Stairs are a necessary component in homes and businesses. Although functional, they can also be a design statement.
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.… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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
Happy New Year. I haven’t even reached my first year anniversary of this blog yet, but I
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… Continue reading
Remember when we were children and we spent weeks and months … Continue reading
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
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… Continue reading
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