A client asked me recently whether modern and traditional pieces can mix together in the same room. She had inherited some traditional sofas and chairs from her grandmother, but her husband prefers more modern and simpler look. The two styles are not mutually exclusive! The sizes, and especially the seat heights, are a more important […]
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The Top 4 Remodeling Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
After years of dreaming and planning, you’re ready to remodel your house into the home of your dreams. Before you take the plunge, keep these four important mistakes far away from your project. 1. Not fully researching your remodeler By skipping this step, you can cost yourself frustration, time and money. Be sure to investigate […]
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Napkin Rings
Leaving a sinking ship, the last thing one would grab would be the family napkin rings. That is a good way to put the issue in perspective. These little treasures are not given much thought, even in our gadget-oriented society. Asking about a hundred people if they owned napkin rings, many said no. Then they […]
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Recipe — Lemon Blueberry Scones
Scones Ingredients: Streusel Topping Ingredients: Lemon Glaze Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift the dry ingredients of the scone into a food processor (or just mix in bowl). Cut the cold butter into cubes and put into bowl of food processor with the lemon zest. Pulse the mixture until the batter is […]
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Recipe — Lobster Mac & Cheese
Topping Ingredients: Melt butter over medium-high heat, add salt and truffle oil. Add panko and coat thoroughly with butter mixture. Mac & Cheese Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2. Combine cream, eggs, old bay seasoning, salt, pepper, lobster meat and Tabasco in a bowl and whisk together until ingredients are well-combined and […]
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Get The Dirt — On Home Gardening
Red Foxes In England, foxes are an integral part of an English garden, except if the garden includes chickens — and then foxes are definitely not wanted. Here in West Sound, we could go for years without glimpsing a fox, or we may see them several times a year. If you live in a region […]
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Garden to Table — Vegetables in Small Spaces
“Eat your vegetables” is not just a dinnertime scolding anymore. It is a new way to look at a vegetable garden and a hot trend in the horticultural world. But is vegetable gardening in suburbia a lost art? Computers and technology are the time keepers. We pay bills, we converse, we rant and we rave… […]
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Light Therapy — Ideas to Brighten up Your Home
It’s a familiar feeling. The bright light of summer gives way to fall, and the light fades until winter arrives and leaves the landscape perpetually shaded. For residents of the Pacific Northwest, the ensuing gray skies can cause everything from the blahs to full-blown cases of winter depression. How to lighten up? Look for the […]
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Luscious Plants for Indoor Gardening
As the fall weather becomes chillier and rainier, our thoughts begin to turn to indoor gardening. There’s always room inside our homes for a few well-chosen plants. Studies have even shown that houseplants help reduce stress in humans. Additionally, they are a great source of oxygen. Some plants are even called “air scrubbers.” The outdoor […]