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Home Decorating: Color Trends ‘07

The best way to describe this year’s color trends for the home is pure comfort. Warm “comfort food” colors, colors from nature, and bold colors accented with contrasting neutrals are coming to life this year. The trend of bringing the outdoors in continues. Comfort colors run the range from cocoa and nutty flavors to those that remind us of our favorite home baked pies, including shades reminiscent of pumpkin pie and baked apples with cinnamon. These popular shades and tones are described in terms such as spicy, homey, and comforting. Aside from warm oranges, tans, beiges, and browns, we will … Continue reading →

Home Decor: Using Color

Creating an interesting effect, while keeping things in balance, is simple to do through the proper use of color in the right proportion. Adding color helps create interest, adds warmth, and when used intermittently, keeps the eye moving about the room. So, how can you create the proper blend of color without overdoing it? The first step is to use colors that provide contrast or that work to coordinate other elements in the space. For example, if you want more contrast, use fabrics or furnishings that are distinctive from the wall and floor color. If you want to pull everything … Continue reading →

Get Your Porch Organized and Decorated for Fall

Fall is fun! There is nothing like the crisp air, the bright colors, and the last push for outdoor adventures before the cold winds of winter start bringing everyone in doors. While you can still enjoy the outside, why not get your porch organized and decorated for Fall? Fall is a great excuse for decorating, but who has the motivation when the front porch is filled with clutter and debris? This area sets the first impression whenever anyone visits your home. Start by removing everything from your porch, so you can clean the floors. Shake out those rugs, use a … Continue reading →

Beach Fun at Home

There’s nothing like a beach vacation to celebrate summer. Enjoying the sun, sand and surf is a rite of passage for many families, but like all good things, seasonal trips to the shore don’t last forever. If you struggle with vacation withdrawal, consider the following fun projects designed to battle the summer blues.  You will be amazed at how cheap and easy it is to turn all that extra sand you dragged home from the beach into amazing vacation souvenirs: Beach Candles Materials: Solid colored pillar candle Rubber cement Sand Shells Newspaper Directions: Dump some sand on newspaper that has … Continue reading →

Affordable DIY Grad Day Decorations

Pinching pennies is no fun; however, finding ways to create memorable graduation day decorations without breaking the bank is sure to bring a smile to your face. Instead of getting despondent about not being able to afford expensive embellishments for your graduate’s party, consider buying budget items and jazzing them up at home.  For example, rather than splurging on pricey banners from the store, make your own at home using your laptop and printer.  You can personalize the look by choosing a fun font and some festive images that will enhance the commencement theme. Another way to save on party … Continue reading →

Learning the Heart of Homeschooling

  The Heart of Homeschooling As the school year is coming to a close, many of use are thankful for the rest.  Homeschool years are active years and often leads to exhaustion.  Sadly for many it leads to frustration.  But as we get the time to rest, let’s reflect on the true heart of homeschooling. Homeschooling is a lifestyle–not an institution. It is led by the heart while holding the hand of a loving God for guidance. Keep your eyes focused on your calling to educate your children academically, emotionally and spiritually. Children should feel like your greatest joy and … Continue reading →

Cheap Ways to Freshen Your Home for Spring

While the calendar is promising spring, here it still seems like winter. I can’t wait until I am able to open the windows and let the fresh air circulate through the house for hours. It is one free way to instantly freshen up our home. While the new catalogues that come in the mail are promising all sorts of ideas for freshening up a home and getting it ready for spring, I think I am going to stick with the free and the cheap. This way I can still have a nice fresh house, but can also save my money … Continue reading →

On the Road Homeschooling Essentials

  Some things to keep in mind and to bring when homeschooling and going on the road go hand in hand. Snacks: Since you do not want to go broke buying food but you know your little ones will want to eat pack your own snacks. Be prepared with healthy snacks like carrots, apples, bananas, granola, chewy bars, yogurt (the kind in a tube works very well especially if frozen first), and plenty of drinks. I simply froze Capri Suns or brought a huge water jug and put in the trunk. To entice my little ones to drink I purchased … Continue reading →

Egg-citing DIY Easter Décor

Easter is less than two weeks away; time to get hopping on some homemade decorations.  Why spend a bunch of money buying elaborate seasonal trimmings when you can handcraft adorable adornments from supplies found in your own home? These simple Easter-themed decorations are perfect for families with young children egg-cited about the upcoming holiday.  Give them the chance to create these hands-on crafts: Cotton Ball Pencil Holder:  Whether you want to craft a bunny, lamb or chick pencil holder, inexpensive cotton balls will help make it happen.  Use a soup can or other clean tin can as the base for … Continue reading →

The Treasures That Fill Your Home

You’re such a “Bah Humbug,” my daughter said to me with a chuckle.  Here it was the day after Christmas and she had woken up to a house put back together. That’s right.  The lights were taken down from the windows.  The Christmas tree was packed up and there was no sign that decorations had ever filled the rooms. I’m really not a Scrooge.  I love Christmas.  I treasure this time of year.  And I enjoy decorating my home. But I am so much more comfortable when everything is normal.  My normal means the many picture frames that decorate the … Continue reading →