Archive for 'HOME'
Mixed styles inspire Manalapan home decor
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub City & Shore Contributing Design Editor Shannon Callahan and Rachel Ortiz, senior designers at Marc-Michaels Interior Design in Boca Raton and Winter Park, love mixing traditional furnishings with more modern art and [...]
Some hard-won advice on hiring contractor
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub City & Shore Contributing Design Editor My advice for finding someone to do your home repairs may seem contradictory to anything you’ve ever heard before, but this is South Florida and the [...]
Six ways to get the luxe look at home
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How to get ‘high-rise style’ look at home
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub City & Shore Magazine South Floridians know that high-rise style, particularly on the beach, requires a clean, contemporary design. Getting the sophisticated look translates into using leather sectionals, tufted headboards, sculpture-like chests [...]
Illuminating new ideas in lighting design
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub City & Shore Magazine Looking for a light fixture used to be mundane. In the past, many evoked a blah factor more than an ahh. Manufacturers have stepped up their game – [...]
Barware to make you the toast of the town
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Home (and remodeling) for the holidays
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub The fall Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show, Nov. 18-20, will feature many trends in residential and commercial renovations, landscaping, design, furniture, fine art, décor, home security, hurricane protection – [...]
Home and decor trends for the bath
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub City & Shore Magazine The big news in bathrooms isn’t the tile, the sinks or the cabinetry. Designers tell us more clients are seeking freestanding soaking tubs, where they can comfortably lie [...]
A Q&A with City Furniture’s Keith Koenig
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub City & Shore Magazine When Keith and Kevin Koenig opened their first City Furniture store in North Miami in 1994 they were taking a gamble. They were unknown and many suppliers refused [...]
Advice on selecting new kitchen appliances
By Rebecca Cahilly-Taranto City & Shore Magazine Christina (Chris) Chadwick is the sales manager for Coral Springs Appliance Center, a family-owned and operated company providing high-end kitchen appliances for the past 40 years. She is accustomed [...]