During this time of year, I'm never quite sure if I believe the various clocks scattered around my house. The alarm clock says one thing, the computer says another, the cell phone another, and the television can't agree with anything.It is of course, all part of this 'spring forward, fall back' messing with the clocks tradition we have, but at times, I just want one timepiece to stand up and assert itself. And then I saw this range hood.The Ora from Barriviera is a kitchen range hood that Flavor Flav would be proud to call his own. Making up the bulk of the hood is an oversized clock face.The concept   read more

Not everyone has space for a formal dining room, complete with a long mahogany table and 12 five-piece place settings, so take a look at these casual looks easily duplicated in your home, no matter the size.   read more

Modern furniture, contemporary furniture, living room, bedroom furniture. There is a dining room for every budget and lifestyle with an exclusive   read more

Over the years, the designs and styles for dining room furniture have continued to change and this change has influenced customers to buy newer and modern furniture. However, one style that has remained unchanged and is equally popular today is antique dining room furniture. Antique dining room furniture includes a wide range of dining tables, dining chairs, side tables, coffee tables, cabinets and serving tables. The most important thing about antique dining room furniture is that while modern furniture does not get you any resale value after its use, the value of antique furniture adds up with   read more

How to Feng Shui a Dining Room. Anyone who explores the ancient Chinese art of feng shui is looking for ways to enhance life with good energy. Dining Room Design - The ideal dining room design must prove to be dynamic enough to satisfy the role of a functional feasting ground in addition to providing an intimate setting for a social gathering among friends and family. One of the great benefits a dining room offers is being able to implement themes into the dining room. One of the great benefits a dining room offers is being able to implement themes into the dining room. Restaurants are great   read more

dining room table can look barren without a centerpieceIs your dining room functional, festive and friendly? Or does it get used twice a year and gather dust the rest of the time? You can increase your use of the room by making it a more friendly space, and improve its appeal by adding creative touches that reflect your personal style. First things first: are the chairs and the seating arrangement working as hard as they can? If your dining room suite is old and tired and the budget won't stretch to buy new, consider painting each of your chairs in a different color, or paint the host and hostess   read more

After 100 years of being passed down from generation to generation, Nedra Atwell of Bowling Green knew what to do with the family dining buffet. She donated it to the Kentucky Library and Museum at Western Kentucky University.“Our family has been in Kentucky since (it) was Kentucky,” she said, adding that one of her ancestors traveled with Daniel Boone. “I think it’s very appropriate for our family to have something exhibited in the Kentucky museum.” Atwell’s buffet was one of about 500 items on display Friday as the museum unveiled its new Snell-Franklin Decorative Arts Gallery.   read more

WHILE some people might be content to personalise their walls by framing found and collected objects, Eltham’s Lindsay Maindonald has chosen to take DIY decoration a step further.After 15 or so years away from the palette, Lindsay finally made the decision to start painting again partly through inspiration, and partly through necessity."As part of the Fringe Garden Festival, I had been displaying the works of Merv Turner in my garden studio," said Lindsay,"This year, he wasn’t able to display so I thought I might get back into it again." Having previously put on three exhibitions around Taranaki   read more

IT was a look — and a phrase — that defined a generation of living rooms, and spawned an industry of knock-offs. And it enjoyed a long and fruitful run. So when Shabby Chic filed for bankruptcy last January after nearly 20 years in business, its creator, Rachel Ashwell, felt both anguish and humiliation, not to mention flat-out exhaustion. Ms. Ashwell, who had just turned 50 and had already been blown sideways by the recent death of her mother, was soon presiding over the liquidation of 15 stores and the dismissal of her hand-picked teams of upholsterers and sewers, designers and salespeople.   read more

Designing a home and decorating it the way you want is a lot more than merely putting a few objects together that serve the purpose. It is often a wise thing to have a running theme across your home as it will give the right idea on how to accessorize and make shopping a lot easier.If themes are what you are going how about the instant classic – the Victorian style of decorating interiors. It brings a touch of royalty, a sense of class and adds timeless charm. Going Victorian though is a lot harder than picking contemporary styles and design as you are trying to recreate the past. But here   read more