Outdoor

Watermark Living Sets Sights on Design Community
Watermark Living is seeking to elevate its presence in the design community on a number of fronts, most recently by partnering with Steelyard, the trade-only digital platform that allows designers to…
30th Annual ARTS Awards Finalists Announced
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have released the full list of finalists for the 30th Annual ARTS Awards taking place on Friday, January 18, 2019.
The ARTS…
Exterior Lighting Techniques
To most homeowners, outdoor lighting means a pair of decorative wall sconces by the front door, a few lights along the walkway and perhaps floodlights for security. Exterior lighting can do much more…
4 Key Takeaways from the 2018 Houzz & Home Report
Each year, Houzz.com releases its annual report on home renovation trends, and its 2018 Houzz & Home Report delivered key findings and helpful insights as to what homeowners are renovating and…
Ode to Outdoor (Lighting)
If interior lighting is the delicious strawberry cream cheese filling between the perfect layers of sponge cake, then outdoor lighting is, of course, the icing on the cake. (Or maybe we’ve just been…
ICFA Announces 2018 Lifetime Achievement Recipients
Steve Elton, Chief Brand Curator for Brown Jordan, and Larry Smith, owner of Village Green Home and Garden in Rockford, IL, are recipients of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the…
Last Look With Violante & Rochford Interiors
Santa Fe-based designers Michael Violante and Paul Rochford share more than just a firm — they’re also married. For this patio, the duo, owners of Violante & Rochford Interiors, balanced beauty…
Castelle, Biltmore Partner For Giveaway Promotion
Subsequent to the recent debut of the Biltmore® by Castelle outdoor furniture collection, Castelle announced the sponsorship of a giveaway promotion being held in connection with the unveiling of the…
Best Practices for Stairwell Lighting
Lighting stairways has always been a bit of a challenge. There are many more choices to make today than there used to be. This is a good thing. Which one is the right one for you, though, is the real…
5 Good Reasons to Leave the Outdoors Out
Designers and their clients continue to pre-occupy themselves with bringing the outdoors in, and it’s not really hard to see why. Fiddle-leaf fig trees and split-leaf Philodendrons, floral motifs and…