Oh those little potted lavender topiaries are such charmers aren’t they? Planted in little pots and lined up on the table or simply tucked anywhere you want a little bit of whimsy and charm. I adore them and I know so many of you do too. And every time I share them- I get a lot of questions about how to keep them looking good. Aka- when they get a bit wild and crazy- what do you do to make them beautiful again. I gave our topiaries a trim last weekend and so, today, sharing a bit more about how
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Together Again When “Home Improvement” Airs on Disney+
If you’re a fan of “Tool Time” and are ready for more power, you are in luck. Disney+ will soon begin streaming seasons 1 through 8 of “Home Improvement.” Whether you tuned in to watch the series every week in the 90s, enjoyed catching reruns on TV several years later, or have never even heard of the series, get ready to binge-watch it on Disney+ starting on June 28th, 2023.
Our very own Bob Vila made three guest appearances, plus a few cameos throughout the run of the show. Bob and Tim
Protecting yourself against home improvement fraud
Now that spring has sprung, maybe you’re thinking of tackling a big home improvement project that’s been on the back burner. But if that involves hiring some help, legal experts say it’s important to do your research before signing on with a contractor. Vermont, head to the Attorney General’s website and look at the Home Improvement Fraud Registry. There’s a list of more than 100 people who are criminally convicted of felony-level home improvement fraud. Make sure the person you’re thinking of hiring isn’t on this list. In New York, contractors must be licensed in certain counties but they are …
America’s home improvement boom appears to be over
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CNN
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Americans turned into DIY fanatics during the pandemic, beautifying their apartments, homes and condos while they were stuck inside and tired of looking at the same drab interior every day.
But the Covid emergency is over, prices are (much) higher, consumers are growing fearful of a recession and people are spending less at Lowe’s and Home Depot.
Lowe’s on Tuesday lowered its profit and sales outlook for the year, saying consumers were spending less on home improvement. It comes on the heels of rival Home Depot also posting disappointing sales and a somber forecast last week.
7 Things for a Beautiful English Cottage Room Makeover
Oh those English cottage rooms with layers of lovely patterns get me every time. When we visited the Cotswolds in summer last year, I felt even more in love with that quintessential English cottage charm and I started dreaming up a new design that brought in all those layers of beauty.
English Cottage Room
Though I am sourcing the elements for the new look yet-and there are many more elements in designing a room- there are 7 things I am planning on incorporating. Sharing a bit of inspiration today for Friday Favorites along with some elements to get the look.
7 Bathroom Remodel Tips for a Beautiful Room
Oh bathrooms and remodeling projects. They are a fun aren’t they? Right up there with kitchen remodels. The bathrooms and kitchens are rooms that are used daily several times and so, when you are remodeling those spaces, it really impacts your day to day while the dust is flying. So, I say, when you tackle a big remodel- do it right the first time to minimize the do-overs. Did I do that? No. I learned the hard way.
Bathroom Remodel Tips
Anytime you are renovating a space- it is exciting and an opportunity to do something different, something unique or
Beautiful French Inspired Bathroom Renovation Before & After
You start with whatever is in place, you dream about what you wish was in place…
and then you go about designing that dream space.
This bathroom most definitely did NOT look like this when we started. Not. Even. Close.
You might not know but our house was old and abandoned with broken windows and lots of grossness (for lack of a better word). It had never been lived in full time- and was left for vandalism and yuck in the country for YEARS. As in like 60 years. Where who knows WHAT happened.
All we know is that when
jeanne mckay watercolors and a giveaway
Since the beginning of my blogging days, I’ve been fortunate to meet and make friends with some very talented and generous people. I was lucky to start blogging at a time when readers could sign up to follow their preferred blogs and before the days of the big newsletter blasts. There was more of an intimacy to the process, and the blogs were read differently, as our audience popped around to visit each of their favorite blogs each day. This is one of the big things about blogging, the way that it draws people together.
Between women bloggers there has