Most of us think of spring and fall as the cleaning and home maintenance seasons. We spend a lot of time organizing and airing out during the spring and closing down and tightening up during the fall. However, there are several up-keeping jobs that I feel fall under the summer home maintenance must-dos.
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Must Haves for Outdoor Entertaining!
Each year, I look forward to the return of sunshine and warmer temps. Around our house, we are very big, backyard, BBQing people and have expanded our living space into the outdoors. Because we spend so much time outside, I wanted to share some of my favorite must-haves for outdoor entertaining. These items will help you make your outdoor living space as enjoyable as your indoors!
How To Decorate with Throw Pillows
What exactly is the proper way to decorate with throw pillows? How many pillows are too many? Should they all match? How do I create a set? Do I even care???
Guide to Choosing Pillow Inserts and Covers
From time to time, I like to change out my throw pillows for ones that fit with the season, holiday, or my mood. I bet you do that, too. I also bet that you have a particular way that you like your pillows to feel. Do you want them to stay firm, be squishy, plump easily, look overstuffed, or remain loose? The choices are endless and determining which pillow and/or cover will fit your specific needs may be confusing. That’s why I wanted to offer this guide to choosing pillow inserts and covers.
How to Cover Boxes with Contact Paper
Stop! Don’t throw those old boxes away! You might be able to make some beautiful and useful storage out of them. Yeah, I know you may be thinking that there is no way to make an old box look like a “quality” piece, but before you make up your mind, you have got to see how I cover boxes with contact paper. To demonstrate, I thought I would share my brushed brass storage boxes.