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May 21, 2012 By Louisa Kamps for ELLE There's your college friend, years on an antidepressant to fend off funks, who finally persuaded her jittery, stock-junkie husband to start popping the same pill; no longer reading investment reports through the night, he's up early now to make the kids breakfast and let her sleep in for a change. And there's your neighbor who confides that Prozac saved his marriage: His wife told him she'd file for divorce if he didn't get on an antidepressant—she'd had it with his self-obsessed grumpiness (apparently not relieved by three years of therapy). So far—knock wood—so good. The guy, eyes wide with wonder, says he's definitely mellower and more engaged with his wife and kids: "Just wish I'd done it sooner." RELATED ON ELLE: Little Things You Can Do To Improve Your Marriage
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Hawaiian-themed The stairs leading to the master bedroom in this contemporary condo in Wailea, Hawaii, were designed to look like grass blowing in the wind and to mirror the softness of the rest of the home. "We wanted to put the right stair in the right home," says David Shuler, vice president of Seattle Stair and Design, which created the staircase. "In this home, you could look out the window and see nature, how beautiful it is.
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Drop ceiling Look: Also known as a false or suspended ceiling, a drop ceiling features a grid of thin metal channels filled with lightweight, 2-foot-wide tiles. Home styles: Any with a finished basement, which is where this ceiling makes the most sense. Pros: Basement ceilings often are laced with unsightly mechanical clutter, such as ducts, electrical wires and water pipes. Hiding these components with drywall can require creating soffits and become pricey, Manfredini says. Drop ceilings are an easy and inexpensive way to soften that space.
Innovative and Classy Wall Clock Designs
By Usman Aziz on March 11, 2012 in Art & Design Wall clocks have been evolving for centuries, presenting numerous new shapes and designs. Some are made to display the relative movement of sun with time, some show several stages of life, some display changing colors as the clock ticks while others inspire with futuristic designs. In all forms, they can add to the beauty of your home and workplace, sometime being the most important piece of wall hangings.
Inspired cabin escape - MSN Real Estate
I will love having an RV (with solar cells a generator etc... powered with the cheapest possible fuel (compressed air, fuel cells, electrical, hybrid anything cheap ))and live anywhere I please near a clean river or lake anywhere in the country, and as far as building I also thought of millions of possible ways of prefabricating small cubes with the basic home necessities: bathroom, kitchen. and bedroom. With water, heating, electrical etc.. Almost any person can build their own homes out of clay or stones or iron or wood or any recycle materials the same applies to build a garden and having a farm. The house shown here seems to be too light as far as weight and materials it may not last too long, maybe it could be covered all the way around with stucco.
10 Stunning Kids' Bedrooms That Prove Great Design Isn't Just for Grownups : Parentables
Most parents know that children's tastes change as quickly as they grow, but that doesn't mean that you can't create a space that they are sure to love for many years to come and that you'll be happy to have grace your home. These stunning kids' rooms prove that kids' rooms can be both fun and chic. Pop of Color
When we got a tiny glimpse of Peaches' home last year in a house call , we knew that we needed to see more. Her home has an undeniable sense of happiness and fun.
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20 Cool Home Library Design Ideas | Shelterness
Starting from Roman Empire home library was a thing that every respected man should have even if he couldn’t read. Nowadays many more people can read and libraries are parts of many homes.A soap dish is a cool accessory or a simple but nice gift.
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Writable – Table With Writing Surface by Tianyu Xiao » Yanko Design
The Writable is a fun and interactive look at how we can spark up the conversation around the coffee table.
White Kitchen with Yellow and Turquoise via BHG S ometimes, like let’s say when I’m supposed to be finishing my taxes, I start looking around the internet for color schemes and other random things.