Category Archives: Live
When Buying A New Bed, Size Matters
If you’ve never bought a bed before or haven’t purchased a new bed in the last 10 years, you’ll have an easier time shopping by remembering one simple thing – size matters. How big do you want your bed to … Continue reading
Get Rid of Cooking Smells
Does your house have housitosis? Your home may have “bad breath” from all your delicious cooking. If cooking smells linger long after the meal is served, it’s time to take action. The best remedy is to prevent the odors in … Continue reading
Finding the Best Used Furniture
Finding great used furniture takes some digging – yard sales, consignment stores, antique malls, and more. Some items aren’t worth the trip home, so before you plunk you’re your money, consider some tips on what makes a smart buy in … Continue reading
Choose Colors for Ambiance
Color personality tests are fun to take. Who doesn’t enjoy being told that they’re true blue or mellow yellow? The color tests help confirm who you already know you are, or perhaps which shades you wear best, which you may … Continue reading
Color Identity – Red
Few colors are more attention-getting than red. As the most sensual of the primary colors, red represents the polar ends of emotion – from anger (seeing red) to joy (paint the town red) to love (my love is like a … Continue reading
Keeping Kitchen Counters Clutter-free
Today’s kitchens are filled with all kinds of gastronomical gadgets, from coffee bean grinders to indoor rotisseries. You have everything you need to prepare five star cuisine, yet kitchen trends are leaning toward minimalism. That means you can show off … Continue reading
Best New Bedding Ideas
Like housing square footage, beds have upsized from the twin beds of the TV chaste 1950s, to extra deep California Kings, loaded with pillows, throws, and mix and match patterns and colors. Heavy brocade-like bedspreads have been replaced by duvets … Continue reading
Installing a New Toilet
If you’re tired of jiggling the handle and you wait eons for the tank to refill, or you want to reduce your water bill, it’s time to buy a new toilet. When is buying new better than repairing? Simply look … Continue reading
McMansion are McOver
The gigantic houses funded by the no-doc loans of the late 90s and early 2000s gave new meaning to the term “embarrassment of riches.” When the housing market faded in 2006, the unsold behemoths known as McMansions (oversized houses built … Continue reading
Plant Now for Winter Garden Vegetables
With the right combination of timing, vegetables and care, you can cultivate your own winter garden that will produce in the colder months. To enjoy fresh grown veggies this winter, you should begin planting now. According to experts, the term … Continue reading
