We’ve all been there – sitting amongst dozens of other people in a packed waiting room, waiting for an appointment of any variety; a doctor appointment, medical testing of any kind, even a salon or spa appointment. What holds true in all of these scenarios is the dependence on time; we all look to our cell [...]
When it comes to design – it is the challenge of most homeowners or renters to seek out those elements that will give them the most bang for their buck. After all, we are looking for ways to decorate our homes affordably; not everyone can afford the high end furniture and the décor elements offered to [...]
When it comes to decorating a home, most homeowners look to the larger elements in order to pull their design together; elements such as paint, flooring, and furniture that can clearly define a room – and a home at large. But the truth is that as impactful as these elements are in decorating a home, the [...]
The Internet has certainly changed the way in which we do our shopping. Now more than ever, consumers have access to an enormous variety of products and services; all of which are theirs for the taking with just the touch of a few buttons. Even larger items, such as clocks, can be found online through comprehensive [...]
When many of us think of cuckoo clocks we think of a roomful of clocks all chiming at once – the hour denoted by the sound of the cuckoo bird – in a home occupied by an eclectic – and slightly mad - clockmaker. The cuckoo clock is so a part of our cultural vernacular that [...]
Building a new home is immensely exciting; as much as you can choose every feature that you want from the very beginning as anything else. There is something enormously gratifying about being able to build something from the ground up – making it your own from the start. And when it’s finished there is nothing more [...]
Enter a teenager’s bedroom and you immediately know who they are – what makes them tick, what’s important to them, their personality, and their hopes and dreams. This wild abandon that we have as young people often leaves us as we age, and what used to externally define us is now something that we keep to [...]
Clearly most of us think of our kitchen as simply a place to cook, eat, and store our food. But the fact is that no matter what size kitchen we have – the small galley kitchens of the city or the large eat-in kitchens so prevalent in suburban homes – this room tends to be the [...]
Clocks are more than just means by which to tell the time; used uniquely, clocks can be a fun and fresh way to add instant décor to any room in the home. While there are a great many people who opted to only tell the time through their computer screens and cable boxes, there are just [...]
It is difficult to know what to give anyone for a gift, let alone someone who seems to already have everything. We are a society that has largely gone the way of the gift card and subsequently, our gift giving has continued to become less and less personal. For close family and friends it can still [...]