Where is your Powder Room? Powder Rooms are bathrooms that typically do not have a place to bathe. Powder rooms can be small and efficient as well as a place to showcase items such as light fixtures and mirrors. Introduce a bold color on one or several walls to liven up a small powder room. Entertain your guests by… Continue reading How to design a Powder Room
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5 Steps to Pulling Together Your Home for the Holidays
“Home for the Holidays” is such a great saying and an even better reality! I suggest using this time of year as an opportunity to improving your home where improvements are needed. That way, after you clean up your holiday decorations, your home is fresh and ready for the new year. Start outside. The weather… Continue reading 5 Steps to Pulling Together Your Home for the Holidays
What does AIR stand for?
AIR stands for Arts In Reach. This is an amazing organization bringing girls the foothold and support to deal with life challenges. Opening TONIGHT and running from Nov. 7-9 at Discover Portsmouth Center is Tablescapes, a fundraiser for the non-profit AIR. My table plays on the AIR theme and celebrates the images of a dandelion from… Continue reading What does AIR stand for?
INTRODUCING… Wallpapers!
This is my girl Kate. She is introducing the wallpaper line of amy dutton home. Such great colors and designs that are offered! All our wallpaper is removable and we encourage you to think about creating an accent wall that will make your room sing! Think about color, scale, repeat and think about letting us… Continue reading INTRODUCING… Wallpapers!
Fabric of the Week: Beta Babe
Beta Fish are graceful and beautiful fish that look like they are wearing silk blowing dresses! They are the inspiration for this fabric pattern. Beta Fish are known to be blue, purple, pink, orange, yellow, black, green, and red. The most beautiful are a sweet blend of these colors. Shown here as a valance it… Continue reading Fabric of the Week: Beta Babe
Fab Home Office
Who has a home office? If you have an office and work from home, I hope that you love it! I’m sure you spend a ton of time in there! If not, let’s do something about that! My husband actually has a home office and he spends a lot of time in there. But I get booted… Continue reading Fab Home Office
Friday’s Find: Susan Siefer’s Artwork
Susan Siefer of Massachusetts is an amazingly talented artist. Well, you give me a wonderful artist who is creative in every way and I will play, play, play. These 6×6 tiled artwork pieces are only $30 and hold interest, depth, color and vibrancy! If you are looking for something that is perfect for the one… Continue reading Friday’s Find: Susan Siefer’s Artwork
Outdoor Lighting Ideas
Outdoor lighting should be creative and fun! The lights on this pergola provide light but also a festive flare! The functional sconce on the wall that marks the door and also provides some light. I typically hang and candle above the dining table when having a party and string lights around the pergola. Here are some… Continue reading Outdoor Lighting Ideas
How to Design a Garage
A garage can be a significant visual impact to the presentation of a home. Typically, we try to move the garage doors to the side of the house in order to design windows well and “dress up” the garage doors. (Check out this article for more ideas.) In this house, the garage doors were definitely a… Continue reading How to Design a Garage
Be an Educated Consumer, part 2
When your contractor give you a square footage price on your project, what does that mean? Make sure that this is honestly exposed, understood by all parties and discussed in detail. Your contractor cannot read your mind, so don’t make any assumptions! Spell out the level of the following to express the quality of the… Continue reading Be an Educated Consumer, part 2