Home design features Tropical Modernism
When an advertising executive escaping the cold New York winters met his wife in Tampa, they had to find a home design that merged their personalities and families. “My wife says…
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Restoring a classic with a unique house remodeling project
A 1925-built structure in a historic district of Lakeland, the home of Pam and Larry Norman has been a true labor-of-love house remodeling project. “Renovating this house has definitely kept…
Wine cellar and kitchen are perfectly paired
For centuries, a wine cellar was a dark and windowless space, discreetly tucked away in the wealthy homeowner’s estate. Only servants, or the owner himself, would enter the private hideaway…
Home design offers comfort and style
Just because a home has been meticulously designed and decorated doesn’t mean it has to be handled with kid gloves. Colleen and Doug Haines spent countless hours poring over the…
Backyard design plucked from the past
Thick stone walls, a massive fireplace and a rafter beam ceiling open to the sky define the space of this “Farmhouse ruin” situated on one corner of this restful backyard…
Breathing life into the living room
What Wendy Berry wanted was a welcoming place where her family-immediate and extended-would be comfortable. When she first saw the Cleveland home, she wasn’t too set on it. Originally it had a…
Outdoor living space is contemporary in nature
It’s not every day that a home can be built to accommodate practical daily needs and also serve as a beautiful showcase for an exquisite art collection. But that is…