If, like me, you are a chronic home remodeler, project starter, “Homearama” junkie, and HGTV fanatic (and you are in the Hampton Roads area), the Home Emporium is a treasure trove of all sorts of useful, unusual, and just plain cool stuff to help you fulfill your decorating and remodeling dreams! Located at 1943 S ...
With all the attention lavished on kitchens these days – state of the art technology, hand carved cabinetry, and pro grade utensils – skimping on the essential elements just won’t do. The eccentricity of a Viking range sitting on old-school linoleum is not stylish. However, the bohemian mix-and-match runway trends also apply to the kitchen. ...
Marble is one of the most commonly used materials in any building. Be it a house, an office, or a public hall, marble adds elegance to a place and it is truly appealing to the eye. It looks very clean and it gives the feeling of security because marble is hard. Installing marble is no ...
My husband and I purchased our first home in December of 2004. We spent two months stripping wallpaper, replacing base boards & quarter round, and painting every single room in the house. Add to that a few repair issues, and there was precious little left in the budget for the bathroom, which for some reason ...
The King of the Circus, John Ringling and his wife, Mable built this Italian Renaissance style mansion between 1924-1926 overlooking the Sarasota Bay. The following year, John Ringling moved the winter quarters of his Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Sarasota. Open to the public, it rapidly became the most ...
Vivid Tuscan-Style Quilts Deep rich colors of Tuscany hillsides are accentuated by vibrant blues, golden yellows, and shades of wine, in these free, applique and patchwork quilt patterns. Here are designer-collections to create a family heirloom quilt in the styles of Romanesque mosaic flooring, Italian frescoes, and Bargello stitching, in old world countryside charm. Old ...
Marble is one of the most beautiful materials used today to make countertops, tabletops, fireplace mantles and floors. With a wide variety of colors, sizes and shapes of marble tile available it is possible to match any decor and add classic, timeless beauty to any room in your home. The major downside to marble is ...
