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9 Top Trends in the Garden for 2024
2024 is all about the outdoors: Being outside is in! Budgets. Makeovers on a budget are big news. Gone are the magnificent makeovers with the price tag to match. This year we are recycling, upcycling and doing it ourselves. And it’s all about the drama! Dramatic is in. There will be no shrinking violets in the garden this year, we are going to be big and bold. The takeaway advice for an on-trend garden in 2024 is make your backdrop a statement black or grey and your blooms bright. Orange and red flowers really pop against a dramatic backdrop. Decking: it’s still very much in but only if you give…
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5 Unique Wood Finishes To Use Around Your House
Wood furniture and wood trim elements are commonplace in homes all across the United States. Homeowners appreciate the aesthetic wooden elements can bring into a space. Wood furniture and accents are durable, natural, and often easy to rearrange for continual refreshes of any room in the house. But wood furniture also requires routine care and maintenance in order to consistently create the visual wow factor that homeowners seek. Adding a wood finish or stain is a common task for any homeowner looking to enhance the look and feel of their property. External wood structures, like a backyard deck, require refinishing on a more consistent basis. For example, experts suggest re-staining…
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Farm Life: Shou Sugi Ban in the Rocky Mountains
A shou sugi ban wrapped modern pastoral retreat set just south of Denver, Clearview Farm encompasses nearly 15 acres with a 1.5-acre pond and fields zoned for agriculture and equestrian facilities. The shou sugi ban clad main home provides views of the surrounding land and the Rocky Mountains beyond. Clearview Farm’s amenities also include an expansive deck, a lap pool and spa, and a guest house. Clearview Farm is mere minutes from Highline Canal Trail, shops, schools and a short 20-minute drive from the vibrant downtown Denver.
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Rising from the Hawaiian Volcanic Ashes
Just because a tiny house is petite in stature doesn’t mean it lacks amenities. In fact, some of our favorite diminutive dwellings pack a bigger design punch than houses three times their size. That’s because the owners are intent on maximizing their square footage, dreaming up clever ways to squeeze in all the comforts of home without sacrificing environmental sustainability or dashing good looks. Taken on pedigree alone, the Phoenix House in Pāhoa, Hawaii is impressive: It was designed by Will Beilharz, founder of sustainable architecture firm ArtisTree Home, and exists completely off-the-grid. But where it exists—in the middle of a hardened lava field on Hawaii’s Big Island—is even more flooring. Plunked at the…
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Slow Luxury has a New Destination
The modular hotel concept, called Hytte, allows landowners and hotel operators to implement a custom configuration of Japandi-style cabins. Hytte (Norwegian for Cabin) is a new modular hotel and retreat product brought to you and co-created by the award winning teams at Koto Design and Aylott + Van Tromp. This new partnership designs, furnishes and delivers design-led, sustainable cabins specifically for the hotel and leisure industry. Hytte delivers both off the shelf designs and bespoke co-branded cabins for hoteliers and leisure operators alike. Designed by the award-winning architects at Koto and in collaboration with hospitality experts and interior designers Aylott + Van Tromp, Hytte redefines prefabricated, modular hotels and retreats…
