Month: July 2018

How to Maintain Upholstered Furniture

How to Maintain Upholstered Furniture

Upholstery furnishings are very common and you are likely to find them in any home. There’s no doubt that this type of furnish has a number of great features but above all, upholstery always brings a feeling of modernity and class to any living room. In addition to this, the furnishing can easily be complemented …

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Steel-Framed Windows Leap Forward Into Modern Designs

Steel-Framed Windows Leap Forward Into Modern Designs

The Industrial Revolution gave us many new substances and technologies, from the elevator to the idea of a curtain wall construction. Not the least of these was the introduction of sheets of glass set in metal frames. Introduced on a huge scale at the Crystal Palace, which housed the Great Exhibition in 1851, sheets of …

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Houzz Tour: Design and Surprise in The Hamptons

Houzz Tour: Design and Surprise in The Hamptons

Mention The Hamptons, and instantly images of gargantuan shore holiday waterfalls superimposed on the rolling grassy landscape are conjured. It’s nearly a farce to call those homes beach houses. Choosing to not fall victim to this cliché, Robert Young Architects opted for understated and casual elegance when designing the primary residence for a family in …

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