by Serena | Jul 26, 2012 | Around the Home
A few years ago, I had great fun creating some great big clouds out of paper mache to be hung at the entrance to The Farm Chicks Fair. But before we got them to The Farm Chicks Fair, we had fun with them at home. The boys thought they made cool photo ops. But how do...
by Serena | Apr 26, 2012 | Around the Home
When designing our home, it made sense to use pocket doors in a few rooms. The laundry room was one. A door hanging into the hallway wouldn’t be ideal and if it went the other direction, it’d be blocking my access to the laundry chute. So, a pocket door it...
by Serena | Apr 26, 2012 | Around the Home
When we were designing our farmhouse, it was important for me to create a spacious and functional laundry / mudroom that accommodated our needs and was pretty at the same time. I spend a lot of time in this room and I think it’s really nice for the space to be...
by Serena | Jan 26, 2012 | Around the Home
The microwave really needs a washing. This is what happens when children heat food until it explodes. I won’t use cleaners that are full of chemicals because I don’t want those fumes seeping into our food. Here’s what I do instead. I remove the tray...
by Serena | Dec 26, 2011 | Around the Home
A great way to make a beautiful Christmas holiday display is to group all of one color together. I happen to love white. It’s surprising how these items, none having anything to do with the other, can look so pretty together. Look around your house and see what...
by Serena | Dec 26, 2011 | Around the Home
There’s something special about collections just for the holidays. Like vintage holly mugs – for Christmas. And aren’t they so wonderful, displayed for all to see? Do you have holiday collections? If so, what do you collect? Image by John Granen IT'S...
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