Daylight Savings Time is over; Hello Winter

As daylight savings time ends this is a good time to take note of the coziness of the decor. It is time to get ready for the winter months. Get out the throw blankets to wrap yourself in as you watch TV or sit by the fireplace. Consider hanging drapery that will keep the warmth … Continue reading Daylight Savings Time is over; Hello Winter

Decorating the Abode for Autumn Elegance with After Halloween Sales

Decorating for Halloween does not necessarily mean ghosts, bats, and the living dead. Take advantage of the after Halloween sales to pick up great buys to decorate the abode for Autumn and the Thanksgiving holiday. Purchase the half priced pumpkins and have fun creating an elegant decor! Instead of using a pumpkin to carve a … Continue reading Decorating the Abode for Autumn Elegance with After Halloween Sales

Easy Redecorating for the Abode

We live in a fast paced world. Every day we see new items displayed in windows and on TV. The magazines tease us with brand new furnishings. With the economy the way it is, it has become more difficult these days to let loose and redecorate our Abodes. One thing to always remember is “everything … Continue reading Easy Redecorating for the Abode

Decorating the Abode with the Use of Shoji Screens

Everyone wants to be on the cutting edge of fashion; always looking for the latest and greatest designs in order to be one step ahead of everyone else. Sometimes the hottest creations actually are recycled ideas from the past or from other lands.  Like the song says “everything old is new again”. We often see … Continue reading Decorating the Abode with the Use of Shoji Screens

Encouraging Abode Decorating to Get the Teens to Organize

The battle begins as early as preteen. All of a sudden your sweet little darling that loved to help straighten up the abode has decided to go on strike and make a statement, which is usually, “This is MY room and I should be able to do whatever I want with it”. This war happens … Continue reading Encouraging Abode Decorating to Get the Teens to Organize

Abode Decorating Having Fun with Garage Sales

It is that time of year. Fall is here with pleasant weekends. This is a wonderful time to take advantage of the many Garage, Yard, and Estate Sales that surround us. This is a chance to be creative with your décor. Make a list of items you would like. Measure the spaces you have that … Continue reading Abode Decorating Having Fun with Garage Sales

Decorating the Abode’s Decor for “Writing on the Wall”

As it gets into the colder seasons the kids start driving you crazy. There is no shouting "go outside and play". You must find endeavors to keep them busy, and quiet. The children are running amok while the adults are frenzied trying to figure out how to occupy the kids. There never seems to be … Continue reading Decorating the Abode’s Decor for “Writing on the Wall”

Abode Decorating Tip; Making Use of a Little Used Room

It is that time of the year again. We are moving into the colder months. Everyone is back to the mundane days of fall and, unless you live down south, you are beginning to miss spending time with friends, going to the beach, and outdoors entertaining. The holidays are on their way and soon we … Continue reading Abode Decorating Tip; Making Use of a Little Used Room

The Fall and Winter Seasons; How-to Decorate the abode with Wreaths

As Autumn enters our lives we think about cooler weather, and the fall holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Fall is known as the time to harvest the crops. We go apple and pumpkin picking and appreciate the natural beauty that comes with the season, enjoying the outdoors knowing that the colder weather of winter is … Continue reading The Fall and Winter Seasons; How-to Decorate the abode with Wreaths

First Abode or Downsizing: Tips for Decorating a Smaller Space

You have landed your first job and are venturing out to move into your very own abode. The kids are gone and the house is too big so it is time to downsize to a more manageable, but tinier, abode. The one main problem, how do you fit everything that you have accumulated and want … Continue reading First Abode or Downsizing: Tips for Decorating a Smaller Space