Theresa’s blog

It’s easy to think that you need to spend a lot of money to give your child’s bedroom that makeover you think it needs, but there are a lot of innovative ways to change the style and the decor without having to clear out the room, and start over.

I picked up a fan with light for under $40, and it was perfect. It’s the exact white ceiling fan that I’ve seen so many times before, which makes this makeover make sense for more of us.

My mojo lately has been on this masculine luxe vibe, so I went beyond the challenge of just using paint or add-ons to makeover the ceiling fan.

So it might not be everyone’s reaction to seeing a birdcage, but as a cat mom, a DIY cat bed seemed perfect. Both of my cats are on the petite side of the feline community, and I’m familiar with their obsession with snuggling in tight spaces.

Alzheimer’s safety. The biggest concern for families has DIY fixes.
14 dangerous things in this photo

We’ll be sharing ways you can make your Alzheimer’s loved one’s home safer with a few easy DIY and design updates. And we are looking at you to share ideas that have worked in your family.

Mixing metals is on-trend. Let’s talk the ‘how-to-do-it’ & and ‘the-why.’
Parisian pied-a-terre, city apartment living room mixes metals of brass in the chandelier with nickel in the coffee table.

Home design can be a larger, longer-term investment for the owner, and sometimes a fashion trend is just that. If it’s a too-trendy or over-the-top trend, it won’t take root in home décor and interior design. We’re a bit more conservative about our homes.