Color my world and pay a premium! - 03/24/09 08:41 AM

Painting a room is the least expensive fix...Big bang for your buck...Huge change for cheap...okay already, we get it. Its not news to us that painting a room refreshes everything. Unfortunately, there are some potential obstacles to this easy home improvement job that can block even the best of us:(1) making a color choice; and/or (2) procrastination (understandable!). I have suffered from both indecision and sheer laziness to the point of absurdity in this realm of painting-"I want a neutral that complements my salmon,brown and taupe tile, but does not match exactly; and I want it to look modern, yet … (4 comments)

Window treatment and cure - 03/10/09 05:52 PM


I love the word "treatment" for window coverings...like a prescription to make the window healthier, a cure, a fix. So what is the primary ailment of windows? Its dirt, dust, water marks, and/or an unsavory view. Window shades, blinds, curtains and draperies can indeed save a room from a less than ideal view, and they can mask the dirty window problem. My problem with window "treatments," however, is that they are often worse than the original ailment. They block light, can get way over-done, over-decorated, over-coordinated, and can be so-so-so fussy. I am a big fan of simple, simple … (2 comments)

Don't Gross me out the door... - 03/04/09 07:45 AM




"A little bit of elbow grease goes such a long way," I always say. For all you home shoppers, home show-ers and home owners out there, there is nothing worse than coming in from the cold and wet, taking off your shoes (as we like to do here in the snowy Midwest), and feeling a greaz-y carpet, sticky linoleum or grubby tile floor permeating the protective layer of your socks. How about the hard and sticky dried up food bits, not to mention hair of all unmentionable varieties and rocks that we also feel when walking (usually … (3 comments)

 
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