Decorating for the Holidays When Your Home is For Sale #HolidayHomeSale

I posted a piece from houzz.com a few years ago about holiday decorating when your home is for sale. Bear in mind the photo on this post is from my 480 square foot tiny house. But, where there is a will, there is a way to decorate, right? The holiday decor tips on this more... Continue Reading →

May Checklist for Your Home

I don;'t know about you, but here in Boise, we had a wet Spring. Those dreary grey days actually inspired me to do some major filing, tossing, donating, and general organizing at home. I was in such a spring clean up mode that this blog was sorely ignored. My apologies. I have some fantastic recipes... Continue Reading →

12 Key Decorating Tips

If I have said it once, I have said this a thousand times: don't paint your walls in color until you know what will go in the room. And that very same advice is Tip #1. Hello! It can be impossible to shop for accessories, bed linens, and what not if your room is already... Continue Reading →

Popular Mid Century Living Spaces from houzz.com

I just cannot help myself by dreaming about a mid century home complete with the furnishings. It's OK to dream, right? These ideas also bring to mind a few distinct neighborhoods in Boise, particularly the Lower Highlands and Foothills East. I have seen some amazing homes....Add to the mix are new stores, locally or regionally... Continue Reading →

Dogs Rule

houzz.com sends me great emails about everything HOME and I just eat it up. Once in awhile, I find an article worthy of embedding in to my blog and why not, they give you the tool! So, today, I get this email with a topic titled "What Chihuahuas Can Teach Us About Interior Design". Seriously?... Continue Reading →

De-cluttering with helpful guides

Ha! You say when you read that title. Not me..... but we all tend to get things and keep things. Soon we forget to ask why and what for. Well, think about it! Even me, who had a business called Chaos Control, can get out of control with "things" around the house. As of late,... Continue Reading →

Budget Decorating

I just had to share this article from houzz.com today. To make a long story short, the economic downturn turned me in to a thrift store aka consignment store shopper. And what finds I found: designer clothes, furniture for the niches that cried out for filling, yard art, even my mason jars or French canning... Continue Reading →

Front Porch Allure

Ah, the front porch. We all want one! I don't have a front porch but I do have a front patio area. One evening last Spring, I opened up a bottle of French red wine and went to work decorating my "space". Actually what I was really doing was celebrating my new singleness. New life!... Continue Reading →

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