Christine Matthews
Design2Share's Anonymous UK Correspondent - As the weather warms up, many families start to head off for days out in the sun at the weekends, and popular destinations are the various stately homes which open their doors to the public. In the States, you'd call them historic homes, but stately or historic, you and your family will have a great time. The gardens are amazing, with lots of things for the children to enjoy, and the houses are spectacular and full of interior design inspiration.
Janet Ramin - One of the greatest gifts Greece gave to civilization was their classical style of architecture. Mention Greek architecture to anyone and images of columns and moldings pop up. Chances are, there's a Greek-style building in your town. The Greek classical style was born in the Golden Age of Greece—during the 5th century BC—and it's never disappeared. Greek architecture has been copied and modified throughout the centuries, right down to the present age. Even the word architecture is Greek in origin; it's from arkhitekto, meaning master builder.