Cat furniture with home design in mind and a great giveaway!

chic scratching post
Chic scratching post giveaway Yay! It's giveaway time and I'm so happy to offer our first giveaway of 2018.  This one is brought to you by Tuft + Paw. I think that you cat-lovers out there will be blown away by their gorgeous (and eco-conscious!) products.  There mission reads as: Our mission is to provide beautiful, well made furniture for housecats...

A Modern Clutter-Free Home

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Modern and Clutter-Free Do I have your attention?  Who doesn't want a modern clutter-free home that reflects your family's passions, memories, and lifestyle. The house below is work of designer Shirley Meisels of MHouse. The family purchased the 1940s 2,200-square-foot home after it had been gutted and had a two story extension added. Don't let looks fool you, the furniture was...

Amazingly chic home offices

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Since I've been on maternity leave, I've started going back to work gradually, but it's really hard to be productive since I've "been away" so long.  It also doesn't help that my office has become purgatory for all of our baby paperwork and stuff we've had to move to make way for the gear that's come with baby #2. ...

Real interiors that are contemporary and fresh

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Contemporary interiors Maybe I'm way behind the times, but I just recently stumbled across the blog for Scout & Nimble, which for some reason is offline today - but luckily I saved some photos to share with you.  Their main website - https://www.scoutandnimble.com/, also has tons of great interior eye candy including portfolios, designers, and products.  Below are what I consider...

Why It’s Important to Make Repairs Before You Start Decorating

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Whether you are planning to decorate your new house, redecorate your old home, or trying to tidy up the property before selling it away, it is of the utmost importance in all situations to make the necessary repairs first. In case you are wondering why it is so, there are actually multiple reasons and we will discuss the most...

Top Five Tips for a Garden to Look Attractive

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Add flowers – everyone loves flowers, it’s true. There are so many different types of flowers that it is easy to come with a design which is unique, and which utilises flowers which are absolutely beautiful, and which also is composed entirely of flowers which are suited to the climate and soil type of your home. If you...

Does Your House Have Dry Rot Damage – How to Spot It and What to Do About It

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Your home is often your pride and joy. You put a lot of work into making sure it is maintained, beautiful, and works for your needs. Over time, issues will arise that need attention, and it's up to you as a homeowner to identify these possible problems and know how to respond to them. One issue that can happen to...

Upgrade your Infrastructure for Increased Performance

Older houses will have had generators which were sufficient for the devices of their time, but as we have produced more and better technology, we have seen our power demands increase exponentially. Sometimes our old generators and power fuses can’t keep up with the demand, and it is best to try and upgrade the old infrastructure, in order to...

Organizing small spaces

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Small space organizing tips My plans to completely organize my home, nay, my entire property from top to bottom this year is still in the works, just going much slower than I hoped.  I'm blaming it on my 4 month old and 2 year old son.  And my day job.  Once thing I am doing to try to continue to...

Beautiful Beds

beautiful beds
A well-made bed Since having our second son Beau in October, and with an active 2.5 year-old, I don't get to see my bed very often.  Ohhhhh how I miss it.  Maybe it's some odd form of self-torture to be perusing the internet for pictures of beautiful beds, but that's how I'm operating these days.  Enjoy! I tend to go for...