One suspects designer Jonathan Adler has a great sense of humour just by looking at his cheeky designs. reading the not-so-fine print on his website confirms it. Take this bio entry: “Tapped to design a real-life Malibu dream house to celebrate Barbie’s 50th. Can finally make amends for decapitating sister’s Barbie in 1974.” It’s the …
Stone Mansion In Chicago
There are a great deal of sprawling mega-mansions out there. even at 10,000 square feet, though, this limestone-clad estate just north of Chicago isn’t one of them. The light-filled interior is definitely grand as well as expansive, however from the exterior, it’s much more Petit Trianon than palace of Versailles. Let’s take a peek. Architecturally, …
Easy DIY: Nautical Lampshade
exhausted of your table lamps? update them by recovering the shades in statement wallpaper remnants. simply apply a layer of wallpaper paste to the existing shade then affix the paper, eliminating wrinkles as you go using a wallpaper smoother and overlapping by about a 1⁄2″ at the seam. Editor’s tip: striped wallpaper looks best on a …
Designer Tips: exactly how To get A Sofa, part two
assistant style editor Jennifer Koper shares professional recommendations on buying for sofas. Now that you’ve made a decision what style of sofa you want, it’s time to believe about quality. exactly how a sofa is made directly effects its longevity. If you’re seeking to invest in a sofa that has staying power, here are some crucial …
Deals: Our picks of the Black Friday wise house tech Bargains
Black Friday may be our favourite American import these days. however there are so numerous tech bargains to selected from it can be difficult to see the wood for the trees. So right here are a few of our favourites, whatever from a £11 stocking filler to some great HD projectors as well as 4K tellies. as well …
Celebrity Pet Style: The Obamas
As the chief official photographer for the White House, Pete Souza’s Instagram account is brimming with amazing candid moments of the Obama family, like the president dancing alongside Usher or Michelle reading with miss Piggy. Yet some of our much-loved snaps are of the two furriest members of the Obama family: Bo and Sunny. Scroll …
Inside Zaha Hadid’s Last new York Condo
A new job from groundbreaking designer Zaha Hadid, the only lady to have won the prestigious Pritzker Prize, has been revealed in new York. Dubbed the “Queen of the curve,” Hadid died in March 2016 at age 66, however many of her jobs are being completed posthumously, including the residences of 520 West 28th in the heart …
Ask A Designer: Cosy Living space
Q. I online in a fantastic old house with great deals of character. However, I’m having a hard time with my living room: it’s L-shaped, as well as I want to make it cosier as well as make the areas work together. — M.S., Powell River, B.C. (To submit your own question, see our Ask …
MacBook pro with Retina display review
When I bought my new MacBook Unibody back in 2009 I had envisaged keeping it for two years. shortly after I got it though, Apple tweaked the design by adding a new SD slot and built-in battery as well as restoring the FireWire port and ‘Pro’ moniker. In the end I’ve had that machine for …
New EnOcean TCM 515 Transceiver Module for Batteryless Web of things
earlier this year, EnOcean demo’d their latest generation of constantly powered transceiver modules at ISH, which open up new applications for the wireless common thanks to increased computing power, lower power usage as well as a smaller type factor… The new TCM module expands the comprehensive Dolphin portfolio, which consists of self-powered wireless switches, sensors as well …