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With Fewer Cars and Drivers, What To Do With Empty Garages?

By Jon Anderson / March 26, 2019 /

First I came for your kitchen, now I’m coming for your garage. I’ve noticed a trend over the past year at the Oak Lawn Committee – applicants seeking less parking than is required by the PD-193 ordinance. A hotel will be seeking half of the parking required, and an office building cutting a third. Each…

North Texas Homebuyers Are Willing To Splurge on Kitchens

By Bethany Erickson / January 4, 2019 /

It won’t surprise anyone who looks at a lot of renovated homes and new construction — among the splurges DFW homebuyers are willing to make, the kitchen reigns supreme, a survey of homebuyers revealed. Ashton Woods, one of the nation’s largest private homebuilders, commissioned a national survey of homebuyers, and while Dallas-Fort Worth buyers tended…

Big, Bold Wallpaper In, Pinterest 100 for 2019 Reveals

By Bethany Erickson / January 4, 2019 /

Although Houzz and other options for curating ideas for decorating and designing a home exist, Pinterest, the granddaddy (albeit a youthful one) is still the go-to for many when it comes to cataloging inspiration. So for the fifth year in a row, the social media platform has released its Pinterest 100 — a data-driven collection…

Hues That Will Color 2019 Will Give You the Blues, Oranges, and Pinks

By Bethany Erickson / January 2, 2019 /

Before you head to the home improvement store or meet with your painter, you might just want to check out the trending paint colors for the year — which will probably make anyone liking blues or terra cotta colors supremely happy. While every purveyor of paint has their own take, one thing we noticed right…

Design Home Game Allows Anybody’s Inner Designer to Compete

By Bethany Erickson / September 20, 2017 /

I’ll admit, I discovered the game Design Home one day while I was waiting for some phone calls to be returned for a story I was working on. It’s the story of a journalist’s life — you never know how long it will take for the call to be returned, so you fill your time…