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Indoor Plants Add an Organic Touch to Your Surroundings Houseplants are back in a big way (especially low-maintenance varieties), and there are plenty of do-it-yourself projects to make your natural accents stand out from the crowd. Take a cue from Kelly Green, owner of Southern Green (southerngreen.org), who offers unique plant species and containers to […]

Is music a significant part of your daily life? If so, incorporating your hard-copy collection, instruments, or electronic gadgets into your home decor is important too. Instead of keeping your favorite melodic items stashed away in a closet or buffet, consider putting them on display in the most stylish ways. Record collections are back in […]

MINI CROQUE MONSIEUR Makes 12 mini sandwiches 8 ounces cream cheese 4 ounces shredded Gruyère cheese 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard Pinch salt Dash pepper Mini buns or dinner rolls ½ pound very thinly sliced ham 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium […]

A Music-Inspired Bedroom Designed for a Teenager Designing a teenager’s room can be challenging. Teens change their likes and dislikes, current acceptable styles, and which hobbies they are into very quickly. So a teen room must keep up with a teen’s mindset and be easily reinvented when necessary. Ginger Curtis, President of Urbanology Designs in […]

Creating a Wardrobe from Staple Pieces Can Bring Your Style to the Next Level What you wear is such an expression of who you are. But when trying to figure out what you’re going to wear creates anxiety—I have nothing to wear! Cue tears!—the act of styling a new outfit becomes less fun and more burdensome. […]

Teens Gravitate Toward Vintage-Inspired Goods While teenagers tend to have the reputation of being moody and sassy and thinking they know way more than their parents, youth-oriented designs have taken a nostalgic turn. Pieces from the past are popping up everywhere in the form of record players, Polaroid cameras, beanbag chairs, and shag rugs. And […]