More Bugger-it Cursings!, written 1 day ago, Not only do I have to go and fight with the real estate tax appraisal people next week, try to sell a house this weekend AND wrestle with the three cats to get them transferred to the "Crack House" so they don't get out during our open house. I ...

Just bulbs… or not, written 1 day ago, A variety of bulbs Light is one of, if not THE most important aspects of interior decorating.  Without light there is no color…  only darkness.   I decided to write about light bulbs long ago, but what really sparked me into action (no pun intended!) wa...

Rozit Arditi And Some "Twisted" Designes, written 11 hours ago, Rozit Arditi is a furniture designer from New York. Here is some of his work. First off, the Spiral Table, made from bent okoume, also good for storage space. The Woven Felt Chair and The Foldable Mat are other two designes th...

Coffee Heath Bar Crunch is actually my favorite, but the store was out, written 4 days ago, I was just reading the online real estate section over at The New York Times. I eat up photos of homes for sale, which would be a pretty low-cal hobby if I wasn't also chowing down on Ben & Jerry's Ne...

Weekly Finds, written 14 hours ago, Saturday, I hit just a few sales before spin class and came up with some fun little treasures. There were 2 in my neighborhood and one house has some cute little garden items. This little ceramic frog bird feeder was $1. And the Chef Bunny holding the chalkboard (...

Construction site security advice from Pro-Vigil.

Slow progress, written 2 weeks ago, Pieter slaving over the tiles in the downstairs bathroom Due to the curved nature of the walls we had to find a tile pattern that will cover the straight line distortionsa little grout and the shower will be done... we have a little bit of space in the notch of th...

The Yard Remodel blog.

News, information, do's and don'ts, helpful tips and articles on various home improvement projects.

Unique Bud Vase Floral Arrangements, written 2 days ago, Looking for a ideas to decorate a reception hall, or how to decorate a church for a wedding? Maybe you are looking for a nice centerpiece for a dining room or living room. Unique bud vase floral arrangements are a great solution for all of the...

A home for exploring ways to reduce the noise in our lives and homes.

A home and garden blog for the stylish nest. Mainly about DIY projects and home decoration.

back parlor, finished, written 1 day ago, I was *finally* able to get photos of the back parlor, without the colors being distorted into something awful. Every time I took photos, I would download them off my camera, and look at them and think, oh, god, it's...

Laundry room complete, written 3 weeks ago, We finished up the Laundry room the other day. Here's an old before shot:Here are the finished shots:I'll be replacing this back door with one similar to the Breakfast room back door.I still need to paint the door on the left. We painted the floor black, w...

How I built my painting studio and lived to tell the tale. An adventure in lay architecture.

Tips to avoid design mistakes, written 2 weeks ago, Decorating a room or a house it could be difficult if you don't know exactly what you are doing. You can't decorate it in a beautiful way by accident. I know this because I encountered a design problem when I was redecorating my home. I didn't know...

Monrovia Plumbers and Plumbing Contractors, written 4 hours ago, Kevin Shaw of Kevin Shaw Plumbing, Inc., a Monrovia plumber, has been serving the San Gabriel Valley since 1982. What started as a service and repair company soon expanded with a Remodel and Custom Home construction division. In 1995 K...

Kung Fu Candidates and Other Great Links, written 2 days ago, What a week. Tired of the election campaign(s) yet ? You won't be once you try Kung Fu Election Speaking of voting. Still time to cast your ballot for poultry trainee of the year OMG! What can they be thinking! Musicians want ownership of...

Painted Olive Garden Window, written 3 days ago, Many new house owners have not yet decorated their backyard. It is a very big project and can be very stressful. Yet, there is another option for people unable to finish this process.An olive garden window can replace a costly backyard. It is easy to ...

Add to the Fabulous: Dig out your Basement, written 1 day ago, The cost to dig a basement hole on our 1800 sq. ft. house was only $790. However, I have a feeling you want to know more than simply the cost of digging the basement hole.Some of the other costs that you likely want to know about are::.....