Undeniably, cleaning an entire home is a task! And it gets even more challenging when you share your house with a furry friend. Good news: now you can clean the mess created by your pets on the go with some smart home cleaning tools for pets. … READ MORE
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Crypton Fabric Furniture. Find Out if it is for You
It’s fascinating how the home furniture industry is becoming more responsive when it comes to preserving our sanity as parents. For example, Crypton fabrics for your couch or a chair do just that- help with fewer worries about spills and stains from messy little hands.
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When Renting Furniture Makes Sense and When It Doesn’t
It’s a new movement in home decorating and it is here to stay. Millennials are the backbone of it but no one will turn you away even if you are a hundred years old. Some people embrace it. They say that they feel as free as the birds. … READ MORE
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How to Quickly Make Rooms Look Cool with Pastel Paint Colors
Image Source: Ahigo.net Because interior design and decorating are now more playful and casual we will finally see joyful, bright and pastel paint colors that are not designed for a nursery. Stark white and gloomy gray interiors are giving way to more colorful alternatives. We want to have more fun, and the tantalizing colors of ice-cream are seducing us, especially when they appear less and less on our plates (sigh). This makes sense. If I can't have my ice-cream because of the calories and … READ MORE
How to Turn a Drab Two-Story Foyer Into an Attractive Entry
Here is the question: http://gph.is/2u5ySmh I recently received a question and just could not answer it in two sentences. So, here is the article. "Hi, Marina,Our current project is updating our two-story 9X13 colonial foyer. We like our tile, chandelier and wood trim. We’re changing entry door, area rug, carpet on stairs and, most important, old outdated wallpaper (already stripped). We thinking Venetian plaster on walls, perhaps heavy on the stairwell, and some type of two-color … READ MORE
Throwing Away Your Old Sofa? This is What to Do Instead
Old Sofa Saga Many years ago I bought a sofa and when it got old I just could never throw it away. The sofa traveled from house to house, my two dogs slept on it and my kids used it as a trampoline. Then I gave it to my daughter and she used it in her bachelorette Manhattan rental where it was loved (sometimes too much) by many friends. The wine was spilled on it, and it's delicate fabric absorbed many break-up tears. In other words, the sofa dated in the 80s as delicate as it might seem … READ MORE