NOW You know I am stickler for styling… not cluttered… but just the right things,  USEFUL things, NEAT things old things and new things… …and my FAVORITE Styling is when the items used have meaning to you…a story behind them… like the books that your great Aunt Mil bound…  OR feathers found in the yard which… Read More SEARS in a BOX

Yesterday…I showed you how you can get the ARTERIORS LOOK for less… and here is how I did JUST THAT!!! …and don’t worry…you are NOT seeing double…what can I say… My biggest weaknesses are LAMPS and DRESSERS …what is/are your decorating “ADDICTIONS”…??? I am on my way to DALLAS today!!!…Girlfriends weekend……if you have any INSIDERS… Read More my ARTERIORS LOOK FOR LESS…

Okay, there are some seriously BIG things going on at  Target. and last week when I stumbled into this lamp…. at Target…I knew it looked familiar… THE TARGET GOLD BASE LAMP BY THRESHOLD $54.99 (Actually in the store it is $49.99) I KNEW I had seen it in my NEW REAL SIMPLE MAGAZINE The Ennis… Read More GET THE LOOK! TARGET GETS ALL ARTERIORS !!!

ONCE UPON A TIME AND LONG ….LONG AGO… I owned a co-op in New York City  at the time..it was in a “on the edge” neighborhood and now…well lets just say you can see the Museum of Natural History from my street… ….No longer on the edge!!! eventually…my life took me away from NYC and… Read More MY VERY FIRST APARTMENT

You know how it goes… Friday you discover the deleted email, reminding you that Your Nurse Practitioner Certification maintenance is due… September 30… Saturday you order the online study modules…45 contact hours of study and Sunday, after you take your daughter to have her knee xrayed… you complete 45 hours of study and take the… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – BEDROOM TIME TRAVEL

I have been singing the praises of a Blog I recently discovered called GROWN AND FLOWN. IN a nutshell, it is a blog to which a group of writers contribute essays which reflect on parenting; and in particular the stage of parenting that I know I personally have an enormous amount denial about…the part where… Read More MOMMY BLOGGERS AND TEENS

 I have been thinking about something lately…. ABOUT the challenges to be ORIGINAL… REALLY ORIGINAL these days… With all of the DIY this and that,  AND BLOGS… so many creative people ARE coming out of the craft rooms  and kitchens and FROM BEHIND THEIR  dining room tables with so many many many ideas of things… Read More MY NEW BFF EMILY HENDERSON TAKES ON THE WORLD

TAB BACK Drapes  YOU CAN BUY IT HERE! These are about as easy as it gets… …where sewing is involved. and BONUS… ….they LOOK very Polished when done. DISCLAIMER: Despite the fact that I won a Singer Sewing Contest when I was 13 years old… I am the SHORTCUT QUEEN. And when it comes to making something… Read More TUTORIAL – Easy TAB BACK CURTAINS / DRAPES

I LOVE SUBWAY TILE…. I have Loved it for years.. ….ever since my New York City Subway days…  Recently I was “HOUSE CRASHED” John and Sherry Petersik from BY YOUNG HOUSE LOVE – AND I had a very important photo shoot of my home. The kitchen is still awaiting new countertops and appliances…it is what… Read More YES…you CAN… TILE OVER TILE

I LOVE FALL… The temperature drops, and I get the itch to TWEEK… and SOMETIMES….the best changes… are just the very subtle TWEEKS… like….. from this: Annie Sloan – PROVENCE to THIS: Martha Stewart DUCK EGGcolor matched andmade in Benjamin Moore  Pearl Finish and THIS is how it usually looks! IN ACTION!    My Old… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – NEW BLUE ON PEW!