Stairs are a necessary component in homes and businesses. Although functional, they can also be a design statement. ...Continue reading...
7 January 2014 
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I would like to share this short video with you that was sent to me by my cousin. Today is supposedly the saddest/saddest day of the year (according to a British study of Tweets), with people returning to work, school, realizing that they perhaps took on too much Christmas debt, already failed New Year's resolutions. Maybe this video will most certainly make you smile, and perhaps even bring a tear to your eye. here for your viewing pleasure……and some winter fun after ...Continue reading...
6 January 2014 
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Attic - definition: a space or room just below the roof of a building.When we think of cozy spaces, an attic bedroom often comes to mind. They can be simple, like you often find at lakeside cabins, or as elegant as any other formal room. Many homes today have bonus space above garages that are being put to use as guest or extra bedroom space for the family. When I think of my favorite sleeping spaces, attic spaces are my favorite. When I was searching for photos, many of the ones that I found on ...Continue reading...
4 January 2014 
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Downton Abbey…..for many of us, just hearing that name conjures up excitement for another season, set to commence this coming Sunday. My friend Carole told me about the show during season 2, and even though I wasn't into historical "soaps", I thought ...Continue reading...
1 January 2014 
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Happy New Year. I haven't even reached my first year anniversary of this blog yet, but I ...Continue reading...
31 December 2013 
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I adore Christmas, and really enjoy decorating the house, usually with multiple trees. I do not however, enjoy taking everything down, so I need to make it as easy as possible, which means organizing what I have to make it easy to find, use, then store until the next season. I have a room down on the terrace level dubbed the Christmas Room, which stores all the decor for Christmas as well as Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween. It had gotten a bit chaotic over several years. If I just wanted to ...Continue reading...
25 December 2013 
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Remember when we were children and we spent weeks and months waiting for Christmas, when the night before Christmas seemed to last forever and we worried that Santa just might forget to stop at our house Well, he never did ...Continue reading...
22 December 2013 
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The White House is the people's house, and it is made all the more relatable because two children and now two family dogs live there. It is a lively and happy place to be, especially when Christmas rolls around. I thought it might be fun to see a little bit of what it takes ...Continue reading...
21 December 2013 
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Once upon a time beds and mattresses were very different. The history of beds follows that of humans, with the first, and certainly crude mattress thought to have been invented way back in the Neolithic period. It consisted of grass, leaves and had animal skins placed on top. It remained the primary bedding for almost 4000 years B.C. And believe it or not, the next innovation was a waterbed! Developed in Persia, it was made of goatskin filled with water. Over the next 6000 years we have seen ...Continue reading...
19 December 2013 
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Rose Uniacke, of Rose Uniacke Interiors, London, is a trained furniture restorer, gilder and a specialist in paint and lacquer. If that weren't enough, her passion for interior design and fine furniture resulted in another significant recognition and accolade for her work ...Continue reading...
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