The Elegance of Ambiance
Wonderful additions to any living area, candles are colorful and cast a distinctive ambient light.
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Getting From Here to There
Most gardens have a walkway or two—after all, if you’re continually walking a path through the lawn to get to the vegetable garden or shed, you may as well trade…
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Five Tips for Making Guests Feel at Home
Summer at our house is a big time for house guests. Having a home where my guests feel comfortable is a priority for me. Here are five of my favorite go-to tips for hosting house guests.
Read MoreWhen You Need a Kick Start
This should have been my motto last week… because I SURE felt like it! Even though I have a creative job, I am not always creating in a ‘creative way’.…
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Outdoor Entertaining Tips
Spring is in full bloom; it’s the season to enjoy your time with family and friends outside. Refreshing beverages, barbecues and relaxation are the ingredients for a perfect time outdoors.…
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Granny Plants
Sometimes we get so caught up with the newest plant trends that we forget about the old tried-and-trues.
Read MoreChoosing a Color Scheme for Your Room
When decorating a room, choosing a color scheme is one of the first tasks that needs to be accomplished. It is also the task that often scares people the most. But choosing a color scheme can actually be quite easy if you follow these simple tips.
Read MoreArm Candy
It starts out very innocent… a charm bracelet. You might have received one as a child. I did. My parents added charms from countries we went to. Charms for things that meant something to me. But little did they know this arm candy was just the beginning.
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Staycations
In the current economic conditions, there are many people just like my family who are choosing to stay at home for their vacation – or staycation, “a vacation that is spent at one’s home enjoying all that the home and one’s environs have to offer.”
Read MoreThe Facade and Outdoor Splendor of Normandy’s Mont Saint-Michel
Sometimes, the space immediately surrounding a piece of enchanting architecture become an extraordinarily special place – where nature and man-made construct fuse together to create an experience unto itself. In this week’s piece on Outdoor Living Spaces Abroad, I present to you one of the world’s finest pieces of architecture coupled with the exquisite places within its walls: Mont Saint-Michel.
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