Tweet and twitter

 
If you haven’t heard the buzz about twitter.com, just where have you been?  Well, I’m not buzzing about twitter here.  Instead, I’m all about “home tweet home.”  (I couldn’t resist).
During the past year I have been drawn to birds – and I’m not talking about the blue jays I feed each morning on my patio.  [...]

I love a good makeover

I love the idea of makeovers  – whether it’s a room, a piece of furniture, a re-arrangement of furniture and accessories (uh, hello… “redesign”), or even a new hairstyle! 
Take a look at some of these furniture makeovers.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with this dresser.  It has great shape but look at what it can become:

WOW!  I [...]

Make it cozy

What is the best way to make a living room cozy?  It’s simple:  arrange the furniture for conversation.
You can’t have a conversation across a room – you want to be near the person you’re speaking to so you don’t have to shout.  Hence the term, “conversation area.”
When furniture is backed up against the walls, the [...]

House Beautiful does a redesign

Redesign is hot!  Even House Beautiful magazine’s July 2009 issue includes a one-day redesign completed by New York designer, Jonathan Rosen.
This is the “before.”
The website offers a great slideshow of the redesign process as well as  Mr. Rosen’s top 10 tips for this particular redesign. 
http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/one-day-makeover
Drumroll, please…

The transformation is great and it took only one [...]

Tip-top table settings

Even though many of us dine casually at home, there is no reason to skimp on making your table inviting.  Here are some great table dressing ideas. 
 
Add a graphic table runner for some pop!  This black and white design also looks great with a few added spots of color – such as fresh flowers or [...]