The kids are out of school, the weather is warming up, and you may be preparing for a vacation or even a home renovation. These months bring on new challenges and chaos. We'll help keep you sane, we promise.
If you’re like me, you can’t wait to share all the details of your vacation with family, co-workers and all 3,098 of your close personal friends online. Chicken wings on the deck of a boat? Facebook it! Sunset with cocktail in foreground? Twitpic that baby! Gondola ride up a majestic snowy slope? I not only Foursquare it, I’m the mayor of that bad boy! Is this putting your home at risk?
Summer is here and that means travel, vacations and perhaps a guest or two stopping in for a visit to your home. Sure, you can just throw some sheets on the bed and fluff the pillows a bit, but why not make your guests feel extra special and pull out the red carpet for their next visit? Here are a few tips on how to make your guest room plush and welcoming to make your visitors feel like VIPs.
July 4th is just around the corner, but there’s still plenty of time to decorate. Using typical household items and craft supplies, you can easily create a festive atmosphere around your home to show your patriotic pride. Best of all, these do-it-yourself crafts are a fun way to get the family in the holiday spirit!
There are home and garden companies watching your 140 characters on Twitter. At least, if they are smart, they are. I’m going to tell you a little story about what happened to me. Don’t worry, it has a happy ending.
Are you putting the wrong food down your garbage disposal? Here a list of no-no's along with tips for how to keep your garbage disposal running at it's best.
When it comes to raising backyard chickens, a lot of outsiders have questions. It's a very uncommon practice in certain areas and most urbanites don't have firsthand experience with urban farming. I've compiled a list of the most common questions people ask when they find out that I have a flock of four hens residing in the backyard of my little urban dwelling.
Soap scum is an unwelcome guest in a clean bathroom. How do you remove soap scum from your bathroom surfaces, andmore importantly, how do you keep it from coming back again? We have the answers.
It’s common to think that if we are having money problems, it means we are doing something wrong when actually our house may be the culprit. Feng Shui can help us find out if our homes are working against us and also provide practical tools to fix and enhance our living space.
Have you thought about growing roses, but find the idea intimidating? Don't fret. Growing a beautiful rose bush that will thrive relies on three simple things.
A hanging mirror collage can quickly and affordably spruce up your space with an artistic flair that’s also functional. Best of all, a hanging mirror collage can easily be made with a few inexpensive supplies found at any hardware or thrift store. Here's how you do it.