Whether you believe in global warming or not, it's great to conserve, repurpose, and respect the earth. Recover one of those old chairs that's been in the attic. Drive slowly down the street on pick up day to spot the next creative conversation piece. Strip, stain, glue, duck tape, paint, sand, tile, grout, plant, cover.....Change. Remember one person's junk is another's treasure. Send your before and after photos to be entered in May's drawing at Sanctuary Sanctorum.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Trash to Treasure
Whether you believe in global warming or not, it's great to conserve, repurpose, and respect the earth. Recover one of those old chairs that's been in the attic. Drive slowly down the street on pick up day to spot the next creative conversation piece. Strip, stain, glue, duck tape, paint, sand, tile, grout, plant, cover.....Change. Remember one person's junk is another's treasure. Send your before and after photos to be entered in May's drawing at Sanctuary Sanctorum.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
RRR...Repaint, Reupohlster,Restyle
The name of the game this Spring is COLOR! Don't get into the "rut" of looking like Simon and sticking with the same three colors forever and ever! Come on... live a little! Color changes the mood of any atmosphere...inside or out! Get your color wheel, (Sherwin Williams, is our favorite) your fabric swatches, (Fabric Yard on Midway) and your paint brushes ready! Don't take yourself too seriously and have fun! Use bold colors to add flair and excitement to your space...orange, green, aqua, and purple are hot this season. Pick a color of your favorite accessory in the room and go with it! Don't be afraid to use different variations of the same color! Add pops of color with accent chairs, ottomans, or even painting the crown molding! Find your grandmother's old furniture (that you wouldn't dare sit in) and repurpose it! Paint the wood a bright white and then reupholster it with a bright crushed velvet! Send us a picture of your new "colored" space and or revamped piece of furniture and be entered in a CONTEST! Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place! Have fun and remember the rainbow is your limit!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Simpler Times
Simpler Times
We’ve all seen the emails that address the ‘dangerous’ things we survived if we were born before the 80’s. I read those lists and am somehow reassured that I really had a very ‘normal’ childhood. My brothers and I did play outside, every day after school and all day during the summers. My mom did not know where we were and could not see us from the porch. We drank out of the water hose in any yard in the neighborhood. We played in the creek, caught all sorts of critters in jars, organized baseball games in the front yards, played with sticks, mud, strings and the like, and rode our bikes all over town. We never had a lock for our bikes and never worried about anyone taking one. Who would have wanted the clunkers? We would come home so dirty that my mom would make us strip to our undies, and then hose us off before we were allowed in the house. We accepted food from any neighbor that would feed us; my mom also fed every kid in the neighborhood. We didn’t run out and buy ice cream, we made it. One of us would have to sit on the ice cream freezer as it was turned by hand. We never got sick or worried about germs. We slept outside in a tent that we made by draping a sheet over the clothesline. Well, who has a clothesline these days? We knew everyone for blocks. We could always find someone to play with. Doorbells rang often; doors were always open to receive company. We were never ‘bored’.
How many of your children have said they were bored this summer? We have games, TV shows, videos, toys, pools, trampolines, gyms, computers, and books galore for our children and still they say those words! Awww……for a simpler time!
It’s so interesting to see my mom, helping my brother with my
6 year old nephew, and experiencing a different person.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
There is a Fine Line....
Saturday, July 18, 2009
A New Perspective...Being Thankful
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Social Networks
Friday, July 3, 2009
Our Travel Adventure!
Isn't it wonderful when you can incorporate pleasure on a business trip? The stress and strain of pure business trips are a drag without some fun relaxing moments. My business partner and I love to enjoy work! We laugh often, which relieves the tensions of the multitude of decisions that must be made hourly as we search for those special one of a kind treasures to introduce in our store.
On our last trip, we had so much to carry on the airplane that we were totally at the mercy of the airline stewardess, oops, flight attendance. I was sweating bullets as we walked through customs. I had visions of being the one that they would want to search just because of this ‘larger than huge’ bag that I was struggling to carry through. We laughed as the tears streamed down. Sweating as only a middle-aged woman does and understands. Why don't they use air conditioning in foreign airports? I bet they enjoy seeing our beet red faces, makeup in streams running down our faces, panting with all our oversized carry-ons!
Without laughing, how could we handle all this?