You may be asking yourself, what's a face blanket? Well, it's the same thing as a face cover-up or facial covering or mask. We just wanted a nice "b" alliteration to work with our beach, bags and face blankets in our title. What do beach, bags and face blankets have in common, anyway? Casart Coverings, of course! We now have masks! Although, we wouldn't have Continue Reading
How Many of These 120 Things Do You Have for Great Décor?
House Beautiful magazine is celebrating 120 years! Wow, that's impressive!! They've listed 120 iconic decorative things that they've been profiling since 1896 that make interior design great. How many of these 120 things do you have for great décor? Chances are you will find at least one or more items that you already have on every page, as we did. #6 - We mix Continue Reading
Wild and Wacky but Worth Thinking About
When I saw this post on StumbleUpon, posted from ZDouf, I thought this would be wild and wacky but worth thinking about for a perfect follow up to my last Compart-ment-alization post. This post is about "31 Insanely Clever Remodeling Ideas for your New Home." See what you think. Some are are Wild. Some are Wacky but when you think twice, some are very doable. I also Continue Reading
Folk Art Not for the Faint of Heart
Murals have traditionally been painted to tell a story from the Caves at Lascaux to Renaissance High Church murals to Picasso's tribal-African-mask-inspired Guernica to modern day masters but they don't always have to be realistic or abstract. Sometimes whimsy and stylistic pattern can add a decorative element that realism may bypass. Here are some examples that I Continue Reading
Dreamy Getaway Murals
We all love to dream. I was blown away by Anne Harris' murals in that they allow you to dream and be transported without going anywhere. It's the most economical luxury "trip" that lasts and that you can take whenever you want by just walking into her incredible interior spaces. She envelops the room with her murals. They are classically painted in the style of Old Continue Reading
