Feature #33 March 27, 2010 Last week, I received so many great comments about my daybeds post. I’m absolutely infatuated with daybeds after Marie Burgos Design featured this great article on outdoor daybeds. If I could spend more times relaxing, and less time stressing, what a pleasant person I would be! I see myself relaxing,…
Entry #50, March 26, 2010 What is a home office makeover? It’s not taking your laptop from the dinner table to the couch! It’s taking your existing home office area and improving it. Improvements can range from adding additional storage, to painting, to remodeling your space from floor to ceiling. Whatever it means to you…
Feature #32 March 26, 2010 For the last month we’ve been following Spring 2010 -The Kitchen Cure. Did you participate? How did you do? This week The Kitchen Cure shared participants home pictures… take a look. Before and After – Flickr finds It’s not too late to start! Review the steps below. Need more inspiration?…
Entry #49, March 25, 2010 Remember I told you I could live in a really nice Laundry room? Especially in the HGTV – Dream House 2010 one! Although, big is always nice, many people have limited space. Whether living in an apartment, condo, or small home, the kitchen often is the only place for the…
Entry #48, March 24, 2010 When you think of benches do you think picnic or garden furniture? Benches are still used outdoors, but they’ve also been gaining greater fanfare inside. Use them for seating in a mudroom to a beautiful tucked away niche in a bay window, as window seating. Let’s show you how benches…
Entry #46, March 22, 2010 We’ve talked about wallpaper, and different ways to use it, in past posts. I’m still miffed as to why people don’t do more with wallpaper. You don’t have to use it for every single wall in the room, or you can! Let’s show you some ways to use wall paper…
Feature #28, March 22, 2010 Now that I’ve moved, I’m finally in a home that has a great yard, and plenty of mature flowering shrubs and trees. With the onset of Spring, I’m ready to start thinking about a garden! I can admit (don’t like to, but will) I don’t have a green thumb. I…
Entry #45, March 21, 2010 Depending on your home – apartment, house, condo, etc.. natural light is your friend. Many people try to cover up windows with heavy drapery, shutters, and blinds. Decor is important, but your sanity is too. Read on to see how natural light can help your family’s mood, make everything look…
Feature #27, March 20, 2010 We’re now in Week #4 of the Kitchen Cure, can you believe it? In this last week you get to restock the pantry and focus on your cookware. Week Four Assignments 1. Catch up: Finish up any unfinished business from the previous weeks’ assignments. Week #1: Clean Out Fridge and…
Inspiring daybeds are always enjoyable to relax in. Today I’m feeling like staying in my bed, cuddling up with a good book and forgetting about the world!… O.k., back to reality. I thought today I would dedicate to beds, daybeds to be exact. Daybeds use to be the white metal vertical bars, with gold balls…
Feature #25, March 19, 2010 When you go shopping for sheets, do you pay attention to the thread count or just buy what looks good? For me, I never understood the thread count issue until I slept on some at a hotel, that were heavenly! When I asked the housekeeping staff, they didn’t know the…
Entry #44, March 18, 2010 How are you doing with the Kitchen Cure? Are you still hanging in at Week #3? Last week, do you remember at Week #2 we focused on de-clutter and reorganizing the tools in your drawers? When I tried to organize my drawers, I realized that organization is only as good…