Entry #72, April 20, 2010 West Elm is known as the “moderately priced Pottery Barn”. Whether they fit into your budget or not, their site is always good for window shopping or real shopping! Last week I showed you porch swings, and even found a gorgeous daybed swing from Pottery Barn. Take a look of…
Entry #70, April 18, 2010 A few days ago when I launched the new feature – Laundry rooms – Home makeover’s, I came across someone searching on Stagetecture for ‘Çamaşır Odası’. I had no idea what the search term meant, so naturally I looked it up. It’s the Turkish meaning for laundry room! This naturally…
Entry #65, April 14, 2010 Last week I showed you how to get your kids interested in gardening by starting to sprout seeds with coffee filters. This week HGTV Canada has an article on sprouting seeds indoors. A good step by step guide. – Article by Veronica Sliva Getting Started First, you’ll need a container….
Entry #61, April 9, 2010 The laundry room is probably the last room that you like hanging out in. What if I told you the color of your laundry room will boost your spirits, and might help you fold 10 times more clothes? Alright, that was a stretch. Go look in your laundry room. Is…
Feature #37, April 7, 2010 Last week I had a post on creating curb appeal without the ‘curb’, by using window boxes and hanging baskets. Gardening is a topic that most of us think we need to get down in the ground, and plant 50 rows of lush flowers and vegetables. While that sounds heavenly,…
Laundry room space in most of our homes is either very well planned, or not well at all. Maybe we shouldn’t say not planned well, I’ll say the space is inadequate. For those of you that have small spaces to work with, let’s look at some ways to utilize every inch! Here are some tips…
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 #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…
Entry #42, March 16, 2010 For many people, spring cleaning is the dreaded chores to do before you can enjoy your home for the season. From dusty ledges, to dirty windows, spring cleaning can be a daunting task. I’m not sure if the actual cleaning is daunting, or the thought of “where to start” is…
Entry #38, March 11, 2010 On Christmas Eve, 2009, my husband, three kids, and I moved from a 3600 sq. ft. house to a 2000 sq. ft. house in hopes to live near better schools, work, and capitalize on spending more time with the family. We found a charming 1987 house that has great potential,…
Entry #25, February 22, 2010 In celebration of Stagetecture’s 25th blog entry, I decided to explore the world of hidden storage. Storage areas and closets are the number one space we ‘secretly’ look for when we buy a new home, but the last thing on our mind when it’s time to buy furniture, books, toys,…
You know that feeling when you stay in a posh hotel? The great views, and the big comfy furniture that makes you want to curl up with your favorite coffee and take a nap? That feeling is what you want to bottle, and release when home buyers are coming to look at your home. Staging…