Green Goddess

Experiment with shades of green to create a bright and unique look. Get inspired and check out this Casual Modern Living Room here!

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Our Favorite Links This Week

      Here’s a roundup of our favorite links this week – enjoy!  DIY: Floral Heart Wreath:http://theglitterguide.com/2014/01/30/diy-floral-heart-wreath/ 12 Most Valuable Home Improvements You Can Make this Year: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/12-most-valuable-home-improvements-you-can-make-this-year-199754 Easy Handmade Valentine’s Day Crafts: http://www.hgtv.com/handmade/handmade-valentines-day-gifts/pictures/index.html 10 DIY Ways to Survive Six More Weeks of Winter: http://www.buzzfeed.com/kollabora/diy-ways-to-survive-6-more-weeks-of-winter

Vintage Tub Color

Salvaged claw foot bath tubs always look great with a new coat of color. Back in the day, these tubs were originally sold with raw cast iron on the outside and later painted to match their new bathroom. If a tub happened to be installed close to a  wall, they were often painted only on [...]

Highlights from KBIS

The 2014 KBIS show was held this week in sunny (although not too warm!) Las Vegas. Attendees from all over the world came to preview the best of the best when it comes to new products in the kitchen and bath industry. Brand leaders in cabinetry, faucets, bath suites, appliances, tile, lighting and so much [...]

Interior Oasis

Create a space of retreat and relaxation. Escape from the mundane by seeking inspiration from all over the globe to create a calming and worldly ambience. Check out Behr’s Modern Meets Global Dining Room here!

DIY Kitchen Booster for Kids

It’s time to share the special homemade gift that my husband and I made for our son Henry as a Christmas gift. We feel this will make a great children’s gift for anyone year-round.  We actually didn’t start building Henry’s gift until December 22 and didn’t completely finish the project until Christmas Eve. Because it [...]

2014 Year of the Horse

  The Chinese New Year, celebrated this year on Jan. 31st, is directly linked to the Chinese zodiac. A list of 12 animals represents each year, and for 2014 it is the horse. It is believed that a person born in that year will possess attributes similar to that animal. For someone born in the [...]

Part 2: White Trim Colors

Because white is by far the most popular trim color for interiors, I decided today’s post should focus on how to use it. White is a very complex hue and is seldom “colorless”. If paint chip samples are compared, you will see how some colors  carry undertones of pink, green or blue, while others feel [...]

Non-ASCII Test

This is to test non-ascii characters with the kill grmelins script.   Some non-ascii: “this is a test"