This is a time of giving and it's often difficult to find a the perfect gift that is meaningful for someone: not the most expensive gift and not the biggest gift, but the gift of love that only you can give to someone. Last year I wrote a post about the perfect gift of love. It was a Memory Box I received from my children several years ago.I still have it Continue Reading
5 Ways To Ease A Decorating Budget
The recession may be over but it's still a good idea to watch how you spend your dollars and try to stick to your decorating budget.Here are a few tips that may be helpful. Ways to Stick to Your Decorating Budget Cabinets Ready-made traditional cabinets cost less than custom or higher end design.Appliances Select mid-grade stainless steel with the same Continue Reading
On the Wall
The Artistic Use of Wallpaper on the Wall Back in 2003 the Fabric Workshop and Museum mounted an exhibit titled On the Wall : Wallpaper and Tableau. Wallpaper by artists was incorporated as background for furniture and sculpture by other artists and was a companion exhibit to one by RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). It included works by well-known artists Andy Continue Reading
How to spruce up your space with 6 simple solutions
Has the summer heat driven you indoors? Tired of looking at your air-conditioned space? Want a change? Here are a few simple suggestions to update a space in a home, rented apartment or even a dorm room. Southern Living updated a breakfast nook by adding a window seat while still retaining the storage space below and concealing it with a gathered Continue Reading
Go Fourth, Independently!
This Sunday is the day that only we, as Americans, can celebrate to the fullest, for it is the fourth of July, our Independence Day; the day in 1776 when we declared our independence from Great Britain. It's a day celebrated with parades, fireworks, concerts with patriotic music, displaying the American flag, gatherings to consume a bounty of hot dogs, hamburgers, Continue Reading
