Remember when you had an old antique China cabinet in your dining room that was older than your great-grandmother? Furniture would be bought and sold, and seasons would pass. Still, the China cabinet would stand firmly in its place, boldly displaying its fine china. My grandmother was incredibly proud of her chinaware. She proudly showcased
For all my peeps who don’t know, caning is a method of weaving parts of furniture, and it’s a brilliant way to set your tables, chairs, and sideboards apart from the sleek, modern accouterments available in the market today. Whenever someone comes to me for a custom furniture consult, I always recommend cane cabinets –
What’s the first thing you look at when you enter your living room? The TV, right? And what’s directly underneath it? The media cabinet! It’s one of the most important pieces of furniture in any home. Not only does it serve as a great hook for the eye, but it also provides storage for all
White color has become one of the most popular choices of cabinets. All my years in interior design have taught me that there are many reasons for this, but the one that stands out the most is that these cabinets feel cleaner, crisper, and newer. Couple them with black hardware, and you’ve got a winning
You’ll find hundreds of thousands of supposedly “unique” accent cabinets with Google alone. Overkill? Of course, especially considering that most of these are subpar at best and aren’t worth your hard-earned cash. That’s why I created a detailed list of the best accent cabinets with doors. What’s more? The units I’ve reviewed below are expertly
My entire house, except for the kitchen, has a thick shag carpet from the 70s. Yes, even the master bathroom has carpet (Eww! Yes, we are working on remediating that right now). So, I don’t just have a vacuum cleaner, I have a carpet cleaner, and I use it every two weeks to scrub my
Growing up, I thought all wooden furniture was made with a veneer, something that was glued on top of particle board. As I got older, we inherited a lot of furniture that included solid wood cabinets and bookshelves. I could not figure out why that furniture was so much heavier or why I was (condescendingly)
I commend you for giving china cabinet hutch ideas a try. Most people, each for different reasons, tend to shy away from these pieces of furniture. Some associate them with shepherdess figurines or rose-speckled china, while others think they’ll turn their homes into Grandma’s dining room. My intention with this article is to dispel some
Everyone has corners. In my house, corners can prove a pesky problem because hardly any furniture fits. We end up with a weird 90-degree square of unused space or just a corner for a lone houseplant to rest. Then I visited my in-laws. They had recently redecorated, and while I hate to admit it, they
Cabinets serve an important role in displaying some of your more unique decor or collectibles while also providing drawers and shelves on which even contemporary goods can be placed out of the way. As someone short, I never took kindly to tall corner cabinets until I got a stepstool. Now I love tall corner cabinets
