Why a Sofa Makes a Room and How to Find the One for You
November 18, 2018 By Leave a Comment
With TV and movie season ramping up and cozy weather coming, here’s what to consider as you pick your perfect couch
Football season kicks into high gear, your favorite shows return for fall sweeps, and chilly weather takes your cocktail party from the patio to the family room. It’s the humble sofa’s time to shine.
“From the very beginning [the sofa] was a synonym of relaxation,” says Agata Toromanoff, author of the new book, Sofas: 340 Iconic Designs.“Just like the preceding piece of furniture, the daybed, sofas allowed positioning the body comfortably and obviously enjoying the company of others who could join you,” she says. “Today, due to our sitting lifestyle, the sofa is, in many homes, the center of family life.”
But when a piece of furniture plays such a vital role in your everyday life, choosing the right one can be daunting. There’s a lot to consider.
7 Tech Jobs That Didn’t Exist 20 Years Ago
November 13, 2018 By Leave a Comment
As technology advances, so does the job market. More than 700,000 jobs are expected to come from positions for digital analytics managers alone. Technology eliminates some jobs, but it opens doors to newly-created jobs in various industries.
10 Most Impressive Civil Engineering Wonders Of The World
November 10, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Civil engineering sounds so simple when someone
else does it. So, you designed a bridge, big deal. If you think this way, that may be the biggest misconception of your life.
Home Renovation Pros Paint a Bright Picture for the Rest of 2018
November 7, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The Houzz Renovation Barometer for fourth quarter 2018 shows that wait times to work with a building firm have dropped
New data just out on the residential remodeling industry paints a rosy picture for firms in the industry. Firms expect business activity to rise during the final three months of 2018, the data shows. And homeowners may get some relief from long wait times to start their projects, as the average wait time for construction sector firms dropped to 4½ weeks from 6½ weeks during the previous three months.
“Home renovation professionals are clearly very upbeat about the year end, despite a number of challenges facing the industry today,” says Nino Sitchinava, principal economist at Houzz.
The data come from the Q4 2018 Houzz Renovation Barometer, which tracks residential renovation market expectations, project wait times and recent business activity. (Market expectations and business activity have been smoothed out to account for predictable seasonal fluctuations, while project wait times have not.) The Barometer is based on a quarterly survey of residential remodeling businesses with a profile on Houzz and garnered 1,750 responses. Read on to gain insights from what they said.
10 Smart and Stylish Home Offices
November 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
These spaces combine good looks with hardworking design features
There are stylish home offices and there are practical home offices. But a home office that’s stylish and practical? That’s a winning combination, and these 10 home offices hit the mark. See how the designers, architects and builders who helped create these rooms did it, and take away ideas for your home office remodel.
10 DIY carpet stain removal hacks for every type of spill
November 1, 2018 By Leave a Comment
October 25, 2018 By Leave a Comment
This short documentary follows the preparation and performance of Activating Memory by the Paramusical Ensemble comprising of four severely motor-impaired patients and a string quartet at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, London, on 17 July 2015.
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