Tips on using old odds and ends in your garden

Personalize your landscape with seasoned materials and objects. Here are some suggestions from designer Sandy Koepke (www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com):Materials and finishes: Worn stone, recycled concrete, weathered wood and rusted or oxidized metal suggest a timeless feeling. "These elements are ideal for exterior use because you don't have to worry about further exposure to sun, wind,

Purchase The Right Furniture For Your Outdoors

Who doesn’t like the great outdoors? That light breeze, the warm sunshine and a great lounge chair - these are all you need to uplift your mood. While there is little you can do about the breeze and the sun, you can definitely select good outdoor furniture to make your day beautiful. Outdoor furniture pieces need to be chosen carefully because they are exposed to the ravages of weather much more

Furniture retailer Josh Dorfman talks about going green

Josh Dorfman Furniture retailer Josh Dorfman is passionate about the environment. First and foremost, he is the founder and CEO of Vivavi, a contemporary, sustainable furniture store in Brooklyn, NY. Along with running the successful—and expanding—furniture showroom, Dorfman wrote his first book, “The Lazy Environmentalist,” in 2005. It offers readers easy, eco-friendly tips on how to

Leslie Jones Zeller Wins First Place in Illinois ASID Competition

Designer Leslie Jones Zeller, of Chicago’s Leslie Jones & Assoc. Inc., created a winning combination of textures—sisal, silk and linen, to name a few—and Art Deco and Moderne home furnishings to produce a backdrop for her clients’ photography collection. The result? A Design Excellence Award from the American Society of Interior Designers’ Illinois chapter for Zeller and her work in this Lake