If you have small children then this is the year to skip the elaborate floral centrepiece and to make something entirely different the table feature. Children, and many adults, adore the magic of gingerbread houses. The fact that the entire thing can be edible, and its toy like appearance make it a holiday favourite for [...]
Planning A Wedding Just Got a Lot Easier
I can remember back when my husband and I got married all the hoops we had to jump through to organize everything for the wedding. Now that we are helping our daughter organize her wedding I am learning how different things truly are today. While something’s are definitely more difficult due to demand, others have [...]
How to Create the Best of All Family Photos
Most families have a traditional Christmas card photo that they take each year. But, in our clan we also do a Summer family photo. For us it is a much more relaxed, and enjoyable event. To keep it basic I buy a bunch of colour coordinating tops from the Esprit summer wear collection and we [...]
Anything Goes When Decorating Easter Eggs
With Easter around the corner, thoughts of baskets, chocolate bunnies and decorated eggs come to mind. If you have been laying out the same decorations for this holiday for more years than you care to remember, then make a change. There are so many easily accessible ideas, with instructions to accompany them on the internet [...]
Separating the Talented Decorators From the Copy Cats
A talent reserved for the revered home design is the ability to incorporate surprising elements into the home décor. This especially becomes accentuated when the item is one that often is unexpected to work well in such an environment. A case in point is driftwood furniture and decorations used in a contemporary home. All too [...]
My Absolute Favourite Kitchen Appliance
There is little that is more appealing than the scent and fragrance of fresh baked goods. Thus, if you aspire to have one of those enviable homes, get yourself a bread maker straight away. They are many great ones available for really reasonable prices, and they have smaller versions than the ones you might recall [...]
