A new coastal idea or should I say a new "postal" idea? We're trying something new. We're inviting readers to submit guest blog posts. We'd like to start collecting so we can feature this regularly. The content would have to be interior design related of course but if you know of a product or service that benefits a resident then please let us know so we can give it Continue Reading
Going Green; with color, that is!
First, this update. I've spent two weeks in Tunisia, a north African country that could be considered third world in many aspects. Yet they recycle, irrigate and rotate crops. At the brand new Eden Palm museum in Tozeur, I learned every part of the date palm is used. Nothing is wasted. The fruit is used for jam and flavored "butters" in addition to dried Continue Reading
Two Simple Solutions
If you want to make a quick, easy change to a room's decor here are two simple solutions.In the November 2009 issue of Southern Living, Associate Decorating Editor, Anne Turner Carroll used framed wallpaper along with an antique settee and a lamp to create an attractive setting on a blank wall. The wallpaper was cut and placed in ready-made frames. "Covering the Continue Reading
A Deja Vu Moment
You know how you'll be looking at something and suddenly it will trigger a deja vu moment -- a recollection of something else? Well, that happened a few weeks ago while I was browsing through a Horchow catalog. On page after page I saw images that reminded me of Casart Coverings removable wallpaper designs.This green faux linen above looks like our Green Faux Continue Reading
They grow up so fast
Kids, they really do grow up so fast. I know it's a cliché but it is so true.I'm getting ready to attend my youngest son's high school graduation. Hard to believe. It seems like yesterday that both my sons were in grammar school. Now I have a Junior in college and one about to enter college.I continue to mark their heights on two allocated door jambs (one Continue Reading
