What girl doesn’t love Tyler Florence? He is cute, a fabulous chef (love his Chicken Enchiladas!) and now he is decorating! House Beautiful just unveiled Tyler’s House Beautiful 2011 Kitchen of the Year. Tyler along with designer Lori Yeomans designed Manhattans Rockefeller Center with a contemporary rustic kitchen. Check out these pics from NYC. I love the idea of having […]
Images by Diamond Spas, Elle Decor and House Beautiful Sinks have come along way in the last 50 years? I know at my grandma’s house she had this lovely wall sink that had separate hot and cold water dispensers. Trying to get warm water was…a challenge. Looking back at it now, there was character to it..Nostalgia and old world charm. […]
In the latest issue of Luxe, you will see this magnificent master bathroom complete with Diamond Spas custom copper sink and custom copper bath tub. I love how the designer used woods, brick, different metal finishes and even marble! The exposed brick looks really great with the copper. We get asked a lot about mixing up elements in design. Many […]
A Reflecting pool is a water feature found in gardens, parks, and at memorial sites. It usually consists of a shallow pool of water, undisturbed by fountain jets, for a calm reflective surface. This reflecting pool found in Singapore, demonstrates how a water feature can add not only design elements but also aid in paying the utilities. The priority of […]
Traditional pool pumps have operated at a standard of one or two speeds leading to higher energy usage and faster wear. The vast majority of a pool’s energy expense can be attributed to its pumps. The development of variable-speed pumps, however, have created the opportunity to reduce energy consumption through smarter pool designs that use only as much pumping power […]
