Aimee on September 27th, 2009

This morning I was looking on the HGTV website for kitchen counter ideas. Of course, I was instantly distracted by their Halloween photo contest. I love Halloween and just had to enter some of my favorite Halloween photos. If you are part of the HGTV community, I would love to have you rate them and [...]

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Aimee on September 26th, 2009

Has anyone had experience using counter tops from IKEA?
I am desperate to redo my counter tops. We put in tile, which at the time was a budget choice. It looks great, but is so hard to keep clean. I really hate tile counter tops as well, and never wanted them. So, I am at the [...]

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Aimee on September 22nd, 2009

While we didn’t plant any cucumbers in our yard this year (something I hope to do next year though), if you did, here are some great ideas for using them. Even if you didn’t, go to the store and get some, they are in season, so why not use your bounty to create some fabulous [...]

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Aimee on September 22nd, 2009

As the weather starts to cool, my thoughts always seem to turn indoors. First and foremost, clearing out clutter. Secondly, all those indoor projects that got ignored in favor of playing in the garden.
I really like the idea that MinHus had, her 365 Days of Decluttering. She has committed to clearing out an item a [...]

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Aimee on September 21st, 2009

I recently got a very interesting email about a designer named Michael Aram. He celebrated his 20 year anniversary (of designing and creating) at the Bloomingdales in NYC on the 16th of September. The event was also a great way to kick off his collection of home goods available at the store. His designs are [...]

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