Guest Blog Entry #19, Entry #256, August 26, 2010 What does your home represent to you? Is it only a place you rest your head at night? For most, home represents a sanctuary of comfort and safety. From early childhood we are taught that your home is where your family lives, grows, and embodies the…
Guest Blog Entry #18, Entry #250, August 20, 2010 At the beginning of the summer I had a blog post on how to enjoy porches to gain inspiration for relaxing and entertaining. Today, my guest blogger shows us how to gain square footage in our home and save more money than the conventional addition. Of…
Guest Blog Entry #17, Entry #249, August 19, 2010 Last week I had a guest blogger on from EZ Slide Cabinet Hardware, and this week I thought I’d have a guest blogger on that showcases kitchen cabinetry. Not just any kitchen cabinetry, but bamboo – that is eco-friendly, renews quickly in nature and is gorgeous…
Entry #228, July 29, 2010 You can spend a fortune on designer furniture, custom drapery, high-end finishes, and beautiful wall decor. At the end of the day, if you don’t have enough natural light pouring into a space, none of the other decor items matter. Natural light is the key to humans feeling at home,…
Guest Blog Entry #15, (Entry #222) July 23, 2010 With my realization that summer is fleeting yesterday, I decided to embrace the idea of summer leaving – rather than stress about it! So what better way to embrace the idea, than imagining yourself lying on gorgeous outdoor furniture?! Guest blogger Joseph Freenor from CFT411 – Cabinet and…
Entry #122, June 25, 2010 What’s the real reason why you don’t declutter? Is it because it takes too much mental energy to figure out how to accomplish it? OR Is it because the time to do it seems daunting and unachievable? I have a solution just for you. Zenhabits is this fabulous site I…
Entry #111, June 13, 2010 Outdoor furniture is not cheap. Since our move into our new home, our outdoor patio has turned into a storage room of sorts… instead of a functioning place to sit and enjoy the outdoors! I was determined not to let the high prices of my favorite outdoor boutique store (shall…
Entry #93, May 18, 2010 When most people move to another home, the number one concern is the family and how they’ll adjust to the new home. What about your furry family members who have to make the move too? When we moved on Christmas Eve last year, the worst thing happened when we had…
Entry #87, May 12, 2010 When you walk in and out of rooms, do you pay attention to the doors? For most of us, the doors are a way to get in and out of a space, and we don’t give them a second glance. What if I told you that your decor could breathe…
Feature #44, April 20, 2010 Is your home office a corner of the kitchen counter? Is your home office a big room with lots of stuff, but it doesn’t inspire you to work? Marie Burgos Design has a feature on Feng Shui guidelines to make your office an inspiring place to work. After all, isn’t…
Entry #63, April 13, 2009 Do you have a porch that is enclosed, and want inspiration on how to decorate it? I always enjoyed visiting our relatives in Philadelphia and seeing the rows and rows of homes, called what else? Row houses! What I liked about my grandmother’s was the front porch. It was fully…
Entry #31, March 4, 2010 Patio or garden furniture used to be simple and basic. Rod iron furniture or your grandmother’s wicker patio set were the choices. Today, patio furniture is just as prominent and important as the interior furniture. Restoration Hardware has always had great.. well hardware. From lighting, to fixtures, to great pull…