Entry #905, January 18, 2012 I had never heard of Blue Monday until today! Before the day hits next week get prepared with your mind, mood, and home. Here’s a great post and slide show ideabook from Houzz – helping you cure the ‘Blue Monday’ blues at home. Image via: Architectural Digest [ad#co-1] Monday, Jan….
Guest Blogger #332, Entry #903, January 17, 2012 When it’s too cold outside to actually accomplish anything outdoors, it’s hard to avoid the hermit feeling while stuck inside your home. You’re aching for spring to arrive so you can get back to work on your home. You’re the do-it-yourself-er that can’t stand sitting still for…
Guest Blogger #325, Entry #894, January 12, 2012 When you purchase an older house, like I did, most likely you are a first time homebuyer. Older houses are great because you can get this amazing duality that the land makes the price higher, but the house is in such disrepair that it can lower the…
Guest Blogger #324, Entry #893, January 12, 2012 Looking for some inspiration for home projects? Want to save money and make simple repairs at home? Welding has been around for thousands of years and has advanced a great deal. Today, even a novice can make plumbing repairs or create beautiful garden furniture with just a…
Guest Blogger #321, Entry #889, January 9, 2012 If you’ve put a lot of time and money into carefully decorating your home, it can be a disappointment when you look up toward the rafters and are greeted by a boring, blank ceiling. Your walls and furniture are decorated to your exact specifications, so why leave…
Entry #887, January 9, 2012 If you have rooms of your home that are small are just feel small, the addition of mirrors may do just the trick to make your space feel larger, brighter and more inviting, Whether you are in a small bathroom, or want to add more drama and light to your…
Guest Blogger #320, Entry #886, January 8, 2012 People have an obsession with size. Bigger is thought to be better. Everyone seems to want more. Sometimes, however, more is less, and bigger is a gigantic waste of money and space. Sometimes it is better to be smaller, tidier, sometimes it is better to be brief….
Entry #885, January 8, 2012 On December 31st, 2010 I opened up Stagetecture to a broader spectrum of home niche guest bloggers to bring exposure to other writers and to expand the knowledge base for home niche categories on Stagetecture. One year later the Stagetecture guest blogs have had these accomplishments: Introduced over 300 guest…
Guest Blogger #319, Entry #884, January 7, 2012 Happy DIY Saturday and welcome back from the holidays. This New Year is always exciting because it’s when we start thinking about what home improvement projects did we delay until after the holidays, well it is now time to get back on track. Today, we are going…
Guest Blogger #318, Entry #883, January 6, 2012 If you’re looking to design on a dime like the people on TV, there are plenty of ways that you can spruce up your interior spaces without spending an arm and a leg to do it. And in many cases, you don’t have to settle for pieces…
Guest Blogger #317, Entry #882, January 6, 2012 The long nights and dark days of winter bring with them an instinct to hibernate. Although most of us still have to scrape the car windows, shovel the sidewalk, and head out into the winter winds each day to get the kids to school and ourselves to…
Guest Blogger #316, Entry #881, January 5, 2012 If you’re like most people, you see the New Year as a time to remember your goals, examine past failures, and resolve to do more and better in the coming year. For most of us that entails weight loss, decreasing debt, and making more time for family,…