Collaborators Michael Amini and Jane Seymour discuss the inspiration behind their new line of home fashions. Jane Seymour brings artistic inspiration while Amini’s immaculate detail and practical design create AICO’s first celebrity-endorsed line, ranging from transitional to art deco.

Anyone who’s a regular reader of my posts knows that:
a) I’ve recently done a bathroom remodel, and
b) It stressed me out.   A lot.

Sure, we all think we’ll have great knees and hips 20 years from now… I know I don’t like to consider the alternatives! However, the smartest folks are planning now to make sure their homes accommodate the challenges of aging or even the occasional injury or setback.

Question: Help! I can’t get old wallpaper to come off of the wall.

Answer: Some wallpapers are designed to peel away with minimal effort. But, if you are unlucky enough to be faced with wallpaper that’s really stuck—vintage wallpaper can be the worst—you know that removal can be a bear. Don’t give up, though. There are some good tools and techniques that will help you:

Eco Friendly roofs to help make your home green!

I was having an interesting conversation the other day with some people here at TheHome about odd things we’d learned in making home improvements. We found ourselves talking about times we’d paid more for – or put more effort into finding – products that not only didn’t work better than what we had before, but in some cases caused their own problems.