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“Everything happens in the kitchen. Life happens in the kitchen.” – Andrew Zimmern One of the most significant decisions you’ll make when renovating your kitchen is the tile. Choose the wrong tile, and you’ve ruined all of your hard work. Choose the right tile, and you’ll elevate your kitchen design. The biggest dilemma for most people is the sheer number of options. Tile sizes range from one-inch square penny tile to large natural stone sheets....

As a starving, weather-beaten man, burned brown by the sun until his face turns leather, has but one hope for survival. He has no idea if anyone will find it, or even speak his language. His is nothing but a fool’s hope, but he must try nonetheless. Those who aimlessly wander and strive against all odds often choose a tattoo design for themselves depicting a message in a bottle. There is something special about a message that floats over leagues of sea, its delivery uncertain....

While different areas of the home wax and wane in popularity, the bedroom is one that will never lose importance. It’s your sanctuary, the place you start and end every day, and a place where you want to feel 100 percent yourself. Whether that calls for a cozy, rustic aesthetic or a sleek, contemporary vibe, read on for apartment bedroom ideas to take your space from meh to magical. See more about - The Top 90+ Bedroom Decor Ideas...

As any prospective buyer or homeowner can attest, the closet often gets shortchanged when it comes to space and storage. Due to its regular underappreciation, a generous closet is worth its weight in gold, and merely adequate lighting simply won’t do. Such a rare but inarguable necessity deserves nothing short of supreme illumination. Your garments and belongings are surely worth more than a gloomy nook in which you can barely fumble for what you need....

Animal tattoos have always been popular, but there are not many species that can trump the rooster. With countless layers of societal and spiritual significance, these birds boast tremendous prevalence in the male tattoo world. First and foremost, rooster tattoos are often associated with morning people. Any man who has a proud ambition will find a lot to love in these bold barnyard buddies. They are directly tied to masculinity, and the feisty cock can be a decadent symbol of your own manhood....

Step up your flex appeal game with a Polynesian half sleeve tattoo. With your arm sheathed in the tribal design of your choices, biceps and triceps look amazing and ready for action. This half arm tattoo is a legacy of one of the most ancient traditions in body modification. For centuries, Polynesian warriors regaled onlookers with their deeds and beliefs using these body art styles. Add your own story of triumph against adversity with a half sleeve piece of ink....

Inspired by tabletop games such as chess and backgammon, strategy video games have been a staple in the gaming industry since their inception. You can spot a strategy game through its most common elements like having units to command, resource and economic challenges, settlement construction, a technology tree, and a world map. Strategy games are often divided into several subtypes. They can be real-time or turn-based and focused on strategy or tactics....

While at first glance this popular biblical-turned-hip-hop quote can make one seem flippant or unwilling to be held accountable for their earthly actions, the deeper meaning is quite simple: judge not, lest thou be judged in return. Every day we cast our judgement on others, often those whom we know little to nothing about. We judge them based on our own standards of success, decency, value, and good and evil. We judge without knowing, a sin unto itself, and the one who chooses to tattoo “Only God Can Judge Me” onto his skin holds himself accountable to a higher power, and conducts himself accordingly....

The award-winning animated anthology series (try saying that three times fast) Love, Death & Robots is headed back to Netflix next month for its second season. The science-fiction series was adored during its first volume and was immediately renewed for more episodes back in 2019 when it premiered. With less than a month to go before its release date, Netflix has dropped the trailer for Love, Death & Robots Volume 2, which looks to be just as deliciously unique as the first....

Green Lantern tattoos could be interpreted in different ways. The power of the Green Lantern is immeasurable, which makes this tattoo coveted among aficionados. The tattoo of the Green Lantern could symbolize the wild and insurmountable power of the imagination. The Lantern’s power is really only limited by the wearer’s imagination. There is no other superhero that has the ability to make thought a reality. This ability is intense, mystifying, and terrifying all at the same time....

Simple star tattoos are a fantastic way for newbies to start their body art journey without getting too complicated too soon. Stars are the most flexible and enduring tattoo designs known in the tattooing world, and many generally get them for personal reasons. Some just want to decorate their body in an unintimidating way, and a star is a relatively fashionable choice for that. Stars can also symbolize guidance or goals, like when you’re told to “reach for the stars....

Spaceship tattoos are jubilant reminders that Man is sublimely unique in his relentless pursuit of adventure and fearless expedition. Spaceship ink propels the wearer to new worlds of exploration with forward-thinking style and futuristic sophistication. Man has been fascinated with the mysterious allure of outer space since the beginning of time. Whole religions were based around pictures early civilizations saw depicted in the sky. Generations of people around the world, including our grandparents, dreamed about space exploration as a remote possibility....

Choosing to wear a Christian tattoo brings you into a long and storied line of those who have borne the marks of the Trinity and other holy figures going back thousands of years. Centuries ago, when the first Christian tattoos began they arose mostly with the Coptics. After experiencing a period of great hardship and persecution, monks higher up the Coptic Christian order began tattooing themselves with religious Christian symbols as a sign of their permanent obedience to God....

Who doesn’t look forward to that moment at the end of the day whereupon returning home one can lift the latch of his gate and cross over the threshold into his own domain? As beautiful as it is indestructible, the wooden gate has proven its place throughout the centuries, guarding palace and provincial cottage alike and now, thanks to today’s inspirations, your own modern abode. There’s more to the wooden gate than the simple picket concoction most of us are familiar with; on the contrary, the latest renderings are a seamless blending of timeless value and nouveau appeal....

From auto gearheads to steampunk enthusiasts, the sprocket is a symbol of the sheer beauty of machinery. Cyclist or Son of Anarchy, your sprocket tattoo is the mark of a Da Vinci-like knowledge of mechanics, the inner workings of man and outer designs borne of his brilliance. The chain-and-sprocket imagery, like the combination itself, is the simplest and most crucial depiction of forward movement; from there the possibilities are beyond endless–for speed, for power, for sheer force of will....

More commonly known as the Virgin Mary, this work of art has long been one of the most prominent symbols of Christianity, specifically Catholicism. Seen as a symbol of protection, this tattoo is immensely popular among males who view their lives as being complicated or who are in need of personal guidance. Aside from being an image of hope, Our Lady of Guadalupe has long abolished feelings of hopelessness and loneliness....

Every era and region has feared and honored the dragon, from Asian warriors to medieval saints. The Chinese revered the dragon for its strength, wisdom, and protective powers, while Europeans wove it into the fabric of their most epic tales, a creature to be challenged and conquered. Regardless of where you stand, the dragon is undoubtedly a power symbol to wear on your flesh. The dragon is a primordial creature, a ruler of the elements: earth, wind, water, and fire....

Originally designed by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Star of Life has since gone on to become one of the most recognized symbols of our time. For some it’s an everyday appearance that seldom inspires a second thought, while others revere it as a sacred badge of hope and a second chance. The symbol’s serpent and staff represent Asclepius, the ancient Greek physician celebrated as a god, with the staff itself symbolizing medicine while the skin-shedding serpent embodies renewal, or healing....

Texas has been associated with all kinds of meanings throughout the years, and some of the symbols associated with that state are still carried within the design. For example, the Texas star is usually associated with a Texas ranger who was brave enough to patrol the wild west outlaws. Of course, there are symbols of the state itself that usually represent a person’s pride regarding their state and heritage. This is a more personal type of tattoo because the state could mean all kinds of things to this particular person....

One of the most highly-anticipated sports sedans, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG, is finally ready to hit the streets of America. It uses the normal CLA 45’s platform, but amps it up to an entire new performance level. The muscular sedan combines race-inspired technology, breath-taking styling, and a slew of high-tech amenities into one package. Not only will the CLA 45 AMG be equipped with one of the most powerful four-cylinder engines to ever hit the car market, but it will also deliver an amazing fuel economy for a car of its performance caliber....