Seems like I always think about blue colors in the summer. Perhaps it's because there are so many images of water and references to the sea and the beach. Elle Decor featured a whole page of indigo hued objects and House Beautiful highlighted Catherine Legrand's new book, Indigo:The Color That Changed The World. Indigo is not a Continue Reading
Let Your Fingers Do the Designing
A working solution for a non-working day. Happy Labor Day!!This was an inspiring article in the Washington Post, reviewing the latest design apps that help you get the most out of designing and decorating for your home. Here's the link to the article above and a quick summary below.Inspiration: Houzz was mentioned as the #1 place to go. We agree! They also Continue Reading
College Bound? Things To Take And Not Take
It's been more than twenty years since I sent my first-born off college bound to an institution of higher learning and I learned a lot from that experience.As a parent, your goal is to make it as positive an experience as possible for your child. Freshmen will have enough challenges. Blending in like the other newbies in the dorm is better than standing out Continue Reading
Savvy Space-Saving Ideabooks
A quick followup to last Monday's post with this collection of small space-saving ideabooks from Houzz. Coincidentally there were posted around the same timing as the House Beautiful Small Spaces issue and Traditional Home in the previous post. Small spaces must be trending or maybe just getting them ready for the onslaught of the fall frenzy to come is right around Continue Reading
Small Space Savvy
Here's a collection of some small space and space-saving savvy solutions to small space living. Try saying that 5 times quickly!House Beautiful's July/August issue is all about "the Magic of Small Spaces!" These 12 strategies are listed "for making the most of any small space:"Choose furniture that multitasks Use fewer but bigger pieces Maximize Continue Reading
