Real Decorating for Real People
Paint brushes, good ones, are expensive and they are worth it but you have to keep them in good shape! After I graduated from college and started working, one of my first jobs was as a school teacher and like many teachers I needed a summer job to make ends meet, a friend of mine (who…
A potting bench is surprisingly easy to build. After you’re finished, you’ll wonder how you ever did get through gardening chores without one! This is one of Shari’s and my favorite projects. It’s great looking, functional and can be more than just a potting bench. It dresss up a patio, it would be a great…
Peanut butter and banana go together to make all sorts of good treats, and this smoothie recipe has to be at the top of the heap! This is a drink that I fell for several years ago when I felt that I wasn’t getting enough fruit in my diet. And besides that, on a hot…
If you are looking for a wreath or basket of some sort to place on your front door this summer, one that will last the whole summer long, I believe this might be the one. The colors are wonderful for summer and as you can see, the blue starred pinwheels can make the arrangement patriotic…
Memorial Day decorations can be very cost effective if you keep them around for all the summer holidays like 4th of July and Labor Day! This Memorial Day I decided that I didn’t want to go crazy with the red, white and blue because that to me is The 4th of July! Instead I wanted…
Simply select your favorite summer flowers and ceramic pitcher, then drss them up with the addition of holiday flags and your centerpiece is finished! As I often enjoy doing things differently, I wanted to bring new colors into my Memorial Day décor, and when I found these orange and yellow mums, I knew I had something going…
Get out the frying pan because the chicken and the quesadillas are cooked in it for a touch of crunch that makes them wonderful! My kid’s order Chicken Quesadillas so often in restaurants that I think they may be of Mexican descent! Well, to satisfy their love of the dish, I’ve learned to make them…
Here’s a vegetarian dish that many eat all the time not even thinking about it being vegetarian! It’s nachos without the beef! Everybody loves nachos, and this is a great nacho recipe. It’s rich with beans, cheese and all the fixin’s. It goes together easily, though it would be difficult to take to a party…
Everybody loves nachos, and this is a great nacho recipe. It’s rich with beans, cheese and all the fixin’s. It goes together easily, though it would be difficult to take to a party without fixing part of it there. Even so, it makes a great appetizer and it’s so filling it could be an entire…
Add interest to your furniture arrangement by using angles or placing furniture in the middle of the room! If you have been following along in our How to Decorate Series you know that we’ve just finished drawing up a floor plan of the room. And now it’s time to actually put the furniture you have and…
