Imagine being able to know what your senior mother or father is doing and if they are safe even when you are hundreds or thousands of miles away. Did they get out of bed today? Did they leave the stove on? Is their smoke detector going off? Have they eaten? SmartCare Consultants, a second business started by the owners of The SOHO Shop, has developed a series of unobtrusive sensors to be placed in a senior’s room within an elderly community or residential home that will give you and family peace of mind.

Spruce up built-in shelving with a pop of color. Painting or adding wallpaper to the back of the shelves makes a striking statement.

one: Study, by Incorporated Architecture & Design.

two: Wallpapered shelves, by Martha O’Hara Interiors.

three: Children’s study, by Chango & Co.

four: Children’s room, by colorTHEORY. 

Yurbuds, St. Louis, Missouri
. Photography courtesy of Shelley Satke Niemeier, SPACE Architecture + Design


http://thesohoshop.comFor our March Modern issue, we asked local design professionals about Smart Tvs. Here is what they had to say...

Classic
“Definitely a classic. I think this is just the beginning and they are going to evolve to control more and more things in your home.” Jeannie Brendel, Brendel Architects, LLC.

one: Bedford pendant, by Kalco, available at Holt Lighting Depot.

two: Nickel pear with brass leaf box, available at Savvy Surrounding Style.

three: Foundry gunmetal tray and frame, available at Niche.

four: Salon entertainment bar console, available at Niche.

When John Beck couldn’t find an elevated dog feeder that would work for his American Boxer, Drama, he took matters into his own hands – literally.

He searched and searched for just the right materials, as he often does, and made the feeder himself out of steel and porcelain bowls.