Crazy For Blue-14 Ways To Add The Worlds Favorite Color!
When Mark Zuckerberg was considering colors for his Facebook logo, he looked no further than blue. It is overwhelmingly the worlds favorite color!
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How to Choose a Duvet or Comforter
Need a new duvet or comforter? Can't remember the last time you shopped for one or even how? We're here to help! There is a lot of terminology when shopping for duvets and comforters - and as usual in today's information age, it can be overwhelming. What is fill...
Modern City Living-5 Ideas To Bring Downtown To Your Decor
Living in a large urban city has pro's and cons. It's convenient, modern, exciting, adventurous and hip. It can also be crowded, noisy and expensive. When I was young, downtown living was very important to me, needing to be close to activities, action, restaurants and bars. I still love...
Chalk It Up-5 Ideas For Chalkboards
Chalkboards, blackboards and chalk paint have been popular now for awhile and they show no signs of slowing down. Chalkboard paint is an easy, budget-friendly way to turn the everyday into something extraordinary. Use it on your walls! The beauty of it is that it is changeable. When you...
10 Clever Beds Ideas - Shake Up The Bedroom!
Functional and stylish. For sleeping or activities. We've found some spectacular beds that take your bedroom to a whole new level! This isn't the room from your childhood anymore. Stunning in it's simplicity, this canopy bed makes rolling out of bed quite easy! Space bed. Designed by Natalie Rumyanseva,...
Rug Dilemma? How to Place Them In Your Home
Something about the placement of area rugs can often stymie folks. It's not as hard as it looks, but placing rugs properly or even in unexpected places can really pull a space together. We're not talking about wall to wall broadloom - really just area rugs. Let's visit a...
Too Much Stuff? Clever Storage Solutions!
George Carlin famously summed up our need for "stuff". We have a lot of stuff, and the larger our homes become, the more "stuff" we need to put in them. If you want to keep it all, consider some clever storage ideas before everyone starts thinking you are a...
Romantic Home Decorating Ideas
Need a little romance in your life? Here are some lush ideas that will make you swoon! CANOPY BEDS If you already have one, then get the romancing started! But even without the bed posts, hanging some netting from the ceiling will create a romantic look. MIRRORS Lux and...
Warming Up To The Cold
We are in the thick of winter now and enormous amounts of ice! It is officially cold now in Canada & parts of the USA. While being a hearty Canuck, I still find winter difficult. The driving, commuting, constant shovelling here in Montreal....can't seem to get used to it!...
How to Create A Rustic Kitchen
Love the rustic farmhouse look for your kitchen? It's easy to do! Depending on how 'rustic' you want to go, a few modifications to your existing space will add the look you want. If you are lucky enough to be starting or just thinking of a kitchen renovation, the...
Mixing Patterns - Basics 101
You want some changes in your décor but don't know where to start? Well, most of us have that problem. Here are a few basics to keep in mind while you decide. Start with a solid color and mix in a simple graphic. Stay subtle. Pattern mixing does...
Happy New Year 2017!
Well here we are again, a new year, a fresh start. Do you still make new year's resolutions? Did you party like crazy on new year's eve? Depending on your age, you will have different answers. When I was young, New Year's eve was super important - it had...
Don't Be Afraid of The Dark
Let's delve into the dark side. Dark wall colors can make an incredible statement, but most are afraid to use them. But like any wall color, you won't know until you try! It's best to start with one wall and make it a focal point. This way, if you don't...
How To Add Japanese Style in Your Home
Do you love the Japanese influences on western culture? And I'm not just talking about sushi (although that's a really great one!). Japanese design is a very minimalist style. The kind of style that gives you room to breathe and relax. It is not crammed with stuff, or even...
Small Space, Big Style
Remember your first apartment? Remember how small it was? Maybe it was just a room in a dorm, but you had to make a small space work. How creative we can be when needed. "Necessity is the mother of invention". Too true. And with the increasing expensive of single...
Bringing The Outdoors In
With the colder weather approaching and the daylight growing shorter, we are spending more time indoors. My poor dog still goes outside and looks for the sunniest & warmest spot in the backyard and will lay there as long as possible. She is soaking in the last warm rays of...
This is NOT Your Granny's Wallpaper
Wallpaper has come a long way. I remember the days when it was everywhere - even in kitchens! My aunt had some dreadful, loud yellow floral wallpaper in her kitchen for years. It became dingy and started to peel - but because it used to be such a big...
Decorating Do's & Don'ts
We have probably all done these at some point in time....but you can stop now :-) Call them do's & don'ts or just pet peeves, this is our top 5 list. 1. Carpet in the bathroom. Jayne Mansfield famously had a completely carpeted bathroom in her pink palace home. This...