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Thankful Guests

The holiday season of travel and house guests is upon us! Families everywhere are trying to coordinate schedules, figure out their vacation days, and mumbling about the best deals on plane tickets. We all know that staying with a friend or relative can range from a soul-renewing vacation to an uncomfortable inconvenience. It is always generous for someone to host you as an overnight guest, but it’s easy to sometimes feel inadvertently unwelcome….

Layer Up Your Windows

…while trapping the cold air to keep your home warmer. Adding drapery into the equation not only adds a decorative element but also another layer of insulation. We wish you a healthy and comforting holiday season knowing your home will be warm and cozy with your layered window treatments preventing any drafts from sneaking in and giving you a chill. Happy Holidays!…

Are You Seeing Red?

…mas songs (no more “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”). *Staring at too many Holiday decorations. *Tying too many package bows with chapped hands.   Argh…you are saying, “no more red.”   But wait a minute, why does this color provoke so much passion? For a good reason, as red is the strongest color in the color palette, containing the longest light wavelength. Red is associated with high energy and power. Red draws immediate attention, creates excit…

The BG Beat: Winter

…layer with A Very Special Christmas CD set with Keith Haring album art and holiday classics sung by DMB and Eric Clapton. I’ve updated my cup with half cashew milk and date syrup, yet still pillowing marshmallows. My mom says all the decadence when your hart desires. And she is not wrong. Quiet Indulgences Many tapered candles lit at sunset until they burn out and caramel apples (classic Granny Smith, no toppings, cold) reign at home now. A surpri…

Inspired Home Harvest Hues

…f the season. Crimson cranberries and ripe red apples add more zest to the holiday table. Red exudes confidence and passion and amplifies the intensity all around us. Add some fire to your home with ravishing red hues. Red window treatments flood a room with a fiery blast. If you are fearless, see how a red room creates excitement and passion – no dull days with a hint of red. Source: Zajenata, HSSDRZ, Deskgram, Ciboney Decadent Golds Source: Tile…

Fifty Shades of Fall Inspiration

…Carve out mini pumpkins and plop in small white votive candles for instant holiday décor. 38. PIZZA PRETZELS Knead your favorite pizza dough (I like Trader Joes) and twist up some monster soft pretzels. Glaze with butter and coarse sea salt. Bake and break out a craft dark beer and instant party! 39. BROACH THE SUBJECT Unearth that old brooch of Mom’s or buy a new jeweled pin to be in style this season. Wear it on your sweater, on your handbag or…

A Harvest Gathering

…o celebrate and freedom to live in peace is threatened. As you gather this holiday, be mindful of the tenuous road we travel. Take every chance to explore the crossroads, skip lightly over the potholes, challenge the roadblocks, cherish the beauty, take the long way around and grasp the hands of everyone along the way so you are not lost on the journey. May your Thanksgiving table be overflowing with good tastes, good friends, good memories, good…

Cool, Creative Window Treatment Ideas

…as that stretches across a window, can even change with the seasons or the holidays. Maybe you just want to dedicate one window in your home that reflects the changing moods of life. All you need is a little ingenuity, maybe a needle and thread, or some ribbon, and a collection of just about anything and a rod and some hooks and you are on your way to a personalized creative window treatment idea. I have collected a variety of ideas to easily chan…