I used to think that part of practical parenting is to reserve purchase of toys for special occasions like birthdays and Christmases. When I had a kid I quickly learned that toys and trinkets are a mom’s secret weapon for tantrums and that coming home without a McDonald Happy Meal is a grave parental misconduct. [...]
Gone are the days when doing the laundry means staying in a dull corner in the basement for hours on end. Nowadays when multitasking is a byword, rooms can also be designed for multiple functions and the laundry room is an example of these. Doubling as a craft or sewing room, even an exercise room, [...]
Adolescence is associated with raging hormones, especially among teen boys. No longer a little boy but not yet an adult, their interests may vary as they form their personal identities. Bearing this in mind while embarking on a decorating project for your young man can limit wasted time and effort. The most practical approach is [...]
Having a baby is one of life’s greatest joys. It is no wonder that parents, especially first-time ones may either get carried away in shopping and decorating the baby’s room as soon as they confirm the news, or, may get stumped and overwhelmed on where to start. Whether this is your first bundle of joy [...]
Gearing up for a gender-neutral bedroom is in a way making space for someone new to enter into one’s life. Whether settling down with a spouse or moving in together, planning a new look for the room that you will be sharing is giving up a part of your taste to make room for the [...]
The term wallflower did not come out of nowhere for nothing. Referring to someone who remains in the sidelines, being hardly noticed due to inactivity, the walls of an interior similarly can be the silent canvass that blends with a room’s overall design. On the other hand, it can be maximized to tie all the [...]
If you see your furry friends as an integral part of your life, then it is but expected that they are kept in mind in all aspects of it, including your living spaces. Along with the package of unconditional love that they freely bestow comes the need to be fed and kept clean. These basic [...]
For homes and reasonably sized spaces, a living room is an essential part of a dwelling place. Except perhaps for extremely confined areas where owners will have to forego everything except a plank for a bed, providing for a drawing room or parlor is part of contemporary living. Like the kitchen and dining areas, it [...]
My concept of a loft remained in the traditional sense – an attic or storage area with a sloping roof – until my research for this article opened my consciousness to another concept. Perhaps due to the increasing popularity of urban living spaces with the equally expanding number of city dwellers, a loft can nowadays [...]
For some of us, pets are an indispensable part of the household. Being masters of unconditional love, dogs and cats provide comfort and company for their owners who live on their own, and are an invaluable addition to the brood if living with their owners within a family set up. Meanwhile birds and fish are [...]