Since we started reporting on limewash as a trend a few years back, the wall finish has positively exploded in popularity. Its textured look adds depth and interest to even the most box-like new builds, and it’s often used by designers as a way to intensify colors – it even lends a little something to…
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized a ban on most uses of the deadly chemical methylene chloride, which can suffocate users in confined areas and cause liver and other cancers. The agency also added tighter workplace protections for the highly industrialized applications in which it can continue to be used, including by the National…
New Jersey renters and landlords can now take advantage of a state-funded program created to remove lead-based paint from residential properties built before 1978. The New Jersey Lead Remediation and Abatement Program (LRAP), which is administered by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA), is backed by a $180 million federal government grant. Grantees,…
A SAVVY shopper has revealed her easy DIY project that added a little bit of quiet luxury to her living room area. Not only was it affordable, but many thought it was a beautiful addition to her property. 2 Mama Marilyn made people want to try her Dollar Tree home decor DIYCredit: Tiktok/mmarilyn__442 As a…
When your mom was painting a space, the rules were straightforward: flats on the ceiling, eggshell on the walls and gloss on cabinetry, windowsills and trim. Today those rules are more like suggestions — and you can have a little more fun with your choices. Part of that is due to technological advances in paint,…
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Smoke bombs were apparently set off outside the home of the President of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Thursday. Video circulating on social media shows a group of around a dozen protestors holding what appear to be smoke bombs and blaring sirens in the street outside of Michael Tuchin’s Brentwood home on…
Is It Always a Sin to Paint Mahogany?Zillow/Courtesy of Kendall Wilkinson Design/Paul Dyer Before a Tudor-style house in my town sold last year, it hosted an estate sale. With very few owners in its history, it had a time capsule of an Arts and Crafts interior that attracted a lot of attention from my local…
