Search for excellence in interior design
It is hard to believe that tile flooring has been around since the 4th millennium B.C. The Romans brought tile making to Western Europe as they moved into their new homeland. Then the fine art faded until the 12th century, when Cistercian monks figured out a method for making encaustic floor tiles for cathedrals and
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Whether you’ve recently acquired wealth or were born into a family who holds onto its riches by investing and spending wisely, you may balk at the idea of spending $10,000 on a sofa that you’ll end up giving away on Craigslist in a few years. It’s not easy being both frugal and trendy, but some
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Summer’s nearly half over but, if you’ve been entertaining less than ideal house guests, it may seem like it will never end! Love spending time with friends and family but feeling overwhelmed by the disruption to your home life? You don’t have to close your pool, move away from the ocean or un-friend people on
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Move over color, shape, texture and materials. There’s a new major player in luxury interiors and home remodeling, and it fits in the palm of your hand: the smart phone. Technology is dramatically changing the way homes look and operate. Does technology conform to changing design demands or does it create them? Does it
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Some of the biggest names in the kitchen and bath industry may be feeling like Jennifer Aniston this week. Just as the wildly popular actress was snubbed by the Oscars for her role in Cake, well-known luxury brands such as American Standard, Waterworks, Caesarstone, Kohler and Graff did not make the awards list at the
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January is a month of reflection and resolution, a time to reexamine our relationship to food, money, family, social status and, well, just about everything. While you’re mulling over weight loss and income gain goals, take a few moments to get your relationship with luxury brands in healthy shape for 2015. And, while there is
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