I've been very good. I've been on vacation but wrote and scheduled all of my posts (except for today) for when I was away.I'm returning late tonight, tomorrow is my birthday, and I've lived three quarters of a century so I'm taking a break! See you next week!--Lorre Lei Continue Reading
Thinking “outside the bag” entrepreneurship
The weather's getting cooler and it's time to think about grabbing some popcorn and snuggling up next to a fire or watching a football game on TV. Browsing through the October Country Living, I saw an article about a young couple who think outside the bag with big dreams about their own popcorn company offering a healthy makeover to the microwavable Continue Reading
Into The Woods
Is into the woods a new decorating trend? According to Ell Decor's Trend Alert column, the traditional rustic motif, faux bois, is hip and being used in glamorous new ways such as rugs, fabric, pillows, plates and furniture, in a wide range of colors other than just woodsy ones.Houzz recently had an ideabook by Laura Gaskill titled Fall Decor Goes Into The Continue Reading
Uncertain Climate Brings 5 Predictable Color Forecasts
Despite the outcome of the upcoming election being unclear and the political tide being murky, you can bet on bold and bright color forecasts for 2013. It's actually an ongoing trend that is getting more play in interior design.Here are some recent sources for color forecasts:1) D+D or Design and Durability: Forecasts contrasting colors with jewel tones, Continue Reading
Clear The Clutter, Keep The Dreams
It's hard to clean the clutter and you can't part with things you haven't used in ages? Hung up on sentimentality? Mark Brunetz, author of Take the U Out of Clutter, says the problem isn't your stuff. It's your stories. More than 200 million of us still suffer from having too much stuff.Here's Mark's tips to understand in order to free yourself of the Continue Reading
