The seventh season of DIY Network’s highly appreciated series Blog Cabin took off this January and since then has had a record-breaking number of page views. It’s an interactive home-building series that has been breaking waves since 2007.

Viewers have had the chance to vote and blog about everything related to the design of the blog cabin, from kitchen to master suite, from color palette to fixtures and much more.
This season the Blog Cabin‘s crew of experts together with the host Chris Grundy are transforming a 1895 cottage into a modern-day …

Let’s be honest, when you’re buying a home, you don’t often think about selling it yet. Yet, the statistics show that quite many home owners stay in their homes only up to five years. That means that making big upgrades to your home doesn’t always seem like a too good idea – after all, if you’re likely to leave in couple of years, investments in your home don’t seem likely to pay off in the long run. But maybe, just maybe you could reconsider that thought.

Partly, of course, you could …

I love everything about Victorian homes – from their antique fireplaces to their sash windows. So, if you are lucky enough to own a house from this period, it is important that you do your best to highlight these features.
Here are some tips I’ve put together to help you learn how.
Show off your fireplace
The fireplace is one of the integral fixtures of a property from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and is one of my favourite features. They are incredibly beautiful, so they are definitely worth showing off. If …

If you’re lucky enough to have a log cabin in your garden, you probably find it’s really easy to make good use of it in the summertime. In fact, considering how wet the UK summer seems to be these days, they’re pretty much perfect for letting you feel like you’re enjoying the outdoors without getting soaked in the rain at the same time!

Come autumn and winter, though, you might be a bit stuck for how best to use it. After all, even the best log cabins aren’t as well insulated …

If you are planning to put your home on the market, you’ll want to make it as attractive as possible to potential buyers. There are lots of things you can do to improve your property before selling it, but make sure you don’t get too carried away with the interior and neglect your outdoor areas.
How a house appears from the street is often referred to as kerb appeal and, as it’s the first impression potential purchasers will get of your property, it’s worth taking the time to get this right. …

The Vila Castela Residence sited on 30 degrees sloped site in city of Nova Lima, Brazil. Designed by Anastasia Architects, the house uses dramatic cantilevers to emphasize the extremity of its position.

This project was based on four main concepts: little interference in the site, better use of natural resources, integration to the surroundings, and a generous urban presence. The constructed area is 650 sq meters, divided into three floors. The basement, where the owners can enjoy leisure facilities such as sauna, Jacuzzi, and an wine cellar, the ground floor, where …

The Villa Amanzi was designed by Original Vision Ltd, facing ravine with a dramatic slab of rock defining the northern edge and a stunning outlook over the azure blue of the Andaman Sea to the south. The defining elements are the rock and the view. They dominate at every juncture. They resonate on first approach, through the migration from public to private space, in the living and in the family areas, in the gardens, in the bedrooms; and they continue to command respect down the tropical jungle steps that arrive …

Najjar-Najjar Architects have designed a spectacular Villa situated nearby on the slope of the Poestling Berg, a mountain overlooking Linz the capital of Upper Austria. The site is accessed from the road behind leading down hills to the building’s main entrance, covered by an extended cantilever roof structure. On the street side the building facade is closed with natural stonework to provide intimacy towards the street. The other side is entirely open to the panoramic view over the city. After crossing a small pond one is invited to take a …

Fernanda Marques Architects & Associates designed Laranjeiras Residence, a beautiful summer retreat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Outward covered in wood, a device used to protect it from the sea air and make it more familiar-looking amid the green Mata Atlântica. In order to provide maximum integration between the internal and external areas, large glazed windows were used, allowing virtually every room in the house ample interaction with the landscape. To counterbalance the use of timber, the essential element in the project’s aesthetic arrangement, interior areas were conceived with strong …

The Ski House H2o sited near artificial lake in Hobe Hobe Sound, Florida. the design thus engages the lake in multiple ways. This elevated perspective in an otherwise flat surrounding topography provides a view of the 1/2 mile watercourse from end to end.

The house is a simple bar conceptually and literally broken into 3 use defined areas; i.e. guest wing, public/fraternal spaces, master bedroom. A metal roof hovers above these 3 parts to encourage circulation movement from one space to another.

The roof design also provides shade to the lakeside terrace …