Ole Decor celebrates spring with our leading article titled ‘Artsy Outdoors.’ We hope that each and every one of you takes advantage of our beautiful climate and gains a few ideas from our pages to make your outdoor living spaces a little more inviting and a lot more used. After all, you can nearly double the square footage of living space if you take advantage of all your outdoor areas.

Our new editorial mainstay titled ‘Casa Remodel’ focuses on an island condominium that was devastated during hurricane Dolly. The owners took advantage of the situation however, and decided not only to remodel, but to completely redesign and reshape every room of the home to accommodate a handicapped family member. What they received was more open space, larger bathrooms, and a much more comfortable home for everyone.

There is a huge trend in the housing market, especially in bigger cities, to build homes equipped with full functioning offices. This trend is making its way to the upper valley, where we first noticed it. Seeing this trend evolving is very exciting, and it actually spawned this issue’s ‘Corner Office’ editorial. Internet is making it possible for millions of people to work from home, and the economy has forced people to stop paying rent for offices away from home. It can be the perfect solution. You will see expansive formal home offices, and cozy den-like home offices, but whatever the style, they are built and designed to perform.

Fabulous Spaces, Public Places takes you to a couple of law offices, which was at first as surprising to us as it may be to you, until you meet Mr. Begum and Mr. Villarreal. They are two men with an exquisite sense of style, their new building represents modern, cutting edge architecture with clean no-nonsense styling. The furniture pieces inside their offices are works of art by themselves, and the art on the walls? Have a look inside and you’ll be very impressed. We would hire this law firm just to have reason to visit their offices on a regular basis.

Finally, read about an exciting new green product in ‘Eco-Friends’ that all of you will love to have.