Color Showcase: Greens for Summer
Sweet summertime! It’s a wonderful opportunity to freshen up your decor for the season and I love to do this with shades of green. Green is a color that can function as a neutral or be a vibrant accent color — and that flexibility makes it a “go to” color year after year, season after …
Inspired Summer Picnic Ideas
Summer is in full swing now that Memorial Day is behind us and I love to plan a picnic before the weather gets too hot to enjoy. Summer picnics are all about tasty foods, simple serving and presentation, and easy transportation and clean up. I rounded up some inspiration to keep your next picnic simple …
Not Your Mother’s Laundry Guide: Modern Tips for Moms on the Go
I believe that I speak for most when I say modern Moms are all about efficiency—time savers are huge because typically, we are professional multitaskers with a mile long to-do list. Let’s face it, if there was a job at the circus that could show off all of our juggling skills, we’d draw in crowds …
Memorial Day
As an American company, supporting the troops that serve our country and their families is a cause that hits close to home. Through our partnership with nonprofits Operation Finally Home and the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation (“Tunnel to Towers”), we are honored to help build comfortable and accessible homes for severely wounded veterans, like Sgt. Perry Haley and …
Ten Creative Cupcakes to Welcome Summer
Summer is ripe with celebrations of all kinds — wedding showers, end-of-school parties, graduation celebrations, Fourth of July, and pool parties galore. I host more than my fair share of gatherings during this busy season, so spare me the cake cutting! One of my favorite sweet treats to offer my guests when I’m entertaining is a …
Ideas for a Fun and Comfortable Family Room
Our family room is always a hub of activity. We watch TV and movies there, read there, and play games there. So it has to be comfortable. Here are some ideas for a fun and comfortable family room for your home. 1. Create a soft place to land. The family room should be cozy and …
Great ways to use farmers market finds
Just as the world around us has finally thawed out and regained its lively glow of green, so have the harvest hued tables at the local farmers market! From the first breath of spring to crisp autumn nights, farmers markets everywhere are a buzz, serving up fresh, locally grown produce, along with some scrumptious baked …
Easy Ways to Freshen Up Your Home
With the weather getting warmer, and spring cleaning done (right?), it’s time to freshen up our home decor! Whether you want to just make things lighter and brighter, or give a room a new look, here are some easy ways to freshen up your home. Paint Paint is one of the easiest and least expensive ways …
Turn Heads with Shades of Blush
Hot on the runway and so cool in home design, all things pink are taking the world by storm this season. Creamy corals and romantic shades of blush pair perfectly with soft grays and vibrant rain forest green—making them the obvious choices for Better Homes and Gardens’ 2015 Color Palette of the year! Naïve peach …
Spring Brunch for Mother’s Day
I am a mom and, to me, the best part of Mother’s Day is not having to cook! My kids and husband usually make me breakfast, so I make sure they have easy-to-follow recipes that are a little fancy! If you want something beyond toast, here are some great recipes for a spring brunch – for …