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The White Jewelry Armoire For Both Storage Space & Safety
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A white jewelry armoire may not be as common a sight as armoires of dark woods finished with deep varnishes, but is just as convenient, secure, and a beautiful addition to any jewelry owner’s bedroom. Either in traditional wood or in metal, keeping one’s jewelry and accessories in a jewelry armoire is slowly becoming a […]

Choosing Paint Colors For A Historic Home
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Owners of historical homes know that choosing exterior house paint colors is a big, big deal if they want their homes to remain historically correct. Since the 19th century, paint as we know it has been available – meaning paint that is already mixed, rather than having to prepare it ourselves. But that hasn’t made the […]

Cost Effective Green Home Design That Has a Sleek, Modern Look
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Are you looking for a way to reduce your carbon footprint? Are you already recycling and doing all of the other eco – friendly things yet still feel that you can do more? You are right. You can. You might be getting ready to buy a home, build a home, or add on to your […]

The Rooftop Weathervane: From Useful Tool to Decoration
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In our day, weathervanes are used mostly as decorations, but it wasn’t always that way. The rooftop weathervane was originally developed for farmers who needed to know about weather changes. They usually indicated a change of wind direction which can indicate a change in the weather.  Early History of the Rooftop Weathervane Weathervanes were certainly used in […]

Happy Thanksgiving 2016
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Happy Thanksgiving! Have a safe and wonderful day, no matter what you’re doing. The vast majority of Americans spend this blessed day eating too much and watching parades and/or football games. But our lives are greatly enhanced by gratitude and so take a few moments to be grateful. After all, we have SO MUCH to be […]

Vaping with Herbs
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Many smokers find that one of the most enjoyable cigarettes of the day can be the one right after a meal. It is the same with vapers. Then you have the marijuana vapers who want to eat after they vape. Either way, food and vaping can be said to go hand in hand. Vaping also […]

Chilly Fall = Fireplace With Tools
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As I write this blog post, I’m wearing a long sleeved dress and a flannel jacket. Why? Because it’s 45 degrees outside! Yeeeeeee-haaaaaaaa! I love cool autumn weather and it’s a thrill to FINALLY feel those cool fall temps sweeping through our home. And, naturally, a fire in the fireplace is part of the joy […]

A Chandelier In A Baby’s Room? Say What?
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A friend recently became a parent and I just had the honor of seeing the 5,000 baby pictures on his phone. :-) He is so proud and so thrilled and he and his wife are going crazy buying everything in sight for their new daughter. This kind of sentiment often leads parents into extravagant, and perhaps […]

Horse Bedding: Use Bedding With Horses To Decorate A Bedroom
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I would personally never think about buying bedding with horses on it. But horse bedding is quite popular and there are two times it seems to make sense to consider that kind of decorating theme: #1: you have a younger child in the house and she or he might be horse crazed.  #2: you’ve decorated your home […]

My Hero: Willis Carrier, The Inventor of AIR CONDITIONING
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I hate this weather. No, I REALLY hate this weather. Yesterday it was 98 degrees in Hotlanta and our poor air conditioning unit is laboring mightily to keep up. I’ve often said that the inventor of air conditioning was my hero and yesterday I found out who that was. His name was Willis Carrier and […]