August 23, 2011
There’s a designer in all of us. When it comes to designing for ourselves, it doesn’t get any more personal than designing your own home. Of course, you can hire a professional to do the job, but if you have a good eye and want to give your home your own touch, try your hand on Autodesk Homestyler.
October 22, 2010
Who doesn’t love a great Halloween display? Halloween house decorations can be great fun and if your house can creep out the kids with something different each year, you’ll become a local legend in no time. Buying Halloween gadgets and props could be an option as well, but it is costly and comes with a [...]
October 14, 2010
Do you find yourself staring idly at your house wondering how in the world you’re going to make it beautiful? Or do you just love to peek into other people’s homes to see what they use to decorate? Are you just fascinated by beautiful photos of great architecture? Do you love ingenious furniture design? Are [...]
May 25, 2010
When you’re one Picasso short, the second most obvious decorating choice are regular posters. With little effort, they allow you to define your room (or house) and give it character. Put them in a frame, and it looks as classy as a painting. We’ve talked about printing posters in the past, even reviewed multiple applications, [...]
March 20, 2010
Let me paint you a picture (no pun intended): You’re about to move into a new place but have yet to paint the rooms to your liking. How do you know which colours will suit you best? Colour swatches are handy but they leave a lot to the imagination. Think of the distraught when you [...]
March 3, 2010
Posters”¦there’s a subculture that has grown around them and has almost made them an art form. We had it hanging on our walls in our wonder years. Most of us have stared at them and dreamt up fantasies of strumming guitars or driving in Formula One. We got to see them around the boardroom with [...]
February 24, 2010
Every spring, I start getting the landscaping bug. As the snow slowly melts, revealing the brown grass and limp leaves that I never got around to raking in the fall, my mind starts running through all sorts of landscaping ideas. Would a stone walkway look good in the front of the house? Would a pool [...]
January 28, 2010
In the past articles I wrote about using a dual monitors configuration, we have discussed ways to do so more productive, what programs can help, and different types of users. Through writing those articles, I have come to realize that there are basically two approaches to making use of dual monitors: having a major and minor monitor and [...]
December 24, 2009
Yes, I know. It’s the last bend before Christmas comes around, and for many of us, it marks the beginning of a mad scramble to pick up last minute presents, put up decorations, and plan get-togethers. Of course, this year, you could do the same boring thing as every other year. You could resort to [...]
October 20, 2009
It’s the season again. One holiday haunts the next. It’s cold outside. Parties move from the lovely park into people’s interesting interiors. Are you prepared to welcome people into your home? If not, help is underway. How about surprising friends and family with a freshly overhauled apartment? I’m sure it’s something they didn’t quite expect [...]
