Real Decorating for Real People
Even though our kids are much smarter than we ever were, they don’t know alot about the practical things, like how does the house work? Well, maybe it’s time for a lesson or two. Kids today are pretty savvy about the world around us. Many of them know what is going on through school discussions family…
Tuscany is so beautiful, you could spend weeks there visiting all the hill towns and trying the wonderful wines, cheeses and gelato! When you travel to Tuscany you must visit some of the hill towns, but don’t forget the beauty of the Tuscan countryside. You could just drive around the area, getting lost here and there, grabbing…
Pencil pleating is a refined and upscale heading for your special draperies and it i a snap to accomplish with pleater tape! This is my first try at pencil pleated draperies, but what I have found is that the toughest part is actually finding the pencil pleating tape. I finally went to the internet and found…
Here are 8 different ideas for updating your kitchen that you can do on your own and save a lot of money doing so. Matt always says he loves decorating kitchens because there’s no furniture to move around! What he doesn’t realize is that there are plenty of other projects to keep us busy, and…
Caramel apples are a fall tradition where I come from and they will certainly become a tradition in your family once you try them! The funny thing is neither Matt nor I remember ever making them ourselves. Now that we’ve both experienced the fun, we’ll never buy caramel apples again!! Ingredients List: 5 apples (Jonathan’s…
A Back To School tree just might get the kids a little bit more excited for the inevitable end of summer event…maybe? There was no question in my mind what to do for September when the time came to change out the tree for all seasons. One of the most universal events in our world…
Reading is a glorious pastime and starting a book club is a great way to promote it in your family. What’s a book club? Well, generally it’s a mother and daughter or father and son thing but mix it up any way you like. The point is to get into reading, experience all the joy’s…
Be extra careful when working with ladders if you are inexperienced. Read through these tips before you get started. As someone who has spent many hours of their working life on a ladder, I feel that I can safely say I know my way around ladders. I have cleaned gutters from a ladder, replaced a…
Fabric roller shades offer great light control at your windows and work beautifully under valances, cornice boards or draperies. You know, certain decorative projects that I work on can bring back memories of my past. This shade project is one of them. I had those plain old white shades in my bedroom for as long as…
All it takes is a few pieces of particle board and some pine boards and you too can have a very sturdy new bed. Add a mattress and bedding and you’r done…the headboard is extra! This platform bed project is a long time favorite of Shari’s and mine. We were working with a young couple…
