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A Safer Home With Snap Power

A Safer Home With Snap Power

I recently stumbled across a FABULOUS product that I just had to share with you:  Snap Power!Continue Reading

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Guest Post:  6 Ways Home Decor Items Can Change Your Home

Guest Post: 6 Ways Home Decor Items Can Change Your Home

Many people think of home decor as fluff.  It’s the “pretty” things that make a home look good.  But, home decor can have a more significant impact on your home than simply making it look good.  Anita Ginsburg offers 6 ways home decor is so much more than “pretty.” Pin ItContinue Reading

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Guest Post:  Choose New Light and Plumbing Fixtures to Change Your Home’s Personality

Guest Post: Choose New Light and Plumbing Fixtures to Change Your Home’s Personality

Lighting and plumbing fixtures go a long way toward adding personality and flair to a home.  With just a quick change in either one, you can make a traditional home feel more modern, and vice versa.  In today’s guest post, Tina Madsen offers some tips on how to make some key changes in your homeContinue ReadingContinue Reading

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Before & After:  Vintage Hanging Light

Before & After: Vintage Hanging Light

This is one of those things that I’d normally walk right on by at the thrift store.  But, not on that day.  On that day, I saw past the ugly 1970s wicker and envisioned this light as it could be… Pin ItContinue Reading

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Tips For Working With an Interior Designer

Tips For Working With an Interior Designer

If you have never hired an interior designer, you may feel unprepared or intimidated by the prospect of doing so.  Anytime you enter unfamiliar territory, the prospects can be daunting.  So, I thought I would offer you a couple of tips for getting the most out of your time with your designer… Pin ItContinue Reading

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Guest Post:  Create Space in Your Interior with Natural Light

Guest Post: Create Space in Your Interior with Natural Light

Today’s guest post is from Stephanie Staszko, who also wrote an article about designing for children with allergies.  In this week’s article, learn some ways to make your home feel larger simply by taking advantage of the natural light streaming through your windows.  A few tweaks to your decor can work wonders in the feelingContinue ReadingContinue Reading

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What Is Indirect Lighting?

What Is Indirect Lighting?

When you shop for new light fixtures, you have two basic choices:  direct or indirect.  You need to know the difference between the two types of fixtures in order to make the best choice for each location in your home. Pin ItContinue Reading

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What is a Pendant Light?

What is a Pendant Light?

If you’ve built a home or remodeled your kitchen recently, you probably ran across pendant lights in your search for new light fixtures.  Read on for a quick primer on pendants and how to use them… Pin ItContinue Reading

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Home Decor:  Made in America

Home Decor: Made in America

Since the recession began, many people have been looking for ways to support their local manufacturers and workers, keeping jobs in the US instead of shipping them overseas.  What better time than this, with Independence Day right around the corner here in America, to explore some of the many “Made in America” options in homeContinue ReadingContinue Reading

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Extra Savings at West Elm Through Memorial Day 2012

Extra Savings at West Elm Through Memorial Day 2012

If you are a fan of West Elm, you may want to check out their Memorial Day deals. Pin ItContinue Reading

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