Safe and Sound: How to Protect the Native Wildlife in Your Garden (18 photos)

Waking to the sound of birdsong, hearing the frogs chorus at dusk, and spotting a cheeky possum outside the kitchen window are some of life’s simplest joys. The local wildlife – those who call our backyards home – enrich our daily lives in countless ways. But living in such…


Safe and Sound: How to Protect the Native Wildlife in Your Garden (18 photos)
Safe and Sound: How to Protect the Native Wildlife in Your Garden (18 photos)
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Spanish Houzz Tour: Slow Design Defines a Holiday Home (18 photos)

This house, in the Empordà region of Catalonia in north-east Spain, is this family’s second home, a place to recharge their batteries and disconnect from the world. This new build adheres to the principles of slow design. “This movement is based in a great awareness of the surrounding environment,…


Spanish Houzz Tour: Slow Design Defines a Holiday Home (18 photos)
Spanish Houzz Tour: Slow Design Defines a Holiday Home (18 photos)
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Stone architecture captures mid-century charm

The homeowners of a 3,500-square-foot private residence in St. Charles, IL, sought to make some significant changes to the structure of their ranch, while still maintaining its mid-century character. The renovation included the addition of a master suite, as well as a new kitchen with a two-story indoor/outdoor stone wall cutting through the middle of the house.
Stone architecture captures mid-century charm
Stone architecture captures mid-century charm
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Machine of the Month: Venkon saw cutting machine

Venkon is a saw cutting machine built with the needs of fabrication shops in mind, combining simplicity with maximum versatility for a minimum investment budget. It is popularly used for cutting slabs of both natural and synthetic stone, as well as ceramic. This machine performs straight, vertical and inclined cutting, and drilling operations.
Machine of the Month: Venkon saw cutting machine
Machine of the Month: Venkon saw cutting machine
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