While purging and getting rid of things before our big move "across the pond," we started to take note of the fact that we have a LOT of old wine cases. When we moved into our farmhouse in 2006, they were one of the MANY things left behind by the previous owners. I...
About 6 months ago, I was thrilled to get a brand new Doxie One scanner. If you are not familiar with them, they are totally cute, super portable scanners that have revolutionized the way I think about paper and living my life without it. In fact, where we were in the...
Few items in the home are as versatile as bathroom tiles. There has been incredible progress in the tile industry over the last few years and they are available in a wide variety of shapes, colors and sizes, with different finishes and are made from various materials....
I had the great pleasure of meeting Emily Meyer from Tea Collection not too long ago at The Hive European Bloggers Conference. We had a great time getting to know each other and I was instantly enthralled with her great attitude and her business savvy. So I asked if...
There are certain things that one goes through life, never to be without. For most people nowadays, that includes a smart phone and an ATM card. And in your home, there are many things you never seem to be without either. Like a microwave. I can't remember ever living...
Here in our apartment in Berlin, we currently only have a limited number of plants growing. I've managed to keep a store-bought basil plant alive in our kitchen window for the last few weeks, which feels like a huge accomplishment since it seems that most store-bought...
Since we moved to Berlin just over 1 year ago (hard to believe it's been that long already!) we've made it a point to go through one section of a closet, dresser or whatever once every two weeks to reduce our belongings. Recently, one of the things I have been...
It's full on summer this week in Berlin and that means it is H-O-T! Living in the heat never made much difference to me, until I moved to region where ice cubes are scare and air conditioning is even less prevalent. So one of this month's favorites is directly related...
Summer is here and many homeowners are decorating their homes accordingly. It’s the time of year to introduce darker, warmer colors into your home (straying from pastels) and create open-spaced rooms. Sure, there are many design characteristics that describe summer...
Are you looking for better and more effective ways to stop the annoying pest problem in your home? Tired of those roaches, bed bugs and other pesky insects invading your space? Keeping unwanted pests out doesn't have to be expensive or difficult -- and below you will...
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