Most of us would love a large, roomy kitchen, whether for cooking daily meals, hosting large gatherings, or simply as a comfortable location for hanging out with our family and friends. When you are shopping for a home however, you often have to start playing the give-and-take game, and an expansive kitchen may fall to the wayside in favor of …
Avoid these Decorating Mistakes
Everywhere you turn you are likely to hear something else about decluttering. Its the first thing you do when you decide to put your house on the market, and it is also something organization experts recommend you do regularly to keep your house looking its best. However, it’s completely possible for your cabinets and closets to be fully decluttered and …
What’s In and What’s Out in Home Decor
Many of the ways we decorate our homes are based on timeless, classic standards of design, but we all know that it is also fun to keep up with the latest trends and refresh the looks of some of our rooms on an annual or even seasonal basis. Over the past few years people have spent more time in their …
Design Trends That are Making a Comeback
As the old saying goes, everything old is new again! The phrase is used for many things, but it is definitely true when it comes to interior design and home decor. Trends that were once banished from homes coast to coast are once again appearing in home decor magazines and in showrooms. When we see these blasts from the past …
Architectural Styles Defined
When you are perusing listings of homes for sale, you’ll like see each home described as a particular architectural style. Some of these are easy to recognize – many of us know what a bungalow is, and we can recognize the specific details that make a residence Victorian. Other terms might be less familiar, and some styles may sound very …
Brighten Your Home to Beat Winter Blues
Even in the relatively temperate climate we experience here in Atlanta, you will likely find that you are driven indoors more and more due to the shorter days and rainy, foggy and sometimes cold temperatures throughout the winter. The gray days and early sunsets can bring about the winter blues in many of us, but luckily there are ways to …
Say Goodbye to These Home Trends in 2023
The phrase “new year new me” doesn’t apply only to people, but can also be appropriate for housing trends as well. As the page on the calendar turns to a new year, decorating styles and housing features often begin to change to reflect the wants and needs of home owners and prospective buyers alike. The new year is a time …
Origins of Common Christmas Decor
A living evergreen tree taking up a place of prominence in a living room or foyer…..oversized hosiery hung from a fireplace mantel…..bunches of herbs hanging in doorways hoping to inspire a secret kiss…..when you begin to think about many of the most popular items we use to decorate our homes for the Christmas season, you might scratch your head and …
Christmas Tree Farms Just Outside the City
We know the decision about whether to decorate for Christmas before or after Thanksgiving can be a bit controversial for those who celebrate this December holiday. Some people prefer to wait until after the turkey leftovers are cleared out before getting started, while others barely take down the Halloween decor before throwing up a tree. Even if you prefer to …