The Craftsman brand and Craftsman Club were joined by Sears Heroes at Home and Rebuilding Together (the nation’s leading non-profit for preserving affordable homeownership) when they hit the road at the end of April to launch the “Make a Difference” Tour. The tour is meant to inspire the nation to start working with their hands. They took off with a 36-foot trailer and truck filled with all possible tools to help the communities and individuals in need.

They will be stopping at more than 20 different places across the country to …

If you are just thinking of buying a home and feel sort of clueless about how to go about it, where to get the money and what are the mortgage terms like and everything related, Bank of the West has just created a video series you should check you.

Bank of the West was founded already in 1874, operating as a subsidiary of BNP Paribas that that is present in 80 countries with hundreds of thousands of employees, you can assume that they know what they are talking about.
The video series …

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 …

The new year is a great time to make changes in your life – I know that I always start January thinking I’ll join a gym, try a new hobby and fulfil goals. One thing you could do (and this will be a change you can realistically stick to) is redecorate your living room. If you’re keen on giving your home a revamp for 2013, read on to find out how you can do just that.

Get a new sofa
I think that sofas can tell visitors a lot about a person and …

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 …

The Luxury Penthouse in Johannesburg is the distinct representation of the 21st Century modern living. This is a dream home made come true by the SAOTA and the OKHA Interiors basing on the client’s brief. This is a three-level penthouse that reflects individualism and demonstrates the evolution of the technological aspect of modern living.

It is a smart home tailored for the client with customized lighting and automation. Adam Court is the designer that led the team to complete the project which sets the new standard of urban living. The modern …

The bathroom is now seen as an integral part of any home, similar to the kitchen in that it should speak volumes about the house by providing comfort along with style and practicality. One of the major things found in a bathroom is a washbasin. And without a good functional one, the bathroom seems rather ill equipped. Decorado collection from Spain based company Bathco presented with more aesthetically black and white. These colors and patterns give a special glamour to the pieces. Most of these washbasins can be installed as …

Handmade Lens Pillows from Plushtography

We show amazing ideas based on popularity of lens today. Plustography offers ‘Lens Pillows’ , beautifully handmade pillows. From Plushtography : “Before the lenses that existed in the shop today, there was a period of experimentation and development: the age of the prototype. We wanted to provide the best product to you as we possibly can so before the big day of the launch, we decided to take a rain check and create a few more prototypes. The retrospective look on the evolution of these pillows …

This unique cabinet storage designed by Joe Colombo for Italian B-Line called Boby Trolley. Unclutter, simplify and organize your desk top and your office environment with this extremely versatile mobile storage container on casters. This handy organizer will be a functional everyday organizing tool. It will free-up space so you can concentrate on getting some actual work done! With a height of 29.25″ it tucks neatly under most tables or next to your office desk. Several trays are the perfect size to store your paper, envelopes, stamps, paperclips, pens, calculator, …

The 24th street modern house situated at Santa Monica, designed by Steve Kent who specialize in modern and minimalist home design. The architects created this house with simple rectangular shape with white walls. The facade seems to reveal a cold,concrete home and deprived of an expansive personality. All rooms created with beautiful and looks stylish. They feature a lot of different art works that make them original and interesting. Even though the house isn’t big there are all rooms that are necessary for contemporary lifestyle including an open plan living …