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Quick Tips for Carpet and Rugs: Softness Under Foot
Carpet The least maintenance and most durable is level loop (often called “Berber”). The loop construction provides 4x the surface of wear, hence it’s durability. It doesn’t show tracking at all, and now comes in patterns and colors for every taste. Keep your carpet neutral and consistent throughout for greatest flexibility and resale. Use color…
Quick Tips for Successful Entertaining
The Guest ListMix this up, singles and marrieds, age mix. We learn more from those beyond our generation. I typically have both clients now friends, vendors now friends, and friends. Involve your guests. Give them a chance to bring something, be specific it makes it easier. For example, you can ask everyone to bring a…
Shortcuts to Guilt Free Living, Right Now
1. On food, you don’t have to cook! Locate a favorite gourmet takeout, consider hiring a personal chef, or just familiarize yourself with a good grocer’s freezer. 2. Get delivery for dry cleaning, many dry cleaners offer this service already, door to door, one less weekend errand to run. 3. Hire a maid or cleaning…
As You Like It
Do you have a useless niche, a room without a reason, an available closet? Transform it into a space with a purpose! No, of course, it doesn’t have to fit anyone else’s definition of useful, only yours, but let’s consider some fresh ideas . . . Conversation Station: Finding yourself constantly on the phone but…
Syriana – Pride and Prejudice – The Weatherman – Freedomland – The Family Stone
“Syriana” – George Clooney, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper So pleased he got the Oscar for this, only I can’t recall who was the lead since Clooney was deemed Best Supporting! Clearly he stole the movie. Intense, gritty, real and brutal. This was amazingly well acted, directed and produced. I am not usually one for political…
Romantic Interiors for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s day just around the corner, thoughts turn to romance. To set the right mood throughout the year, here are some simple decorating tips and a handful of extra special touches to dress your house. So whether you are planning a Valentine’s Day bash or some intimate time for two, check out these romantic…
Paper Clips – Roll Bounce – Speak – Just Friends – Casanova – Walk the Line
“Paper Clips” – Reality Cast A true story now known around the world. This takes place at the middle school in Whitwell, TN. Back in 1996, the Principal and Vice Principal decided that they wanted to embark on a program to teach their students about diversity and tolerance. The community has only a population of…
Dressing the House Just in Time for Holiday Festivities
No, I am not talking about Christmas, Hanukah, or Kwanzaa decorations, but instead about what you may decide you want to do with holiday deadlines looming to get your home interior spruced up. Rugs, Art Underfoot! Take a good look at your house now with cooler weather headed our way, and see if you don’t…
Quick Fixes: Curb Appeal in Time for All The Holidays
This is the time of year that we all start to make plans for visiting friends, relatives, and company outings. So it is a good opportunity to take a hard look at your home’s exterior and see what message it is really sending. First impressions count and you only get one chance! Read on for…
Outdoor Living, Naturescaping
Summer is in full bloom, but are you able to really enjoy the great outdoors? Have you created a haven amidst nature’s bounty to stop and smell the roses? Are you afraid of gardening and sure whatever you try will die? Well take heart, this former black thumb knows a green thing or two! Decide…
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