When I met my husband he was wearing a tux. It definitely commanded my attention and started a conversation. The same can be true of a black accent in a room. When I painted all the doors in my house black, people noticed — how could they not. By its very contrast the effect was [ read more… ]
I love my radio. Unlike television, I can stay entertained and informed without having to stay in one spot, which, as those who know me will attest, is not something I do well. So this morning I was listening with my usual half an ear when something made me stop in mid stride. “What’s up [ read more… ]
However it’s applied, the term “value” almost always refers to something that lasts, something that doesn’t fall apart as soon as it’s put to the test, something with lasting appeal. I’ll never forget my first experience with sticker-shock, shopping for clothes in Europe. The hand-made sweaters and boiled wool jackets seemed an appalling price, until [ read more… ]
It’s a brand new world when people with small cars and modest houses are the ones who look really brainy. Even if your house and your job remain the same, somehow the latest and greatest, the biggest and best doesn’t hold quite the allure that it did even a short year ago; and from out [ read more… ]
Toms-Price carries Saloom casual dining furniture. I just noticed this video on YouTube. You can get a taste of how this New England-made furniture is crafted.
Where do you find color inspiration in a Chicago February? Like spring itself, vivid fabrics and paint colors are just around the corner, waiting to be introduced. The forecast for spring calls for strong yellows, salmony roses and soft greens with a touch of teal. The new combinations are unexpected, but that’s what makes them [ read more… ]
