Virtually every year, stories about making household chores easier—and ways to get the most out of your home appliances—top the list. And 2017 was no exception. Read on for the best vacuums for hardwood floors and pet hair, a look at portable air conditioners, CR’s take on the ever-popular Instant Pot, the most reliable washing … Read more
There’s a teardrop of evergreen laden with ornaments, pine cones and luxurious embroidered ribbon hanging from each end of the fireplace mantel in the Riverside Terrace home of Dr. Jaime Middleton Lawler and her husband, Dr. Theodore Lawler Jr. It’s a jaw-dropping touch among the contemporary holiday décor that will be on display here, one … Read more
Interior designing is an ever-changing space. Every year many new designs, trends and ideas are conceptualised, implemented and followed. So far, 2017 has been the year of contemporary architecture and vintage interior with a twist. A landmark year in interior designing, 2017’s focus was more towards integrating electronic technology with interiors and green ideas. Here … Read more
Festive fashions decked the hall of DeSana Center Dec. 9 as designer Cheryl Zemke presented her seventh annual holiday fashion fundraiser, this year benefiting the Downriver Council for the Arts. The event, held at the James R. DeSana Center for Arts and Culture, 81 Chestnut, Wyandotte, featured music, raffles, finger food and creative clothes based … Read more
We have superseded them,” says the interior designer. “Theirs was a very basic 1960’s interpretation of the future. Today, technology is so much more advanced than we could have predicted.” We may not have Rosie the Robot on-call, but thanks to advanced technology, we live more efficiently than our grandparents. “We live in a 1930’s … Read more
We have some baddish (well actually very bad) news. Dave Gorman has called time on his stand-up comedy show Modern Life is Goodish. But in a blog announcing his decision, Gorman has explained there’s no hard feelings – the workload was just too crazily intense and completely unsustainable. And there was no way around it. That … Read more
The smooth-sided toaster features round edges and functional flat sides, to allow it to sit against a kitchen wall. A temperature dial is situated on the side of the appliance, while the tray for catching crumbs is hidden on its underside. Winners will also win a jug-shaped kettle, which is designed to be easy to hold … Read more
Every home has a distinctive décor style. Here are top ten décor styles that are popular around the world. Does your home have one décor style or a mix or two or more? Read on and decide. Modern: A house that is all clean, sleek lines, airy and lacking in clutter is a modern home. There’s … Read more
It’s hard to believe 2017 is nearly over. While there were some amazing innovations, artistry, and movements in the home space this year, clearly a few trends that came out on top. To give us a more accurate depiction of 2017’s hottest styles, the online interior design and decorating service Havenly created a list based on data from more than … Read more
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), the expansive white structure located on Palace Road, exudes a certain kind of warmth that not many government-owned cultural spaces do. It extends an invitation to a passer-by to come and discover its treasure trove of modern art. Bengaluru’s artscape deserved an institution of this stature and it took … Read more