When it comes to prime real estate inside your home, it doesn’t get more valuable than kitchen countertops. No matter how much (or how little) space you have, it rarely feels like enough.
02.10.2023 - 14:19 / bhg.com / Maggie Gillette
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Museums are undoubtedly beautiful, but they can also feel quite intimidating. After strolling through the rooms, admiring (but not touching!) all the precious art and artifacts, the gift shop greets you with a completely different atmosphere. You can flip the pages of a book or examine a sculpture's intricacies in the form of a miniature model. It's a curated but approachable space—the perfect look to replicate in your own home.
While it can be tough to strike the perfect balance—creating a space that's filled with interesting artistic treasures but still relaxed enough to make friends and family feel at home—there are myriad routes you can take. From starting to build out your art collection—no matter your budget—to making the most of your favorite decor pieces, we have all the advice you need to make a museum-worthy space in your house.
The idea behind gift shop decor is to create a put-together look that shows a life well-lived. Displaying art that is meaningful to you not only looks sophisticated but can be very personal and approachable, too.
«Although I adore them, when I think museums, I am reminded that I can't get too close, touch or really interact with items on display like I want to,» says Naika Andre of NJA Interiors.
Many trends these days shy away from mass-produced items, and the most popular aesthetics focus on creating a unique and individualized home. The museum decor trend allows you to display things that are beautiful, but also meaningful to you. Your collection lets your visitors in on the story of your life, from what interests you most to where you like to travel.
This trend could be considered a relative of the bibliophile and old-money trends, both of which feature artistically
When it comes to prime real estate inside your home, it doesn’t get more valuable than kitchen countertops. No matter how much (or how little) space you have, it rarely feels like enough.
Why do plants get sick? The simple answer is for lots of reasons, many of them similar to the reasons why we humans do. Take, for example, poor diet. Just as it’s one of the root causes of disease, poor growth and reduced life expectancy in humans, so it is with plants.
Q: Now that it’s late autumn, my dahlias are starting to die back. Can I leave the plants in the ground or do I need I lift the tubers and store them in my shed for the winter? I’d much prefer the first option if possible! MD, Kilkenny
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Autumn does not mark the end of the growing season, there are still plenty of blooms to keep your garden looking fabulous. And fall is a great time to plant perennials. Stop by your local garden center—you are likely to find fall-blooming perennials overlooked during spring shopping. Trees and shrubs tend to steal the spotlight in autumn as their foliage takes on radiant hues, but there is still plenty of color to be found in the flower garden. In fact, perennials that bloom in the fall can augment autumn leaves, drawing the color down to eye level. All those warm foliage colors provide the perfect backdrop for autumns blooms. Picture purple asters blooming against the jewel-toned foliage of stewartia. Or golden sunflowers set against a blaze of fiery sumac. With these fabulous perennials that bloom in the fall, you can find the perfect blooms to pair throughout the autumn garden.
Have you always longed to make wine from tasty sun-warmed grapes gathered from your own backyard? While I live in the ideal wine-growing region (USDA Zone 9b) near the well-known Napa Valley, you’ll be amazed to learn that backyard viticulture is entirely possible anywhere within USDA Zones 4 through 10. Growing wine grapes isn’t hard, but there are a number of key requirements that guarantee success, beginning with growing the wine you love! If you adore a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon at the end of the day, plant Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. When Chardonnay is your preference, you’ll need to grow grapes that produce a full-bodied Chardonnay. The following are some viticulture tips for planning and planting your own personal vineyard.
With the wide and exciting range of gardening products out there, it can be difficult to think of the best gardening gift ideas for birthdays, Christmas or any other special occasion.
If you’ve found yourself stumped on how to style that lonely corner in your dining room or make use of the empty space under your stairs, you’re not alone. In fact, interior designers have a whole slew of tricks for dealing with these spaces that are not living up to their potential.
Trailing plants are all about how you display them, which makes them stand out with their cascading stems and leaves. These Pothos Ladder Ideas will help you achieve just that!
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When the housing market slows down, it's common to look for anything to make your home outshine the competition. We asked some experts to share their best tips for instantly increasing your home's value and their answers may shock you with how easy it is.