Day: April 28, 2015

It’s Veggie Time

It’s Veggie Time – ORGANICALLY

Looking to go a bit more organic this summer?  Growing your own vegetables is both fun and rewarding as well as living a bit more organically. All you really need to get started is some decent soil, some wood planking to box a frame and a few plants.  I personally like the raised bed vegetable gardens.  They are easy to plan and design and will provide a good amount of fresh, flavorful and delicious veggies for your family to enjoy.

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I love the wooden stump stepping stone detail added to this garden.  It’s a creative, natural design that is perfect in the space.  Visit your nearest garden supply company to find the materials you will need to build a convenient, easy-to-plant and tend raised garden bed today!

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Stuck On Color

Stuck On Color?

Are you stuck with a blank canvas and trying to determine what colors you should go for in your home to compliment you style and spirit?  If you need some help and want to find some inspiration check out Design Seeds. This company have really nailed the visual approach to understanding color palette selection. Here you will find a handful of categories and within each are images that color palettes are pulled from.Screen Shot 2015-04-27 at 8.48.29 PM

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This approach – focusing on one image- is the way you should decorate.  Take your favorite painting or photograph showcased in your home and use it as your template.  Visit a local paint shop or a big home DIY chain such as Home Depot and use the color strips in the paint department to pull colors out from your image.  These colors will start your story at home and transform your blank canvas.  You can build on it by taking your color palette to places like HomeGoods and selecting textiles and props to decorate.

Black Magic Windows

Black Magic Windows

If you’re looking at window replacements for your home and want to make a statement that will literally transform your home and give it curb appeal choose black windows. We recently renovated our 1912 colonial and the black windows add that artistic element that defines the glass and add detail against the brick.

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If you are not planning to replace your windows but want this look think about painting the window mullions black to create this effect.  Window mullions are the lines between the frame which separates the panes of glass in the window.  There is a reason why from a small age we all drew  our dream homes with windows made of black marker- it looked best.

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