In my household, the summer months are always spent maintaining a precarious balance between keeping the house cool and keeping the cooling bill low. I'm willing to consider just about any option to make it work, too. But recently I spent some time in a home with ceiling fans in almost every room - a feature I've never had anywhere I've lived personally. They seem to me like an excellent solution,...
White can be a difficult color to pull off. It takes creativity and finesse to make white walls or cabinetry fresh and bright rather than blank, and while white furniture can make a space look breezy and tropical or sophisticated and modern, white fabric can be very hard to keep clean. Still, with a little care and attention, white sofas or sectionals in particular can make a bold, beautiful state...
Before the modern ceiling fan, to live in luxury the upper crust needed servants to fan them. There has always been a desire to manipulate the air for pleasure. Hand fans have been used in ballrooms to flirt, in ceremonial dances, and during hot summers without air conditioning.
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