I had a great need to conceal all the electrical cords in my home office. The sight of them sent me over the edge, as they look so messy. They actually distracted me until I was able to hide them from view. I finally got them nice and neat, meaning out of sight out of [...]
There is just something about garages that make us see them in a different light than all the other rooms in our homes. Maybe it is because they often become little more than a supersized closet that we tend to avoid. Or they become that place we always have the best of intentions to clean [...]
With so many companies struggling in this economy, I have started to look at my purchases in a different light. Brands that have been around for ages hold my attention longer than those that have no lengthy track record, as I am inclined to believe they are the most likely to come out on the [...]
Ok, admittedly when I first saw flameless candles I thought I would never buy such a thing. I suppose I was thinking about how without a flame they could never give off the same effect. So, I snubbed them, that is until I was planning an outdoor dinner and realised that things could run later [...]
There comes a time for many families when they begin to contemplate the need for more space. This time arose in our family recently, and when it did we were wracking our brains to figure out if we could work with what we have, or if a move was in order. We were all dreading [...]
Hopefully, your guests will remember the ambience they enjoyed at your dinner party. One way to ensure that they have an unforgettable evening is to light your table with handmade votives candles, and then to give them each a couple of their own to take away with them. If you are having a theme night, [...]
Cleaning out a garage is not something that I would say is high on my list of favourite chores, so when it came up as a task to be completed on my calendar I made a decision to mix it up a little bit. For some reason I thought it would be a good idea [...]
On a Saturday morning, after I have had a nice leisurely breakfast and read through the paper I have one more indulgence that I look forward to enjoying. As we have been working diligently to transform our rental property from drab to fab, I spend a couple hours looking at before and after photos of [...]
So you have the perfect lighting to place over your dining room table, but you are uncertain of what height it should be hung. The standard recommendation is to leave approximately 30” between the bottom of the fixture and the table top. This applies if the table itself stands around 30”, thus making the fixture [...]
Recently a friend of mine told me that when she goes to furnish a room in one of her homes she takes a very interesting precautionary measure first. She does not leave anything up to chance if she does not have too, and that is why she goes as far as to hire the exact [...]