Selling Your Home? Consider These Home Staging Tips

Megan Gates is an active blogger who provides written work to the blogosphere pertaining to NYC Real Estate, Hamptons Homes, home improvement and the latest architecture, design, fashion and travel. Follow her on twitter @MEGatesDesign If a person wants to ensure that their home will soon be sold … [Read more...]

Pinterest.com: Organizing Your Inspiration Online

Do you ever look through websites and magazines and see a piece of furniture or decorating idea you love, but then later forget about? Sure, you could print or clip it, but then what do you do with the clipping? Set it in a pile? Put it in a box or scrapbook? Pin it to a cork board? These are all viable … [Read more...]

Homemade Craft: Potpourri Jar

If you go to a craft store, then you know that potpourri gifts are expensive. You've looked at them and thought to yourself, "Why should I pay so much for something that looks so simple to make?" The answer is: You don't have to. Putting together a classic potpourri that is both attractive and aromatic … [Read more...]

Cobalt Glass: Classic Yet Modern

When I started hitting the rummage sales and auctions to find great deals, I would occasionally come across pieces of dark blue glass that looked absolutely beautiful. After a little digging, I discovered the world of cobalt glass. If anyone remembers their high school chemistry class, then you may … [Read more...]

Decorating A Christmas Tree For Different Holidays

When the Christmas holiday is over, one of the saddest parts is taking down the tree and all its decorations. The lights and how they danced on the ornaments are some of the most beautiful sights of the season. It's no wonder people have a pang of regret after putting all the decorations back in the … [Read more...]

Are You Sick of Christmas Decorations Yet?

Do you remember about a month ago when the Christmas season was new and the world was a bright spot of red and green? Yeah, me neither. As the yuletide cheer begins to wane, many people look around their home and see nothing but snowmen and Santa Claus'. It's a good thing Christmas only comes once … [Read more...]

Add Some Flair With Colored Rocks to Your Home Decor

Do you remember the Beta vase fad? The basic concept was to take a clear glass vase, with a few layers of colored glass rocks on the bottom. At the top, a small clear insert held a live plant, and in an open space between swam a Beta fish. While I admittedly had one, as most everyone else did at the … [Read more...]

Interior Decor: The Effects of High Temperatures

No, this isn't an article about heatstroke while putting up a new curtain or becoming dehydrated from rearranging the furniture. This is about what happens when your decorating scheme goes to the dogs when summer comes and air conditioning isn't option. Most people have some type of central air or, … [Read more...]

Hit or Miss: Design Television Shows

I have always had a hand in decorating my home and there was a time when I spent many hours watching those decorating television shows on basic cable. Christopher Lowell and the like were able to transform a bland room into a decorative showcase using two coconuts and a ball of twine. They were like … [Read more...]

Fingerhut Coupons: Get 8% Off of $88 or More

Spring is one of my favorite seasons. Aside from spring allergies, the weather always seems to be perfect, flowers and plants start to bloom, more time is spent outdoors, and it’s also the perfect opportunity to begin any home improvements. Spring sales are also on the rise; but before you look anywhere … [Read more...]