Real Decorating for Real People
Learn a unique technique for adding family photos to your quilts to hand down through generations of your family. I am certainly not the best person to write this particular article, because it isn’t about me or even a project that I created. This story is about a long time fan that created a one of…
Chair back covers are a great solution for wooden chairs that could use a little softening. The additional fabric will brighten up any dining room as well. I think sometimes dining chairs don’t seem very welcoming or comfortable. In fact, often, the wood back chairs aren’t very comfy and can cause a lovely dinner to…
An outdoor trellis will add dimension and beauty to the exterior of your home – build one and see! Do you have fond memories of your first home? Well I certainly do. My first home was a wonderful little cottage that I spent many hours working on, and I enjoyed every minute of it. The garden…
I just finished doing what I like to do most on a warm evening. You have to understand that I do not like to cook, at all! If it can’t fit in a microwave, I ordered it over the phone. Not that I don’t like a home cooked meal, its just finding the time to…
A specially selected collection of four new paint colors changed a weary looking bungalow into the show house on this cute little neighborhood street! Now I know that there aren’t too many of you out there who get excited about house painting season, aside from Matt! Because, let’s face it, it’s golfing, bike riding and…
Don’t just put your furniture out for the summer and walk away, spend a little time making your deck an outdoor room that you will wnat to spend time in and invite friends over to enjoy! I have to admit that it didn’t take long for me to convince Matt that actually decorating an outdoor…
To some this is a crazy idea but to the adventurous, it’s brilliant. Give it a try for a special event, I guarantee you’ll do it again! There are several ways to “charge up” your exterior spaces for the season and this year you should try it at least once! Instead of cleaning off the…
Now don’t just paint a mural anywhere outside, choose your spot judiciously so that it looks like it was meant to be there! My favorite painting partner, Matt, and I have painted nearly everything you could possibly paint in our 20 years of working together. Everything from furniture to fabrics, walls, floors, window coverings, and…
Check out this before and after which shows a boring teen bedroom with many issues transformed into a sophisticated yet fun tropical paradise! This teen’s room wasn’t the greatest. It had many issues including the fact that it was extremely narrow as you can see from the photo. The end wall was so marred, this…
So many people I know went to summer camp between school years. I never did that but I’m making up for it now! We are lucky enough to have friends who live on a large piece of property with hills and fields, a vegetable garden, some wooded areas and a lake. And now, we have…
