My dear friend Maria just moved into a room that needs some help. You can see from the photos above that the room has potential: it’s large with a high ceiling, and has great bay windows with wonderful city views. Unfortunately it’s bright red. Now I have nothing against red walls (I ha[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Home’
April 10th, 2009 - § in Greentips, Home Project
Time for my Fix
I’ve always fancied myself as a bit of a Handy Helen… I take pride in knowing how to replace a pane of glass, caulk a tub or shear a sheep. When I bought a drill, it was the Barbara K model, designed for women, because I knew my husband would never use it…. I find myself fixing [..[...]
March 30th, 2009 - § in Giveaways
The Price is Right, Bercin!
Drumroll please! I have an exciting announcement: the winner of the first Karla’s Bonanza giveaway (a lovely tall candle holder) is Bercin. Just two hours and 15 minutes after the contest began, she guessed $4. Which is exactly what I paid. To prove that these contests (yes there will be more[...]
March 23rd, 2009 - § in Giveaways
Sharing the Bonanza: Inaugural Giveaway!
I recently responded to a giveaway on Vintage Rescue Squad, and I think I just might have won me a prize! Woo Hoo! One of the conditions was that I give away some swag of my own. Which is something I’ve wanted to do for awhile… Pictured (click for large view) is a gorgeous candle holder[...]
March 15th, 2009 - § in Eating
This will Crock your socks off
I had a package of (free range, hormone free) chicken pieces in the fridge, and was feeling sort of intimidated by it…. Perhaps it was the fact that besides the anticipated chicken parts, there were 3 legs in the package…slightly disturbing. But I didn’t want it to go to waste, so [...]
March 10th, 2009 - § in DIY Projects, Home Project
Clean Your Air with Houseplants
Houseplants totally earn their keep. Did you know that indoor air quality can be 2-5 times more polluted than outdoors? Plants help create oxygen, attack VOCs and help achieve good humidity levels. If you don’t currently have houseplants, visit your local nursery and talk to their staff about [...]
March 8th, 2009 - § in Garden
The Love Shack (aka Worm Compost)
I’m an old fashioned romantic at heart, so I asked my husband for 1,000 worms for Valentines Day. He was happy to oblige, but he did wait in the car when I went in to purchase the worms from the nursery. To my delight (and his disgust) the worms were sold in boxes that looked [...][...]
Why Snow White Just isn’t Right
It’s funny how accustomed we get to brands, products and symbols in our daily life. For example, ultra-white things: toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, coffee filters: these blindingly white products always represented cleanliness, safety and goodness to me. Those brown paper towels? Why the[...]
February 20th, 2009 - § in DIY Projects, Garment Care
Bottoms Up: Vodka is the new Febreeze
I’ve seen this tip a few places online recently: if you find clothes that have a bit of a “funk” (usually mothballs) you can spray them with a concoction of one part vodka and two parts water to remove the odor. I decided to try this out on a shirt I recently found at a thrift [...[...]