Miami Aluminum Pergola

  Your first investment option is Wood Wood is a good start. It is the traditional classic look of pergolas. It can be cut into many different shapes, stained or painted. There are also several different species of wood to choose from. Pros Wood is extremely versatile, so the options are endless. It is easy to customize so you can decide on your sun-to-shade ratio. It’s a safer design if you are ever concerned with making something look too modern. It is also great for small-scale designs such as a cover for gardens or patios. Cons While there are many pros to utilizing wood for your Black Pergola White House , as stated early, wood is probably not the best choice when taking on large scaled projects. In addition, wood needs to be treated by staining or painting it to help reduce the effect of outdoor elements. These elements can cause your wood to warp, dry rot, crack or swell. There are a few types of wood like cedar that naturally repel insects, however, most woods are stil...

 As British Pie Week (March 7 – 12) steams ahead, we thought it would be a good excuse to head into the kitchen and sniff out some of the best buys in retro cookware and vintage kitchenalia.   HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS It’s often said that the Vintage Kitchen Cabinet is the heart of our home. It can be far more than just a place where food is prepared, cooked and served. It’s a meeting place and a storage area. It might also be home to a family pet. Children do their homework at the kitchen table, secrets are shared over cups of coffee and work-day challenges are eased with a glass of wine in this hospitable hub.   For many of us, the kitchen is where we first tried our hands at cutting out jam tarts, or sat licking out the bowl after making fairy cakes with a parent or grandparent. There’s a sense of warmth and comfort conjured up by a kitchen that gives it a sentimental value.   What better way to indulge those feelings than investing in retro pieces that ...

 Have nothing in your house which you do not know to be useful, or believe top be beautiful," said William Morris, one of our most renowned artists and textile designers, whose influence can still be seen in homes and other buildings up and down the country. Born this month in 1834, he – with John Ruskin – was the founding father of the Arts and Crafts movement in the mid 19th century that was set up in protest against Vintage Glassware Victorian mass production which, its adherents believed, demeaned artisans and craftsmen and resulted in ‘shoddy wares.’ It was as concerned with social reform as much as design change and William Morris, a multi-talented man of immense intellect, outstanding vision and immense practical talent, became its poster boy. ARTISTIC BEGINNINGS It started at Oxford university where Morris, who was studying theology at Exeter College, became part of The Birmingham Set, a group of young men who dedicated themselves to a love of literature from the...

 Art Deco remains one of the most popular styles of Vintage Glassware furniture on the marketplace for collectors and people searching for an intriguing centrepiece for their home. WHAT IS ART DECO? Art Deco design dates back to the 1920s and 1930s, sprouting from the Art Nouveau movement of the late 19th and early 20th Century, and becoming the predominant style of the era. The name Art Deco comes from a French expression meaning decorative art but wasn’t coined to describe the era’s style until the 1960s. Easily recognisable by precise and bold geometric shapes and vibrant colours, Art Deco design was used readily in architecture, fashion, transport, Edwardian Furniture design and household objects, such as lights and lampstands. Art Deco brings to mind the roaring 20s, the era of prohibition and speakeasies, Jazz in Paris and Berlin cabaret nightclubs before the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression of the early 1930s. As well as Art Nouveau, Art Deco bears ...