• Home Moving

    In Tacoma, an Apartment Renovation That’s All About the Art

    Jerry O’Leary has lived in Guatemala, Costa Rica, England, France and Italy. But he never fully left Seattle, where he maintained his primary home beginning in 1980. When he finally made the decision to stay for good, he was surprised to discover that Seattle no longer suited him as well as it once did. “I’m an older person now, and I just wanted something slightly quieter than Seattle,” said Mr. O’Leary, 71, an avid art collector who worked as a lawyer and helped manage his family’s business interests in natural-resources companies. “I was not able to go out and access…

  • Home Renovation

    A Couple Revives a Scottish Villa After Accidentally Buying It

    One morning this past June, Claire Segeren and Cal Hunter received legal permission to live in their own home. It had only taken five years. The couple had spent that time renovating their house in the Scottish village of Sandbank, about 35 miles west of Glasgow, after buying it in 2018. With limited funds, they became their own contractors, painstakingly rebuilding the 120-year-old red-sandstone house nearly from the ground up in an effort to restore its turn-of-the-century glory. “When we got the sign-off” from local building authorities, Mr. Hunter said, “it did feel like a real milestone. We both just…

  • Painting

    7 Little Design Details that Make My Home Feel Special

    This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. Please Read Our Disclosure Policy here Vintage Glass Fishing Floats // Similar Clam Shell // Pleated Lampshade // Lamp was Walmart, here are two similar: One / Two I thought today it would be fun to share just a few of the little design details around our home and why they feel special to us. A home feels special to the people who live there when they have made a series of thoughtful, personal decisions for how they want to live in the home. A home that feels special is more than just the…

  • Home security

    Berlin Eyewear Boutique Miller & Marc Has Its Own Unique Outlook

    A Berlin Eyewear Boutique with Its Own Unique Outlook Featuring a Mediterranean colour palette and brutalist-inspired forms, Miller & Marc balances escapism with local edge. More than just being fun eye candy, great glasses frames also manage to convey a deeper sense of one’s personality — and the same is true of thoughtful retail designs. For the new Berlin outpost of Spanish eyewear brand Miller & Marc, local studio Coordination pulled from both local vernacular and from its client’s Spanish heritage to deliver an expressive character study. Opened on a corner of Auguststrasse, a street in Berlin’s Mitte district that…

  • Home Moving

    15 Halloween Decor Ideas You Can Make Yourself

    Halloween is quickly approaching, and what better way to celebrate this spooky season than by crafting your very own bewitching decorations? With a plethora of DIY Halloween decor ideas that you can create with your own hands, finding the perfect project doesn’t have to be difficult. Whether you love all things horror or are more into the cutesy side of Halloween, there are plenty of options!  1. Diamond Painting: A Unique Halloween Twist Decorate with Halloween diamond paintings. You might be surprised by the wide range of designs available in this relatively new craft. Choose from diamond paintings adorned with…

  • Home Renovation

    Sly Ways to Save Money on Home Furnishings

    Furnishing your home can be a costly endeavor. However, it doesn’t have to break the bank! Focus on spending money on decor and furniture that makes a big impact. Spend less on items that are simply filler for a space. Shop secondhand stores, swap meet sales, and online classifieds to find bargain pieces. Also, avoid purchasing furniture on credit because it can hurt your debt-to-income ratio. Shop Seasonal Sales Furnishing your home can be expensive, especially buying all-new furniture. If you’re working with a tight budget, you’ll want to look for ways to save money on your new furnishings. One…