Posts by Kelly Rogers
Couching Human, Hidden TV
According to Wikipedia the Family Room is: “…an informal, all-purpose room in a house similar to a living room. The family room is designed to be a place where family and guests gather for group recreation like talking, reading, watching TV, and other family activities.” Let’s face it – in most homes, Family Room is synonymous with TV Room. There…
Read MoreTravel Photography: Art For Your Home (Part II)
As a follow-up to last week’s post on using your own photography to decorate the walls in your home, I thought I would share a few more examples of images that would work great in this context. All of these are pictures I have taken on my travels. Please note that I am an amateur…
Read MoreBad MLS Photos – via Hooked on Homes
There is a saying that real estate is like porn for women. I have to agree. We spend countless hours online surfing MLS listings for homes on the market we would never consider buying. We go to open houses and peek into people’s drawers and closets. And we religiously check recently sold homes on sites…
Read MoreDesign Thinking for the Real World – 2/2/12
My husband is a pretty big fan of sportswriter Peter King, and regularly reads his regular “Things I Think” on sportsillustrated.cnn.com, typically covering various salient topics and situations in professional sports. He often reads aloud to me those “things” that he thinks will make me chuckle, or that involve my beloved Buffalo Bills – of…
Read MoreTravel Photography: Art For Your Home
So many people are intimidated by the blank walls in their home. Some find the prospect of finding “the right” wall art so daunting that they remain unadorned. Most of us already have beautiful images sitting idly on our computers, digital cameras, and even phones, anticipating their higher calling as decor for our homes. There…
Read MoreThoroughly Modern Glider
Nearly ubiquitous in nurseries across America, the glider is often viewed as a pedestrian piece of furniture – yet an essential one. As a mother of an infant myself, I can attest to the utility of this piece. I’ve spent countless hours rocking, feeding, reading, singing, and even sleeping in our glider (pictured at left).…
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