13 Ideabooks by Jonathan Baker

Whether the stereotype is true or not, wine cellars are sometimes associated with folks who may be, for lack of a better word, somewhat snobbish. Spending lavish amounts of money on bottles to fill their basement cellar is something few people can relate...

AMC’s super-successful period series Mad Men made drinking both at home and in the office stylish — visually, at least. And while today’s corporate landscape doesn’t allow for keeping a properly stocked bar behind your desk at work, adding...

Sadly, men get severely stereotyped when it comes to chairs. The overstuffed and overused La-Z-Boy so often represents what people think most men enjoy. But accent chairs can be both stylish and masculine while staying miles away from the giant recliner....

There is nothing that irks me more than walking into a beautiful home and seeing it decorated, not for the surroundings, but for personal taste or convenience. A modern loft cluttered with bulky furniture, a beautiful mid-century modern home filled with...

Last week I wrote a 3D art idea book, which featured physical items in the home as decoration (globes, vintage desk fans, record players). Of those photos, my favorite was a pair of miniature Eiffel Towers from Houzz user

Ah, the crawl space. That awkward space in the basement, under the stairwell or up in the attic that sees mostly storage and little style. But if you are creative with these tight corners, you can give your abode some added character and even see your...

Little boys as well as grown men will always have a fascination with ladders. Ladders give a sense of adventure and freedom, no matter if you find them connecting bunk beds, leading to tree houses, or serving as the passageway to a loft space. It’s...

When decorating in a traditional sense, we often think of hanging art, displaying books or framing photographs. But sometimes the most charismatic and captivating pieces aren’t found on the wall, but instead are unique personal items that are casually...

Ah, the powder room. Simply the name makes most dudes cringe with thoughts of fluffy pillows, ultra-feminine accents and a can’t-touch-this aesthetic. But in reality, a powder room is just a half bathroom. And any man can (and should) realize this is...

This might make me sound like a grumpy old man, but when the hell did it become common practice to have your house resemble the Vegas strip every December? Now I love nearly everything about the holidays, but our society’s gaudy obsession of turning...

At what point did the garage become the neglected space of unstylish storage and mess … the black sheep of the house that is sadly only good for hanging bicycles and storing gardening materials? I think the garage can mean more. Here you have a room...

Spending my early 20s living in a shoebox apartment, I had to learn how to make storage seem artistic. (Turns out, closet space wasn’t a big deal in turn-of-the-century home architecture.) As a result, I’ve always embraced the floor as a "fifth wall"...

I love sports, beer and sunken hideaways as much as the next guy, but I’m so over the idea of the stereotypical man cave. Even the name sounds barbaric. Just because men enjoy the concept of a cellar-dwelling retreat dedicated to their interests, it...