Canned lighting was pretty popular about 10-15 years ago, and people are, for some God-forsaken reason, still adding it to their homes. Sadly, my home has canned lights in almost every room. It has to be the worst of all lighting options for creating a serene, comfortable ambiance in your home. It makes you look …
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As a freelance writer who works from home, it’s come to my attention that running my business from the island in our kitchen is just not going to cut it anymore. And I’m sure some (many?) of you are in agreement. As workers continue to toil from home due to the pandemic, some have had …
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When designing a room, the first thing I do is lay out and arrange the furniture. This comes before curtains, before artwork, before rugs. Furniture placement is paramount, and if you do it right, you’ll reap the rewards of a pleasing, comfortable space to come home to at the end of the day. Today we’re …
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As the temperatures continue to fall at night (believe it or not, it was 14 degrees here last night!), it’s time to swap out the summer linens and cottons for winter’s flannels, down, and wool. Although I had already put our fitted flannel sheet on the bed in our master bedroom, I hadn’t changed out …
As summer flowers fade and the landscape turns dusky and golden, I tend to forego fresh floral arrangements in the house. I’m drawn more to the dried seedheads and grasses, sage, and alliums that often look beautiful bundled together or placed into little vases sans water at this time of year. Although the above photo …
Original farmhouses can be very cute and charming with funky architecture and design, but in all their charm they usually also come with oddly shaped rooms and small bedrooms. I’ve played with quite a few tricks for maximizing space in these small-scale bedrooms, and I’m here today to share the best of the best. 1.Audit. …
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In the fall, I tend to put down more rugs in our farmhouse. You can see me pulling rugs up and storing them away in the early summer while sweeping off and mopping tiles and keeping things bare, cool, and calm. But when the rains and snows start outside our windows and the fireplace beckons, …
For some people, hanging art on their walls produces the type of anxiety that should be reserved for first dates and dentist appointments. I say “for some people” lightly because it used to be the case for me too! In fact, — to my husband’s chagrin — I still haven’t hung any art in our hallway. Dinging up walls …
Fall in the Farmhouse Fall is upon us, and that means it’s time to pull out the lambswool rugs and the quilts. Let’s add some candles, gather your firewood too! Some pumpkin pie spices simmering on the wood-burning stove add an aromatic touch. Friends! It’s time to get cozy! Since we tend to spend more …
Back when I was a young girl growing up in a farmhouse in northeast Ohio, indoor foliage wasn’t a “thing.” At least not for my parents. I wonder, were people just not into plants back then, or was it just us? I’m not sure, but if memory serves me correctly, and I think it does — most …
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