One of my favorite reads is the Thursday email I receive from The Washington Post “Home” section. It always offers good eye candy and relatable articles about dwelling. Today’s article features a local D.C. area antiques shop owner giving tips about how to makeover your coffee table. Inspired, I glanced over to my bare living [...]
Archive for the ‘Regional Round Up’ category
Mar 25 2010
Paper vs. Tea
First, it was paper vs. plastic. But lately, I feel like a jerk if I even ask for plastic in the check out line. I feel obliged to casually mention how I’ll be picking up after my dog so I actually really need these bags, when the truth is I have six reusable bags in [...]
Dec 17 2009
Recycle Your Holiday Wrapping Scraps With Style
About this time of the holiday season I find myself surrounded by piles, rolls, and heaps of discarded wrapping paper. I save the cast offs in the hopes that the perfect little bauble box might find it’s way into my to-be-wrapped pile–a pile which seems to multiply at night while the sugarplums are dancing merrily [...]
Nov 23 2009
A Peacock Holiday Wreath? Why not?
From the LA Times Home Blog today…love the whimsy and color! Why wait until turkey day to hang the holiday wreath? And why spend a small fortune on greenery when you can quickly and easily create something equally dramatic that will last for years? These questions were on my mind on a recent craft supply [...]
Oct 07 2009
A Tree Crashes Though It and a Traditional House Goes Modern
One of our favorite regional “Home” sections comes from The Washington Post. This week, Terri Sapienza shares the heartwarming story of a couple from Chevy Chase, MD, who were forced to remodel their 100 year old home when a huge oak tree came crashing through it, courtesy of Hurricane Isabel. I’m coveting their bright, sunny, open new [...]
