Can you name the most expensive piece of wood furniture ever sold at auction? The honor goes to the 18th-century Badminton Cabinet, which sold for a cool $36.7 million. The extravagant chest was constructed in Florence and inlaid with amethyst quartz, agate, lapis lazuli, and other precious stones. Chances are you don’t have $36 million to [...]
Home Improvement
Does your house exterior need a refresh? Maybe you’re trying to get more curb appeal to impress your neighbors or sell your home, or maybe your bricks are looking dingy and outdated. Even if you loved the standard brick exterior to start with our tastes develop and change over time. It’s good to update your exterior [...]
When you’re trying to get the best from your home, you’ll want to focus on improvements that can build equity and improve your life at the same time. There are several home remodels that you can take advantage of that will improve your house to the fullest. So which tasks should you hone in on? [...]
During COVID-19, while truckloads of people were stockpiling toilet paper in the U.S, Britain, and Australia, there was no mad panic in Asian countries. Why? The key difference is probably related to the use of the bidet. The bidet is widely used in Asian countries, yet in the west, particularly in the States, it has [...]
Do you have a really loud room in your house? Well, on average it could cost anywhere between $1,000 and $2,500 to completely soundproof it. If you can’t afford to spend that much money on redoing your room, there are several other things that you can do that are actually much cheaper. If the sound is [...]
