After our recent winter, most of us are cherishing summer like never before! Nancy’s four tips for buying outdoor furniture should come in handy. Q: I love the look of the new outdoor furniture! Can you give me some tips for buying outdoor furniture that will last? A: Sure, I’d love to! Outdoor [ read more… ]
Now that we are in the best season to decorate with pumpkins and scary stuff, I wanted to share these amazing fall fountain displays I happened upon last year when visiting Sedona, Arizona. They were in the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village, a popular spot for weddings. [ read more… ]
Some houses just lend themselves to this holiday. Wheaton and Glen Ellyn are all dressed up in Independence Day colors and summer’s best flora. Bunting, I notice, is big this year — maybe it is every year. I never noticed until I stopped to take these photos of the neighborhood.
A friend and I went out one spring day to photograph the ephemeral redbud trees when they were in bloom. Since then I’ve learned to keep my eye out for the beauty that is all around.
So here we are smack in the middle of 2008 and it’s no secret that we’re in a fine mess: gas at nearly $4.50 a gallon, rising food costs and a mortgage crisis that refuses to go away. I suspect that somewhere in our collective consciousness a realization is beginning to dawn, namely that there [ read more… ]
So many new things in the store! Today I noticed these chairs made from the Water Hyacinth plant. If you want to go green with your new furniture these might be a good option. Read about them here at Century Furniture’s website.