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Patrick Hayden is a registered architect in New York State and focusing on residential design. See http://www.phdondesign.com for more information.

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What to do With the Space Over the Fridge What to do With the Space Over the Fridge
Refrigerators....can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. None of us wants to live without his larder. They're wildly convenient and a staple of our daily...
Updated 30 days ago | What to do with the Space Over the Fridgeart shelf
Bye Bye Bland Bookcase Bye Bye Bland Bookcase
I used to assume that bookcase decorating was easy. Yet for years I'd walk by mine and kind of cringe. No matter how I tweaked it somehow it looked off, or...
Updated 30 days ago | Bye Bye Bland Bookcasebookcase
Katrina Kaif Wallpaper ?  I Don't Think So... Katrina Kaif Wallpaper ? I Don't Think So...
Allow me to Introduce Ms. Katrina Kaif, pictured at left. Bet you never heard of her. Well that's interesting, because most of India has. Google inquiry sta...
Updated 30 days ago | Katrina Kaif Wallpaperdecorating
Waste Not,  Wainscot, Pick it Up Waste Not, Wainscot, Pick it Up
A wainscot is anything that lines the walls of a room in particular, the lower parts of a wall. Most commonly associated with wood or wood paneling, it actually...
Updated 30 days ago | trimchair rail
How to Build a Deck Ledger How to Build a Deck Ledger
It's summer-time and living is easy. You're thinking about salmon or steaks or vegetables sizzling on the grill and tiki torch illuminated conversations wit...
Updated 31 days ago | Deck ledgerbackyard deck
Re-Designing an Entrance Stair's Railing Re-Designing an Entrance Stair's Railing
Here's what we came up with when a group of homeowners in Vermont asked for help improving entrance stair railings experiencing premature rot. Once I define...
Updated 30 days ago | Entrance Stair Designdeck railing
Single, Dual, Plural Single, Dual, Plural
Nothing makes a house more of a home than lighting. You can buy a rogue's loft in any meat packing district with fresh blood on the floor and I'll have it f...
Updated 31 days ago | Home Interior Designinterior design
A Word Jack O Lantern Saved My Halloween A Word Jack O Lantern Saved My Halloween
Okay...so here's my Halloween Jack O Lantern Story for 2010. This year was different as a friend grew my pumpkin, so I wanted it to look great on the night...
Updated 31 days ago | Word Jack O Lantern for Halloweencinnamon aroma
Fasteners: The Ties that Bind Fasteners: The Ties that Bind
Last week was our town's alumni parade. My neighbor Jeff hosted a float building party in his driveway. The Class of 1990 built a glorious scene from the fa...
Updated 30 days ago | constructionconstruction products
Home Design: Enlighten Me Home Design: Enlighten Me
In the design process, 'tyranny of choice' is more prevalent nowhere than when it's time for fixture selection. It's a simple problem: there are too many op...
Updated 31 days ago | residential lighting fixturesdecorating ideas
Home Makeover: A Winning Approach Using Focal Points
You Know you Want to Renovate, but where do you Start? And How? The picture to the left shows design that considers the first thing you see upon entering th...
Updated 31 days ago | Home Makeoverarchitect
Breakfast at Millet-ys
I love the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffanys.' It's a classy and sexy love story with wonderful character twists. I like it almost as much as eating millet for b...
Updated 31 days ago | Breakfast at Millet-ysblood sugar
How to Decorate with Photography
Many houses I enter feel like a roof over the head but not a home. I believe many occupants sense this....some are aware of a dissonance their home creates...
Updated 31 days ago | Framedecorating ideas
Mirror Mirror: On the Wall
Perhaps it's time to stop thinking about mirrors in terms of reflection only. Don't get me wrong....I'm not here to disparage the practicality and usefulne...
Updated 43 days ago | Mirrorframe
Glass Blowing: Great for Home Decor
An interesting interior design problem recently came my way. A client is moving into a home with an open riser stair, which is also a focal point of the hou...
Updated 43 days ago | Glass Blowingdecorate with glass
The Year of Dressing Fashionably
Whenever I think back, I can hear the soothing notes of Vangelis' pretty piano from his Sauvage 'L'Enfant'. I can hear the teletype keys clicking away with...
Updated 30 days ago | The Year of Dressing Fashionablyjakarta indonesia 1960
Photographing Vermont Foliage
Fall brings bushels of apples and tourists to Vermont. We appreciate their company and want them back to enjoy our beautiful inheritance and support local b...
Updated 31 days ago | Foliagefall colors
Kitchen Computer: Food for Thought
Who wouldn't want their kitchen to look like this? (image from Martha Stewart's Bedford Residence from Martha Stewart Living). Maybe you -- you may not like...
Updated 31 days ago | foodbest computer for kitchen
Cell-ular PVC
Remember when a "cell" was something like the diagram at the left? If you want to age yourself in front of your adult children, tell them how a jail, or a n...
Updated 31 days ago | cellconstruction
Best Halloween Sound Effects
Some of the most fun I've had on Halloween has been with sound effects. Whether it's a memory of a ghoulish laugh soundtrack at a haunted house or a creakin...
Updated 31 days ago | Best Halloween Sound Effectshalloween
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  • cffutah Jan 1, 2012 @ 8:49 am | delete
    congrats at making the TOP 40 list this morning! lemme know if you need the link to it and I'll send it to ya.
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    Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate the support.
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    Love the way you write about interior design - you really make it interesting!
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    Hi Patrick, Its really nice to meet you and I joined your fan club, You have some interesting looking lenses that will be worth looking over. Hugs, Norma
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