POSTS IN THE CATEGORY 'DESIGN'
In Defense of Track Lighting
Chris Stout-Hazard · According to Clairee Belcher in Steel Magnolias, all gay men have track lighting, and all gay men are named Mark, Rick, or Steve. We're not named Mark, Rick, or Steve, but otherwise I'm afraid we're playing to stereotypes. Because we love track lighting. Here's why.
DESIGN · GREYHOUSE · LIGHTING
Five Great Houses From The Movies, Part 2
Chris Stout-Hazard · Digging into five more of our favorite houses (and apartments!) from the movies.
DESIGN · MOVIES
Five Great Houses From The Movies, Part 1
Chris Stout-Hazard · I'm sure you aren't surprised to find that we spent as much time checking out the houses in movies as we do paying attention to the plot.
DESIGN · MOVIES
Best Blue Velvet Sofas
Roger Hazard · We've gathered some of our favorite sofas and armchairs in gorgeous blue velvets, along with design inspiration from around the web.
COLOR · DESIGN · FURNITURE · ROGERANDCHRIS · TRENDS
5 Trends That Must End In 2015
Chris Stout-Hazard · Here are five home design trends that need to be dropped along with that ball on New Year's Eve.
DESIGN · TRENDS
Yes, We Painted All The Floors In Our House
Chris Stout-Hazard · Quelle horreur! But we had some good reasons to paint our floors, and maybe painted floors are a good fit for your home too.
DESIGN · GREYHOUSE · PAINT · RENOVATION
Infographic: Five Red Flags When Sofa Shopping
Chris Stout-Hazard · Before you make an expensive mistake (or find out that a "great deal" wasn't quite so great after all), familiarize yourself with our five red flags for spotting a sub-par sofa.
DESIGN · ENVIRONMENT · FABRIC · FURNITURE · INFOGRAPHIC · MADEINUSA · ROGERANDCHRIS · TIPS
Roger's Tips: Finials As Cabinet Knobs
Roger Hazard · I love using oversized knobs on powder room vanities - it's fun and unexpected. Since most cabinet knobs aren't the right size, I use drapery finials for a bigger impact.
BATHROOM · DESIGN · KITCHEN · PROJECT · ROGERSTIPS · TIPS
Infographic: How Big Furniture Companies REALLY Use Your Money
Chris Stout-Hazard · With most luxury furniture companies, only a fraction of each dollar you spend is actually used to build your sofa. Let's look at just a few of the other things you're paying for when you shop with big retailers.
DESIGN · ENVIRONMENT · FURNITURE · INFOGRAPHIC · MADEINUSA · ROGERANDCHRIS · TIPS
Chesterfield Sofas: The History (Maybe...)
Chris Stout-Hazard · A probably-not-totally-fabricated history of the Chesterfield sofa: Lord Philip Stanhope, the Fourth Earl of Chesterfield (b.1694, d.1773), is believed to have commissioned the first settee that would come to be known as the Chesterfield sofa. Details are scarce, but the following is more or less the tale of how this iconic sofa came to be.
CHESTERFIELDS · DESIGN · FURNITURE
