Home & Organizing

Thumb tack/push pin art is something that anyone can do, and it’s fairly clever. It can make an awesome addition to any classroom as a work of art (probably less so as a project designed for smaller kids. We’re pretty certain giving small kids small pointed objects seems like an idea that might not go […] More

Louis Comfort Tiffany and his esteemed design studio began creating beautiful lamps with stained glass shades that were handmade and not created with machines. What this means is that they were not mass produced, meaning they are very special, expensive and almost rare these days. There was, recently, some controversy about the fact that perhaps […] More

Most often it is the smallest, most seemingly insignificant details that matter most in life. It applies to everything from your home to your appearance to your work; it’s everything. For that reason, we don’t often recommend that you put little effort into the little things. We don’t recommend that you cheap out when it […] More

The quality of the items you use to decorate your home makes a huge difference in the way that your home appears in the eyes of others. For example, when you choose to save money utilizing cheap finishes and fixtures, it can make even the most elegant and upscale home look cheap and unfinished. Perhaps […] More

We love a good discount on anything you can find to upgrade and remodel you home, including cabinets in the kitchens and bath. While you can absolutely find discount cabinets that look upscale and quality, you should still focus on the finishes you use throughout the rest of the room in which you put less […] More

Endless amounts of coffee, caffeine and other pick-me-ups seem to work wonders when it comes to functioning on little sleep; and thank goodness. Most of us spend far too little time sleeping and far too much time doing anything and everything else. It’s recommended that everyone get a specific amount of sleep every night for […] More

Decorating a home is a work of art. It isn’t something you can do in a matter of moments while you shop a few stores. It’s something that takes many months, even years. It’s something that never ends. You decorate when you move in and every day after that. The big decorating takes place immediately, […] More

A Chippendale table, a Roche Bobois sofa or anything else that’s upscale, high-end and mind-blowingly expensive is not in the budget for every homeowner. In fact, the vast majority of average homeowners are more interested in cheap furniture than they are vintage, antique or expensive pieces. That’s not to say homeowners on a budget don’t […] More

The kitchen is, hands down, the most important room in the house. It’s the room everyone congregates, and the one in which everyone finds they have the most fun. This is the room that needs the most attention to detail if you’re truly going to be happy with your home. Of course, it’s also the […] More

Remodeling your kitchen is an expensive task. It can cost tens of thousands of dollars to begin a remodel that will help your home become the beautiful oasis you’ve always wanted it to become, but it can also be a pain when it comes to your budget. You know you have to spend money to […] More

Anyone with a little bit of a crafty nature probably has an abundance of scrap fabric lying around the house. Anyone who quilts, sews or even scrapbooks probably spends a great deal of time in fabric stores picking out expensive fabrics with which to make beautiful gifts and even discount fabrics for those first-attempt projects. […] More

What to expect when you’re expecting is a lot of time spent in the furniture store picking out just the right furniture for your baby’s nursery. One of the most important items you’ll purchase is the recliner that will go in the baby’s nursery so that you have somewhere to sit and rock the baby […] More