Month: October 2013

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How to make your everyday breakfast, lunch or dinner table special.

All of us have our “good things” tucked away for those special occasions but I would like to make a case for taking these beautiful things out of storage and using them any day of the week.

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Can’t sleep? Try counting threads instead of sheep.

We spend one third of each and every day sleeping so why not unravel the mystery of selecting the proper sheets.

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Bright New Ideas For Selecting Lighting For Your Home

I sat down with Joanne VanDeusen, the proprietor of The Lighting Place on Main Street in Manchester to have a chat about the most common lighting questions. I came away with lots of new tips and a few tricks in helping to select the proper fixtures. Here is what she shared with me.

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Large Orange Curtains
Something in your home is naked. I hope it isn’t your windows.

Window treatments like most things in the marketplace have come a long way. They are no longer the little old lady lace affair with polyester sheer under drapes and the style and price varies widely to fit any desire or budget.

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Summer …. It’s all about the exteriors.

They say it takes three years for perennials to really shine and I am on year two. It is a daily pleasure to visit my garden each day and see what has bloomed when I wasn’t looking.

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Selecting Tile. Read on. You may need this someday.

It seems to me that there is a renewed interest in remodeling kitchens and baths and that makes a lot of sense in this type of an economy.  Most folks figure they have to stay put so why not spruce things up a bit.  An important element in a kitchen and bath design is the selection of tile and one that should be chosen carefully.

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Paint Color Wheel
Selecting paint colors. When art meets science.

Peel back the layers of any wall and I am sure you will find a few mistakes in the selection of paint colors.  Even experts, on occasion, select the wrong shade now and then.  Let’s find out about the science of paint so that we have more confidence in selecting “mistake-proof” colors for your home.