Build Your Own Wooden Stand for Your Ceramic Cooker
Nothing pairs better with a football tailgate party than grilled food, and one of our favorite ways to cook a burger or dog is on a ceramic grill. In recent years, the Big Green Egg has become incredibly popular for its flawless job in grilling food to perfection. Whether...
Sealing Wood Decks for Winter
The beautiful fall weather is officially here, making this the perfect time to complete some of those projects around the house. One of the best ways to preserve the life of the wood that was used to build your deck is to seal it for the winter season. Listed...
The Difference Between Beadboard and Wainscoting
Beadboard has been used in home decorating since the early 1800’s and the traditional style still in vogue today are tongue and groove boards that slide together without the aid of nails, screws or adhesive. Similar to traditional paneling except for the very distinctive groove pattern, beadboard is typically...
Home Show at Overland Park Convention Center
It’s that time of the year, the 2012 Home Show-Fall Edition is right around the corner! The doors at the Overland Park Convention Center open Friday September 14th at 10AM and this year’s event will feature over 200 exhibitors showcasing everything from home decorating ideas, new home products, maintenance...
Building a Better Birdhouse
The kids just went back to school which means fall is right around the corner. And with the warm weather ending, the handy supply of insects, seeds and worms on which our local songbirds dine, start to get scarce. Why not spend a couple of hours this weekend crafting...
Timeless Crown Mouldings in Kansas City
Kansas City’s understated design aesthetic lends itself to crown mouldings, as national magazines have demonstrated. Southern Living magazine featured crown mouldings in the Kansas City home of designer Barbara Cosgrove. House Beautiful showed how crown mouldings dress up this bedroom, by David Jimenez. The same timeless look can be...
Wainscoting Graces Fine Homes
Wainscoting, or wainscot paneling as they call it in England, is a series of narrow boards that line the lower portion of a wall. It is common now to see wainscoting on the upper portions of walls and ceilings as well. What you may have associated with a cottage...
Wide Plank Flooring is Popular
Usually, glossy interior design magazines save their excitement for color and pattern. But wide plank flooring has been all the buzz lately, from coast to coast. Here is a look at images from notable national interior design publications: House Beautiful showed wide plank heart pine flooring in a kitchen by...
Wooden Raised Beds for Beautiful (& Edible) Gardens
A renewed interest in locally-grown and organic produce has led to a raised bed garden craze. If you or your clients are looking to build a vegetable garden, a wooden raised bed is a terrific option. Here’s why: Seating. This Portland garden by Rob Kyne has raised garden beds made of...
Exploring Exotic Woods
Exotic woods are becoming more popular for beautiful home accessories and accents. Woods like tanguile, afzelia, banana bark and lemonwood offer a fresh and exotic look and are being seen in more homes. Tanguile is a Philippine mahogany used often for boats and canoes. Tanguile has a mahogany-like hue,...