Month: April 2023

Home Theater Design: Things To Keep In Mind

Home theater design may be easier than you think; as long as you have of your needs and priorities. Establish the overall quality of entertainment that you want, decide on the ideal room, and work with your existing electronics.

Figure Out Your Space

Probably one of the hardest core decisions when planning your space is to figure out which room you wish to use. Below are a couple of key elements to consider if you are trying to establish the best choice for your home theater design project:

Begin with the question of accessibility. Is this a family entertainment room or a private one? In other words, do you want it easily accessible or do you want a back basement room for privacy? People install their home theaters everywhere in their house-from spare bedrooms to main living areas.

Similar equipment can actually …

Home Designing Holistic Approch

When starting a new home design (or any building or development project) it is important to know what it is that you want. It sounds simple but it is not necessarily so.

Let’s look at a few of the things to consider for a new home design: Of course the basics of how many bedrooms, bathrooms, garage or carport. Also for consideration: Who will be living there? What are the lifestyles? Are there children? What are their ages? Are they in school, college? How many people of driving age? Are there boats? RV’s? Quads? Is time spent outdoors playing, swimming, BBQ? Is the family “on the go” or is dinner time spent together? How many years is anticipated for ownership of this home. Are there any handicapped residents? Is there the possibility in the foreseeable future that part of the home will have to be handicap …

Design-Build in Portland: New Trend Toward Creative Collaboration Benefits Clients

Portland, Oregon is a city known for its progressive spirit, its (mostly) good-natured acceptance of the rain, and a generous embrace of creativity and collaboration. So much so that the City has become a destination for ?�migr?�s from North America’s “creative class”. From boutique bike designers and craft microbrewers, to writer’s collectives and modern dance cooperatives, to co-working office spaces and designers’ workshops, Portland is an epicenter for cross-pollination between artists, designers, and artisans of all stripes. Creative collaboration has become a cultural force in its own right here, one that crosses traditional boundaries between disciplines and communities.

Charles Heying, Associate Professor at Portland State University, labels this emergence the “Artisan Economy”. Old, in-house hierarchies are being thrown out for new relationships, outsourced and networked. According to Heying there’s a loss of security with this shift, but also an exciting …

Frugal Home Design – “There’s an App For That”

So, you’re sitting in your favorite easy chair and the home decorating bug bites you. It’s time to stop procrastinating and paint that room or hang that picture.

But, as soon as the bug bites, you begin to feel its sting, because now you have to leave that cushy comfy easy chair and hit the hardware store to get the supplies you need.

Well this is your lucky day because – “There is an App for That”!

Say you want to paint the room, but you are unsure of the color. If you have a cell phone that supports Internet applications then snuggle back in and find your color through that fabulous phone!

Yes, there is an amazing App that will take you from general colors to the specific color hues, so you end up with just the right color combination …