Apartment Gardening – 3 Ways to Have Your Garden and Eat It Too
Have you been bitten by the gardening bug that’s been going around? People everywhere these days, whether in the country or the city, are beginning to grow their own food in victory gardens. Victory gardens first came about during World War II to supplement the food supply which was being strained by the war effort. [...]
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Decorating With Spray Paint – Transform Old Decor with a Fresh Coat
I think far too many people toss out old stuff when it gets damaged or because they grow weary of it. Often, these items can be saved with a little makeover. I’ve found that the quickest, easiest way to make home décor like new again is with that magic little can of spray paint. But [...]
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Non-Invasive Wall Decorating – 4 Tips That Make the Biggest Impact
If you live in an apartment like me, you can’t exactly knock down an imposing wall or create a window. My new apartment has very high ceilings, which is great, and it is twice as big as my previous apartment, which is wonderful. It left me, however, with big, white walls. I didn’t have enough [...]
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Home Decor on a Budget: Reuseable and Recyclable Decorating
I’ll never forget the feeling of moving into my first real apartment. Standing in my empty living room, surrounded by boxes, I was filled with a kind of blissful exhilaration: I had privacy. I had freedom.
I had no furniture whatsoever.
Well, that’s not entirely true. I had a bed, and a desk. And a dresser scavenged [...]
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Apartment Gardening – 3 Ways to Have Your Garden and Eat It Too
Have you been bitten by the gardening bug that’s been going around? People everywhere these days, whether in the country or the city, are beginning to grow their own food in victory gardens. Victory gardens first came about during World War II to supplement the food supply which was being strained by the war effort. [...]
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Home Decor With a Personal Touch…Your DNA!
Talk about personalizing your living space! These people will provide you artwork based on your own DNA, your fingerprint, or your “kiss print” by sending you a kit where you can take samples of these things and then you mail it back to them and then choose a customized portrait to hang in your home.
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Take Your Painting to the Next Level – Paint Your Stairs
A quick an easy way to add some splash of color that will be visible to all people who come through your door is to paint your stairs. This works best if your place has a more modern or beachy feel without any busy wallpaper. You can either paint a pseudo-rainbow for a more playful [...]
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Non-Invasive Wall Decorating – 4 Tips That Make the Biggest Impact
If you live in an apartment like me, you can’t exactly knock down an imposing wall or create a window. My new apartment has very high ceilings, which is great, and it is twice as big as my previous apartment, which is wonderful. It left me, however, with big, white walls. I didn’t have enough [...]
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Apartment Gardening – 3 Ways to Have Your Garden and Eat It Too
Have you been bitten by the gardening bug that’s been going around? People everywhere these days, whether in the country or the city, are beginning to grow their own food in victory gardens. Victory gardens first came about during World War II to supplement the food supply which was being strained by the war effort. [...]
Take Your Painting to the Next Level – Paint Your Stairs
A quick an easy way to add some splash of color that will be visible to all people who come through your door is to paint your stairs. This works best if your place has a more modern or beachy feel without any busy wallpaper. You can either paint a pseudo-rainbow for a more playful [...]
Home Decor With a Personal Touch…Your DNA!
Talk about personalizing your living space! These people will provide you artwork based on your own DNA, your fingerprint, or your “kiss print” by sending you a kit where you can take samples of these things and then you mail it back to them and then choose a customized portrait to hang in your home.
Decorating With Spray Paint – Transform Old Decor with a Fresh Coat
I think far too many people toss out old stuff when it gets damaged or because they grow weary of it. Often, these items can be saved with a little makeover. I’ve found that the quickest, easiest way to make home décor like new again is with that magic little can of spray paint. But [...]
Non-Invasive Wall Decorating – 4 Tips That Make the Biggest Impact
If you live in an apartment like me, you can’t exactly knock down an imposing wall or create a window. My new apartment has very high ceilings, which is great, and it is twice as big as my previous apartment, which is wonderful. It left me, however, with big, white walls. I didn’t have enough [...]
Winter Garden Plants – What to Plant and Harvest in Your Garden Late Fall Through Winter
Around mid-November, my garden starts looking pretty scraggly. The arugula I haven’t yet picked looks spiky and wild, my flowers disappear and my spinach seems like the picked-over leftovers at the end of a farmer’s market. But my kale is going strong, my herbs are still beautiful and my acorn squash (although not a pretty [...]
Home Decor on a Budget: Reuseable and Recyclable Decorating
I’ll never forget the feeling of moving into my first real apartment. Standing in my empty living room, surrounded by boxes, I was filled with a kind of blissful exhilaration: I had privacy. I had freedom.
I had no furniture whatsoever.
Well, that’s not entirely true. I had a bed, and a desk. And a dresser scavenged [...]
No Headboard? Stencil One!
Last week my neighbors borrowed my stepladder for a few days, and when I went to go pick it up, they showed me what they had used it for. They had painted an accent wall in their bedroom – and had stenciled the shape of a headboard onto their wall above their bed! It looked [...]
Make garlands and ornaments out of corks for wine-themed decorations
For a while now, I’ve been saving the corks from all the wine bottles I open, and they’ve been acumulating in a glass bowl in my living room. My goal was to eventually do something with all the corks and I recently had the idea to make garlands and ornaments for a wine-themed Christmas tree! It helps that I [...]
Non-Traditional Decorating for the Holidays: It’s Low-key and Easy to Haul Out the Holly
I love the holidays. I can’t help it. I start humming Christmas carols the morning after Halloween, I’ve got the oven going constantly from October to New Year’s, and I have a lot of fun decorating my apartment for the season. I love bringing the festivities home–surrounding myself with the season does wonders for my mood. [...]