Decorating your home both indoors and outdoors is an old Christmas tradition. Since you can not buy fresh winter boughs anymore, look in your backyard. A variety of winter greenery can be found in your yard along with other interesting…
There are ways around not having a Christmas tree but staying in the holiday tradition. Real trees had impossible to find then after 3 weeks you have to get rid of them. Artificial ones are rather expensive and do not…
Your home entryway is the first impression people get of your home. Whether you call it an entryway or foyer, or mudroom, this area can be transformed into a beautiful area with functionality. This is the area where guests can…
Using sliding barn doors for home décor is a big space saver. They are becoming standard in new builds or remolded homes. The door or doors slide on rollers instead of opening into the room space. Their uses come from…
The importance of cleaning services in real estate has become increasingly popular during the past five years. Many areturning to real estate investment as a means of bettering their financial future. Whetheryou are looking for an attractive property to buy…
There are some easy, free, or cheap steps in winterizing your home while the weather is still warm. One is cleaning out your gutters and eaves to allow melting snow to get away from your home. A clogged eave can…
Remember the wallpaper of your grandmothers, the vivid floral prints, or paisley prints. Wallpaper grew out of favor during the 1990s, however, is now coming back into style. Geometric designs are big now along with textured prints. Wallpaper now mimics…
A home needs gutters to migrate the water away from the house. If water flows from the roof, it may cause damage to your windows and certainly to the foundation. It may also trickle down along the fascia boards (the…
Eastertime always brings to mind coloring Easter eggs with food coloring with my mother. She would hard-boil the eggs and cool them. Then in a bowl pour in ½ cup of boiling water, ½ teaspoon of white vinegar, and 10…
If you are looking for a room update from the plain painted walls, try wood for the whole room or accent wall, or even a floor. Wood has that naturally warm feeling. Vertical boards give the allusion of height, especially…
A newer trend is to take old barn wood and bring it into our homes mainly as flooring and wall textures. But what is barn wood? Like the name states, it is the old wood on barns that have weathered…
You heard of the farmhouse style of decorating. I was a farmhouse decorator before it was a thing. In this area, it is the go-to style of décor whether intentional or unintentional. It is the country type that is cozy…
There are more types of beds than the basic frame with box springs and mattress. If you have a small bedroom, try a Murphy bed. This is the bed that is hinged and goes up vertical into a cabinet. Another…
Last week we wrote about the increasingly popular industrial style decor. Now let us delve into an offshoot of the industrial style called steampunk décor. This dates back to the Victorian Age where England was just starting the Industrial Revolution.…
There is an increasing interest in the industrial look for interiors of the home especially in the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom. It takes the look of a turn of the century factories and lofts and brings it into home décor.…