Affordable Decorating Tips - 03/16/08 07:04 PM
One of the easiest things to do, without spending any money, is to look around your rooms and clean up any clutter.  This includes too many knick-knacks on display, too many family pictures, too much of anything.  Remember, less is more.  Your accessories will make a bigger impact when they can be fully appreciated.  If too many things overwhelm your eye those special items will not stand out.  If necessary, pack up some items for six months and then rotate them back out. 
Move things around.  Furniture, accessories, and pictures.  Move things to another room to see it in another light.
Make … (10 comments)

Help Someone Dress For Success - 03/12/08 10:04 AM
PLEASE NOTE;  I do not have any affiliation with this program.  I am just sharing community information.
  
Dress for Success, a non-profit organization run by Brookhaven Town's Department of Women's Services is partnering with Dress Barn to encourage residents to donate new or gently used clothing for financially disadvantaged woman to outfit themselves appropriately for an interview, so that they can gain meaningful employment.  Dress for Success has served more than 2,800 women since its inception in 1997.
Clients who are referred to Dress for Success have two things in common: they have a low income and are ready to … (19 comments)

My Own Long Island Ducks - 03/10/08 05:11 PM
No, it's not the baseball team, whose website you can find here.  Baseball fans may know that Bud Harrelson helped found the team.  These Long Island Ducks are based in Central Islip, New York.
It is also not the infamous Big Duck built in 1931 by duck farmer Martin Maurer to be used as a shop to sell ducks and duck eggs, originally in Riverhead.  It is now owned by Suffolk County.  This Duck building is 18 feet wide, 30 feet long and 20 feet high.
No, my very own Long Island ducks are this lovely couple, who, for some reason, have decided that … (23 comments)

Spring Decorating Tips - 03/04/08 09:00 AM
 
Spring is coming, Spring is coming! On Thursday, March 20, 2008, to be exact!  Is your home still in Winter mode?  Use these tips from interior decorator, Kathy Passarette of Creative Home Expressions to freshen up your home for spring. 
To freshen up your living areas for spring, and while doing a good spring-cleaning, move some of your collectibles around to give you a fresh perspective and appreciation of your belongings.
Keeping your décor simple adds to the relaxed feeling of the season and readies you for the summer months.  Use colors a couple of shades lighter than the existing colors in your … (13 comments)

 

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