Sump Pumps Keep Basements Dry If you live here in New England you know that sump pumps are a necessity in quite a few homes especially when spring rains come. Currently we’re experiencing some historical flooding in the area and I thought I’d share some thoughts on sump pumps...

Looking for creative ways to decorate your kids’ rooms? Painting is always an option, but it’s a full weekend’s worth of work, too. Wall decals are an inexpensive and easy way to decorate, and there are plenty of fun options that your children will enjoy. They’re also...

Nightwood Furniture seems aptly named for its “scrap wood collected in the dark” kind of feel.  However, despite the line’s tattered and torn appearance, it has a special charm that crisp and clean designer duds lack.  Just think of it as the Charlie Brown of furniture design. These...

The kitchen items which have hands and feet usually spooky and unrealistic. Arm&Crafts is a playful handmade ceramic set from KRASZNAI ceramics which is funny and cute, rather than frightening. The collection is made up by five pieces: Mug, Milk, Bowling, Vase and Bowl, each with their own unique...

This past weekend my husband and I took on the daunting task of deconstructing three large, old planter boxes left by the previous homeowner (which included sledgehammering concrete to smithereens) and rebuilding a planter box with some of the materials where one … well, made sense. The old boxes,...

By Guest While many allergy sufferers will try to avoid the great outdoors this spring when pollen and mold counts begin to increase, the reality is that the great indoors may not provide much relief either. According to the EPA, the air inside a home can be up to five times more polluted than the air...

I know we are Home Products, but the Tepee from DWR is a home all its own. This modern version of the classic tepee from designer Dave Ellis who spent 10 years working in the canvas business before creating his own line of tents and tepees in 1982, created this stylish design that is perfect for adventurers...

SEARS BLUE LAWN & GARDEN CREW READY TO SPREAD MORE GREEN ACROSS AMERICA THIS SPRING Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt Encourages Americans to Nominate Their Ball Field, Park or Playground for a Rehab Project from Sears Hoffman Estates, Ill. (March 30, 2010) – Spring has arrived and as America thaws out,...

Oh, Betonamit, where were you when my alma mater needed you? According to campus legend, back in the 1960’s, there was a rather large boulder near the student centre of the University of Calgary. For silly, aesthetic reasons, the University decided to encase it in concrete and make it more cube-like....

Located near Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Casa Son Vida brakes the boundaries in matters of luxury and futuristic home approaches. The project comes from  tec Architecture in collaboration with Amsterdam-based Marcel Wanders Studio , responsible for designing the interiors. This villa is said to be the...