Tips n Tricks for a Beautiful and Organized Home — Summer Time

We love the idea of bringing something special back from each vacation, summer holiday or road trip with the family. Your souvenirs hold special memories, the places that captured your heart, the moments that took your breath away. But sometimes these special souvenirs end up in a dusty display or in a toy box where all meaning is lost.  Why buy Christmas ornaments as souvenirs? Who said Christmas trees need to be all Santa Claus and Baubles? When we heard of the brilliant idea of having a Travel Christmas Tree, we were sold! Many of our clients already decorate one...

Yes, seems it’s true! All over the globe people are taking out the Christmas decorations from their storage boxes again! Irving Berlin’s iconic lyrics ‘dreaming of a white Christmas’ suddenly makes more sense. This might seem strange or oddly delightful to you, but either way ’Christmas in July’ is here to stay. Admittedly, we were pleasantly surprised on hearing about this quirky tradition. Whether you’re in the hot northern hemisphere, or in the colder southern hemisphere, you can have your gingerbread cookie and eat it too.  Christmas enthusiasts from all over the world try to recreate the festive cheer during the month...

Summer heat, summer sounds and summer smells bring back such vivid memories for me. In some cases it’s just the flash of a familiar scene, but others I can recall in great detail; I love that! I can remember hanging out in the front yard for hours every evening with all the neighbor girls doing cartwheels and handstands that ended in backbends….if I did that now I’d be in traction for days! I also have fond memories of weekend barbecues at Grandma’s and all the cousins would play till what seemed like very late into the night. One of my...

I crack up every time I see something (usually on Facebook) poking fun at people who decorate for every holiday; comics or Memes usually suggest something about support groups for this not-so-rare affliction. It’s fine, I can laugh at myself. But I won’t change. I love to display adorable leprechauns for St. Patrick’s Day, hearts for Valentine’s Day, bunnies and baby chicks for Easter, and so on. It makes me happy and I think my family and friends also appreciate and enjoy it. I’ve just spent the last few hours dolling up the house for the 4th of July. This...