Decorating with Green, Inspired by St Patrick’s Day

decorating with greenSt Patrick’s Day is here! So let’s talk decorating with green! Top selling paint colors sold are generally very neutral paint colors. However, muted greens always find their way as some of the top paint colors sold. Colors like mint or moss green are neutral but still give a homeowner a shade other than brown or taupe. Light shades of kelly green and wasabi are popular green shades that are added to a home.

Here are some ideas to consider when using the color green in your home. Read More


Five Tips to Decorating a Small Space

Decorating a Small SpaceSmall spaces have a way of feeling over crowded or confined when simple principles to decorating a small space are missed. Many small spaces require some additional steps in decorating to help create a useful space and one that will appeal to you. When you come home, you want a sanctuary, not a land mine of stuff all over your floors. With these five tips to decorating a small space, you will be on your way to having a space that you can live in. Read More


The Psychology of Color on Interior Design

You may have a favorite color, but would you use that favorite color to decorate the inside of your home? This infographic from IMI Design helps us understand the psychology of color. Because color and its impact on our behavior, our mood and even our eating habits is important when considering interior design projects. And yes, I said eating habits. If you want to lose weight, paint your rooms a specific color and avoid others. Read More


10 Tips you Need to Know about Painting

PaintingPainting a room, a hallway or a whole house can be a fun a project that can give a refresh to the space or change the design with a completely different color. Painting is a low cost and simple approach to redesigning or remodeling a space. There are simple tasks that you will need to perform prior to painting a space. These tips will help you understand Read More


How to Better Manage Household Finances

Household FinancesI forgot to drain my hot water heater and low and behold buildup of sediment and dirt filled the hot water heater and now I have to replace a two year old hot water heater sooner than expected. Yikes! Where am I going to get the money so that my showers are at least warm and my dishes get clean with good hot water?  This happens all the time and you may have run into this scenario and others like it when it comes to Read More