First up on the house tour of our first home is the living room. Join me as I walk through the space (and down memory lane a bit). When we purchased the home in 2009, the carpet and been removed an…

Built in shelves on ledge. Great idea for basement.

Over the weekend we tackled panelling the half wall in our front entryway and I can't believe the difference that it's made. It one of those projects that when we were finished we asked ourselves, "why didn't we do this sooner!!" because we love it that much! It only took about 24 hours to finish, making this a very fast and doable project for others to tackle! Keep reading to see how it turned out! In case you have forgotten, this is how our front hallway looked when we moved in. Can we say…

Image 24 of 56 from gallery of Half-Slope House / Denis Joelsons + Gabriela Baraúna Uchida. Photograph by Pedro Kok

Book display used to demarcate the living area in a space-conscious fashion [Design: 450 Architects]

One feature in the lower level of a raised ranch is what I am calling the “shelf wall”. This is where the foundation which is above ground level meets the walls.