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How to Install Pebble Tiles in Your Washroom

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Suzy Q

Pebble tiles are becoming a hit this year and they are an excellent way to bring in a natural and cottage look to your home. Installing them on your floor or wall is super easy and requires only a few simply tools and some patience. This is a project anyone can do at home this weekend and is actually really hard to mess up. With the simple guide provided below, you can just see how uncomplicated installing pebble tiles really is. So have no worries, roll up your sleeves, and get tile-ing!

Archia Homes

Harrel Remodeling

Motion-Space

Rockefeller Partners

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Happy Hollow – What it’s Like to Live in a Fairy Tale Home!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Suzy Q

“Happy Hollow” was an interesting challenge by architects to transform a 1901 stone and shingle gambrel into the owner’s vision of a comfortable English cottage. For those of you that don’t know, a gambrel is usually a symmetrical two-sided roof home with slopes on each side. This home is really interesting and looks as almost hobbits could be living inside!

To make this fairy tale dream come true, the house had to be stripped, given a major change of plan and several additions were added. All architectural details were taken into consideration when decorating the interiors such as the stone walls, sloped roofs, and rounded rooms. I love, love the stone fireplace in the kitchen – ideal for a stone baked pizza!

Oak Hill Architects

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1 Color, 1 Room! Check out How These Designers Made it Work!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Suzy Q

I know in the 17th and 18th century, designers loved to design each room with one theme, and one color only! When I toured the Schonbrunn Palace a few years back, I remember stepping into each room and being surprised. Every room had a different theme going on – the red room, the green room, the blue room, e.t.c. I always thought this was interesting as you didn’t know what to expect when entering a room. The rooms below have a modern take on this design style and used French toile, venetian motifs, and floral prints throughout each space. Pretty neat!