More Joy…Less Stress: 3 Simple Steps to Avoid Holiday Chaos
I don't know about you, but I tend to procrastinate on holiday preparations. Sometimes it's because I'm too busy with other things that were more important when I said "yes" to them. Other times, the perfectionist in me keeps thinking "what...
Break Free of Your “Color Box”: Let Nature Choose Your Color Palette
Have you ever walked into someone's home and it is absolutely the perfect colors? You want to curl up in a chair and make yourself right at home. Maybe grab a glass of wine and a really good book. And while you're sitting there you begin to wonder how they...
3 Secrets To a Stress-Free Renovation
Starting a home renovation project is a big step. For most people, it's a fun and exciting time. They enjoy the process, have fun selecting their products, and want the very best when it comes to the people they choose to work with. But every once in a while a...
ARE YOU STUCK IN “BEING PERFECT”?
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have to be perfect. Some people would call it a value, others a flaw. No matter how you look at it, the need for perfection pops it's ugly head for most of us at one time or another. We want everything to be...
5 Important Action Steps to Simplify Your Life at Home
Life at home is anything but normal these days. Most of us have been cooped up at home, feeling more distracted than ever. Some days it feels like a blessing, as if God hit the reset button just for us and we finally have time to breathe and regroup. Other...
7 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY KITCHEN …and what I wish was different
Our kitchen was designed by me, with my hubby’s input, eight years ago when we were building our new house on the lake. Back then I wasn’t cooking as much as I did when our family was bigger. But we had high hopes of changing that with our new Lake...
Your Space Matters: 3 Secrets To Design Your Life At Home
Your Space Matters. It really does! As we go about our day, following our crazy schedules, it’s so easy to get caught up in life and ignore this place we call home. And then one day we wake up and notice that things around us are looking a bit worn...
Bring The Colors Of Santa Fe Home
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for. – Georgia O’Keeffe When I think of Santa Fe, I think of Pueblos and pottery. I think of art. But mostly, I think of the beautiful colors of the...
Fall Table Tops That Set the Mood: How To Do It Yourself
I have to admit that Fall is my favorite time of year. Why do I love it? Because, finally the temperatures begin to cool down and the leaves change to vibrant gold, orange, and red. I love spending time on the porch having a glass of wine with...