Stuck in a decorating rut? It’s not surprising. It’s too easy to get overwhelmed by the magnitude of 1) sticking with a style 2) knowing how furniture and accessories will fit together 3) picking out a paint color 4) finding someone to help you and 5) paying for it all. Tastemaker.com launches today—and with it, the promise of affordable, personalized […]
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How to Dye Easter Eggs Without Food Coloring
If you’ve yet to dye eggs for Sunday’s hunt, you don’t have to rush out to the grocery store in search of that last bottle of food-coloring. Instead, use these simple (and all natural!) recipes (which use ingredients you may already have in your refrigerator and pantry). To make blue, bring one pound of frozen blueberries and 2 cups of […]
Home Office Decorating Mistakes via Apartment Therapy
Over the past few months, I’ve been trying to spruce up my home office. I’ve managed to find a desk, chair, and lamp that I love. The other big items—storage space, rug, wall coverings—are next on my list. I was doing some research this past weekend and found this post from our friends at apartmenttherapy.com titled, 5 Mistakes Everyone Makes […]
The Fastest Way to Make Your Yard Appear Landscaped
If you’ve recently moved into a new home or you’re finally tackling a landscaping project in your backyard, follow this advice to make it look like you’ve done a lot even if you’ve only just begun. Start by adding plants to the corners of your square or rectangular yard. This will soften the edges and make the yard appear more […]
Cut Flower Stems on a Diagonal to Make Them Last Longer
Next time you bring home a bouquet from the grocery store or florist or you cut a bunch of blooms from you garden, before arranging the flowers in a vase, cut their stems on a diagonal. Why? that increases the surface area available to suck up water into the rest of the stem. So your flowers will be able to […]
