Category: Decor & More

Does the environment in your new home support healthy living?  When we think of places impacted by air pollution and dangerous contaminants, most of us wouldn’t consider that new homes may be at risk.  But the Environmental Protection Agency cites indoor air quality as one of the greatest threats to our health.  

Essentially, our homes are their own self-contained ecosystems, and our job is to keep the indoor environment as clean and pure as possible, for the welfare of all that live there.  So take a look at some simple steps that will help keep your new house a healthy home.

Remember creating collages in art class as a kid?  The conglomeration of words, images and elements selected and assembled became works of art that told a story of sorts.

Designers utilize the same concept to develop a new design plan and illustrate their ideas and concepts to their clients, and it’s called the design story board. You can use this same creative exercise to discover your design style, decorate a room or design your new home.

Dressing a festive dinner table for your Thanksgiving feast incorporates the same principles used to create a tablescape.  The goal is to fashion a table setting that will enhance (not overwhelm) …

So far in our discussions about color, we’ve employed the color wheel to …

Remember back to when you were very young….and one of the first questions you posed to a new friend was, “what is your favorite color?”  Though your preference may have …

Okay, you’ve just moved into your brand new home, and the builder-white walls and neutral floors are staring you in the face.  Room after room of white and beige…your home is one big, blank slate just begging for some vibrancy, personality and contrast.  It’s screaming…give …

Whether the work day entails commuting to a job, working out of the home, or caring for the kids and managing the household, we can all be impacted by the effects of stress and the demands of everyday life.  Though research consistently shows that stress can be detrimental …

The lazy days of summer draw to a close.  We’re back from our relaxing seaside holidays.  The sand has been emptied from our beach shoes and rinsed off our found …

Ask and you’ll find that most people have at least one collection.  Maybe it started in childhood…when we recognized that we were drawn to a certain type of animal or …

Have you long admired the way designers address the bookcases and built-ins in their showcased living rooms and …