pics are coming up soon!
Part 2 of the story of our bedroom makeover. In this exciting chapter, we install housings for our pot lights in the ceiling – where previously there was just empty blah nothing.
Read MoreBedroom Lighting Makeover: the Adventure Begins!
We get ready for an incredible bedroom renovation, and figure out our design strategy, budget – all that kind of fun stuff. This is all about the hopeful planning phase, before the exhaustion and despair set in. Just kidding!
Read MorePlant Profiles: Purple Leaf Sand Cherry (Prunus X cistena)
If you’re looking for a shrub with wine-coloured leaves and small delictate flowers in spring, this may be the shrub for you. But there are some things about this plant you won’t learn on the tag it carries at the garden centre. Find out the whole story in this plant profile.
Read MoreDie Popcorn Die: A Flat Ceiling is a Beautiful Ceiling
Thanks so much! I still think it was worth it. If you try it yourselves, try to do it before…
Everyone hates popcorn ceilings, including me. I hated mine enough to go through the dusty hell it takes to get rid of them. Here’s what happened, and it was so worth it.
Read MoreJoy of Dimmer Switches
If you care at all about the quality of lighting in your home, you should install dimmer switches on your fixtures for better control. And it’s not just about mood – choosing the right dimmers means you can save money on energy if you leave them on a lower setting.
Read MoreOpen Up: Creating Interior Windows in Load Bearing Walls
This isn't really true. Gypsum board does not have much value in shear resistance. Actual plywood sheathing will be on…
If you’re trying to get a little more light flowing around your house, sometimes putting a window inside your home is the answer. But can you do this safely, without bringing the house down? When we were trying to figure out if we could put an interior window in one of our walls, this is the post I wish had been around.
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