MARK CULLEN: Busy in the Garden
This month I have great plans to be busy in the garden. This list is a quick summary of what To Do in your garden.a. This is a great time to plant, after all. And stake. I recommend that you acquire some stakes and bang them into the ground around
Toronto Calls on the City’s Young to Improve Public Spaces
If you’ve ever walked through a neighbourhood in Toronto and been inspired with ways in which to embellish the community, this might be the perfect opportunity for you to make a difference.The City of Toronto has launched an “urban ideas competition”
Five Simple Repurposed Wood Ideas
Remember when you first moved out for college and all of your relatives happily gave you their once-loved but now outdated, scraps of their former living room, bedroom sets, patio furniture, appliances and so on? Well, being a first-time homebuyer is
Would You Get Seasick on the Floating City?
Leading the way in futuristic architectural planning, AT Design Office has developed an innovative solution to climate change and environmental degradation on Earth’s countryside. This visionary ocean metropolis is a floating community that links to the
MARK CULLEN: How to Shop at the Garden Centre
When you visit the garden center it can often be overwhelming. I am often approached by gardeners asking me ‘where to start’. I offer this information to help point you in the right direction.1. Good value does not always equal the lowest price. While
Could You Live in a Pyramid House?
If you thought pyramids were outdated, you thought wrong. Mexican architect Juan Carlos Ramos has revived the famous architectural design (don’t worry, he left the mummies back in Egypt) in a modern home design project called Pyramid House.The proposal
Building BIG Mountains in Taiwan
What was formerly an industrial region in Hualien, Taiwan is being transformed into a mountainous luxury beach resort. Utilizing nature’s beauty in design to promote healthy, active lifestyles, the project has been recognized as a finalist in the 2014
Decorating Your First Home on a Budget
So now you have your own home and you’re all moved in. You’re probably sitting on a box full of mixed-matched possessions you don’t want to unpack because, where do you even start? Realizing the magnitude of this life-long commitment, you might want to
Four Creative Storage Ideas for Your Home
Some of us here at Newinhomes.com are still trying to get organized, even after all those helpful tips about shelving tricks! In fact, all those ideas drew attention to an even harder problem to tackle; what to do with all those awkward spaces that
2013 Emporis Skyscraper Award goes to The Shard!
Winning the top spot on the prestigious list of 2013 Emporis Skyscraper Awards is London, England’s The Shard!Emporis, the world renowned authority on skyscrapers employs an “international jury of architecture experts” to determine the world’s best
