Was getting fit one of your resolutions? If so, you’re not alone. Losing weight is the number one change we decide to make with the coming of the New Year. To help you stick with your resolve we are happy to give you some great ideas on updating your home gym. If you have a [...]
Have you already started making your list of things you’re going to improve in 2012? Get fit/lose weight, Don’t commit to more than you can handle, Prepare healthy and nutritious meals for the children Etc., etc., etc…well, best wishes! While you are making a list we encourage you to make some resolutions for your home [...]
Hopefully your Christmas shopping is done, cards and Christmas letters mailed and presents wrapped. If you are fortunate enough to be the one hosting a holiday dinner this season we have a few last minute ideas for details that will delight your guests. Dress up candles with greenery. Mini boxes filled with chocolates and decorated [...]
All your guests have RSVP’d. You have been through all your December Bon Appétit magazines to get recipes for the perfect Christmas feast. Your local wine merchant has paired wine for each course. It looks as though Martha helped decorate your home. The last thing on your to do list is to set the table. [...]
If you are like most of us you may have hung your outdoor Christmas decorations over Thanksgiving weekend. Or maybe you didn’t. Maybe you put it off until now because you didn’t want to deal with the ladder, the weather and untangling the mess of lights from last year. There is no time like the [...]
Yeah, yeah some websites have fun features that allow you to decorate a room on-line. While this may be a fun exercise and you may learn something from it, wouldn’t it be better to actually be able to design your own room on-line? Imagine changing floor coverings and paint colors in a blink of an [...]
If you’re like many of our customers you have been madly preparing for Thanksgiving. You’ve scoured magazines for recipes, braved the crowds at the grocery store and are making lists of all the cleaning you need to do before your doorbell rings this Thursday. You have your formal table décor figured out but what should [...]
You’ve picked out your tile; you know the exact name of the paint color on your walls, your beautiful draperies are on order. But then…..here is the question you didn’t anticipate – what color grout do you want in between those gorgeous ceramic tiles? There are definitely two schools of thought when it comes to [...]
When your little girl starts to move out of the toddler stage and wants a room to reflect her feminine side, take a look at this simple and inviting approach. With a little effort you can create an old-fashioned space that is functional as well as inviting. The dressing table shown here is inexpensive to [...]
A roaring fire, chestnuts roasting, cookies baking in the oven and snow falling outside. Yes, it’s holiday time again and you know what that means. Your family is about to descend on your home. Now is the time to make those home improvements that have been on your to-do list forever. Rest assured, we have [...]
bookstaircase, To have this many books!!!
How fun for a little girl!
Great color combination, orange and blue. Interior design Erin Valencich.
