Believe it or not, the holiday season has officially arrived — Thanksgiving is just a few short weeks away with Christmas right at its heels. That means amid all the gift-hunting and recipe-tasting and general merry-making, your home is about to become a revolving door of holiday guests — sometimes unannounced! Make sure you’re ready for the arrival of kith and kin with these simple tips.
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After Mike and Veronica moved into their Fullerton, California, home last year, they were happy that the home itself didn’t need major attention or repairs. Originally built in the 1940s and renovated in 2000, the 3,000-square-foot, hacienda-style home simply needed an upgrade in the outdoor lighting.
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Drawing from the nautical and industrial lighting fixtures of the early 20th century, our collection of Rustic Lighting offers a rugged alternative to flimsy, big box store lights.
Vintage nautical lights — think bulkhead lighting — and vapor lights featured a rugged cast guard and glass that offered protection to the bulb in hazardous work environments like factories and warehouses. While these were super functional, they were hardly stylish.
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With a house full of kids involved in 4H, Sarah’s 31-acre farm in northern Minnesota is bustling with four-legged activity. Chickens, pigs, turkeys, goats, sheep, and alpacas roam the property, along with the requisite dogs and cats. And they all need their space to eat, sleep, and, yes, have babies.
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As a certified building contractor and owner of Little Yellow House, Inc., Don Gelsinger spends a lot of time thinking about other people’s spaces. Last year, however, he and his wife, Andrea, took a hard look at their own space and realized they needed to separate their home-based business from their personal space.
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Emily and her husband Matthew have been searching for the perfect house since they moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 2009. He wanted a yard and quiet street while Emily wanted to walk and bike to downtown and be in the center of everything. After seven moves — yes, seven — they finally found the perfect house to make a home.
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