"You can't see Canada across lake Erie, but you know it's there. It's the same with spring. You have to have faith, especially in Cleveland." ~Paul Fleischman March madness is in full swing, and that includes not just the ACC basketball tournament, but the weather. High winds and 30 degree temperatures (more than 25 degrees below normal), it is a crazy ride to the change of seasons! Hopefully the winds will push a reluctant spring season into Virginia, and ...Continue reading...
13 March 2014 
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When I was in school everyone wore a little or a lot of green on St. Patrick's Day, depending if you were Irish, part Irish or a wanna be. It was always a fun day. I thought that I would share some ...Continue reading...
10 March 2014 
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You know you have reached perfection of design not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupery When I first came across this new home I just felt like it had to be California built. It is about as far away from typical ...Continue reading...
8 March 2014 
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Greige, a wonderful neutral, wonderful and versatile. A blend of gray and beige, from the French. It literally means ...Continue reading...
4 March 2014 
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Cozy….the very word conjures up feelings of comfort, warmth and relaxation. Intimate, snug, homey. How do you create this kind of welcoming space, in this case, in your living room? Here are some ideas. Also some Oscar fashion reviews. ...Continue reading...
24 February 2014 
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“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, ...Continue reading...
23 February 2014 
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Last week a question came to me from one of my readers asking for some ideas for decorating bedroom dressers. A couple of days later another reader asked me if I would consider writing about my thoughts on TV's in the bedroom. Decades ago buying furniture for a bedroom was pretty straight forward. Often we made do with a mix of family pieces or our childhood bedroom furniture until we could afford to purchase a bedroom set or suite. Then it slowly started to change from buying a completely ...Continue reading...
20 February 2014 
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The great room is where I spend most of my time when I am home or not in my corner office in the library. The TV is in here and sits on top of the bookcase /display area and fireplace mantel that runs the entire width of the room. There is a nice sized window in here that has wood blinds, as do the other windows in this area. It is a bright room, and sometimes depending on the time of year, the sun shines in and makes it difficult to see the TV. I have total privacy because the house is set ...Continue reading...
19 February 2014 
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Forsythia and daffodils, dandelions and daisy's. Baby chicks. The glow of the sun. Warmth, brightness and optimism and cheer. This is how we usually think of the color yellow. Although we most often think of yellow as pulsating with life as in the examples above, yellow also has polar opposite qualities ...Continue reading...
17 February 2014 
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This is the home of photographer Jean Longpre and Rosalie Clermont, designed by Longpre. It is located in a small town called Fitch Bay in Quebec, Canada, about two hours from Montreal. I found it interesting because ...Continue reading...
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