Setting trends for 2007, prestigious housebuilder Charles Church and its interior designers Chelsea Mclaine have chosen a design scheme to set the most intrepid home owners heart a flutter.
Margot Paton, interior designer at Chelsea Mclaine comments; “The design scheme was influenced by the new homes surrounding environment, autumnal trees and buildings built of natural stone. [...]

With wintry weather and low mortgage interest rates, this is a great time to upgrade the interior of your home.
And few improvements will make your home look as plush and attractive as upgrading doors, knobs, moldings and other types of decorative trim. Here’s our recipe for an inexpensive and luxurious look.
Changing doors doesn’t [...]

Whether you like walking, riding, messing about in boats, or just sitting in the garden and soaking up all that’s around you then a property for sale through the Marlborough office of Dreweatt Neate will appeal.
Willow House, at Manningford Abbots, was originally a pair of Edwardian cottages that have been combined and extended to [...]

Kerrie Rossi’s career started in the classroom. After four years as an art teacher, she decided it was time to try something else.
“I realized there was a lot more that I could do,” Rossi said. “I knew I could make a living at home. I didn’t have to work for someone else.”
The 1977 Penn State [...]

At Charles Church’s development Foundry Gardens on Evendons Lane, Wokingham, Berkshire.
Charles Church stunning showhome, ‘The Ashridge’, is a four bedroom luxury family home at Charles Church’s development ‘Foundry Gardens’ in Wokingham. The interior designers have been influenced by the seasonal colours associated with the winter, creating a sensational visual and textual experience that is certainly [...]

NiteLites of Charlotte, the Landscape Lighting Professionals, will demonstrate home expansion techniques at the Southern Spring Home and Garden Show, the South’s premier home and garden, indoor and outdoor living exposition. The show, scheduled for February 28 through March 4, will be held at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart, and includes eight distinct areas - a [...]

There’s a charming stone cottage on a snow-dappled hill, surrounded by mature trees and a low stone wall. Smoke billows from chimneys on either end of the house. Inside, the patina of centuries has settled onto rough-hewn timber beams and floors of large, uneven old bricks. Yet anyone scouring the English countryside for this cozy [...]

In the spirit of David Letterman’s much-loved Top Ten lists, interior designers and industry experts share their predictions as to what will be hot in home décor in the coming year.
Certain themes will continue from previous years, with some gaining momentum as they become more widely accepted. Still others will explode onto the scene as [...]

ANYK, renowned New York-based Interior Architecture & Design firm, announces the completion and grand opening of Sitaras Fitness in Midtown Manhattan. ANYK blends modern utility and refined contemporary luxury to achieve owner and fitness expert John Sitaras’ vision for this stylish training facility.
The ANYK team, lead by principals Anurag Nema and Orit Kaufman, was commissioned [...]

Homeowners often get caught up in color palettes, fabrics and accessories during room planning.
But plumbing fixtures? Faucets, sinks and toilets often wind up as an afterthought to cabinets, counters and flooring.
Such benign neglect has consequences. If scant thought is given to how kitchen or bath fixtures integrate into the overall design scheme, the room can [...]

FOR years, China has been talking of moving its economy from a manufacturing base towards innovation and design. To do so, it has been pushing firms to create their own products, focus more on intellectual property and acquire technologically advanced foreign companies.
Even so, China remains the world’s factory. Now, it seems if this situation [...]

Architects and builders now have more choices with sliding patio doors by AMSCO Windows® to help bring the outdoors into their homes. New for 2007 are additional designs, sizes and options that will add a distinctive element to their homes. Each AMSCO sliding patio door entranceway is manufactured to create an inviting entrance to any [...]