These tips are adapted from Better Homes and Gardens website. read it here “People have a tendency to hang art too high,” says Linda Crisolo, Art.com director of merchandising. “The center of the image should be at eye level.” In living rooms, people are usually sitting, so artwork should be lower. A good way to…
Category: interior design
Designing Your Home for What You Love
Think of the happiest moments in your day. Talking with a loved one. Sharing a home-cooked meal with family. Reading. Stopping to appreciate a flower or a sunset out the window. Holding a child. Communicating with a friend via email. Having friends over. Have you given thought to designing your home to facilitate your favorite…
Kitchen Organization and Mother’s Day Flowers
Sure am enjoying having a real kitchen with more than four dishes, baking equipment, an oven, a stand mixer instead of a $10. hand mixer, serving dishes, a drawer full of silverware, a spacious refrigerator, and a counter to work on. I feel wealthy. I don’t take all this for granted as I remember my…
“Aging” Galvanized Steel
Ever get a decorating idea in your head that keeps popping back up until you do something about it? About six months ago I became intrigued with the look of aged galvanized steel and the look of aged zinc. The idea of aged zinc had to be scrapped for two reasons; it was darker than…
Concrete Countertops
Some of my readers have asked me about our experience making concrete countertops. We put the last coat on this Saturday and the counters are in the one-week curing stage, so we haven’t used them yet. I can’t report on the end product yet, but I can tell you about the process. If you’re thinking…
This and That
Here are random things I’ve learned during the construction of our house that may come in handy for you to know. Our new house has hardwood floors throughout. (Technically, engineered hardwood.) During our on-going construction process- Husband is installing interior doors and trim as I write- the messes have been epic. . . sawdust, sheetrock…