The Correct Table Setting
Whether you’re having a formal dinner or just dining with your family, it’s good to know and use the correct table setting. A good way to remember that the forks go on the left and the spoons and knife on the right is to remember the word “FORK.” F for forks, O for the shape of the plates is […]
The Best Way to Clean A Stainless Steel Griddle
Since I have a big cooking surface in the middle of my range, it’s important to keep it looking clean. My stove is the centerpiece of my kitchen and the first thing people notice when they come into my home, so I want every part of it to look shiny and new. Shortly after cooking on […]
Homemade and Semi-homemade Gifts
Here are a few gifts you can make and keep under the tree to hand out to your neighbors and friends. Make a relaxing spa basket You can give this out as a gift basket or individual gifts. Make soothing bath salt, relaxing bath gel or moisturizing lotion. Start by cleaning out different size jars and bottles or buy a few mason jars. Soothing […]
Making a Holiday Floral Arrangement
This Holiday display was make with hydrangea, green roses, carnations, silver brunia, green hypericum, pink heather, green hanging amaranths, seeded eucalyptus, nandina and curly willow. Watch the video below to learn how to make it!
Making Fall Relief Charger Plates
Making beautiful relief charger plates from a steel pizza pan. Toni makes these custom charger plates to match her centerpiece.
How To Use Mirrors To Bring Life And Light To Dull Spaces
UPON REFLECTION In August 2013 we bought ourselves a lake house – Hummingbird Cottage – on Lake Sinclair in middle Georgia. The setting was spectacular, overlooking the water, which was alternately busy with pontoon boats, water skiers, tubers and jet skis in the summer, and then quiet and calm during the winter months. The house itself […]
Create A Dream Kitchen For Your Very Real Budget!
I had a 20-year old kitchen with the standard white cabinets and appliances, which included a small electric stove. This didn’t work well for the chef I tried to be or for the 50-plus guest we feed and entertain every Thanksgiving. After having to bake macaroni and cheese inside the outdoor grill because I was out of oven space, I vowed […]
Chaos Contained! – Organizing Small Closet Spaces
I have a tiny pantry in the kitchen and it was a mess! There were cans, snack boxes and layers and layers of cereal, most of which were the same; but I didn’t know this because they were hidden behind all the others. After seeing pantry flies, I decided it was time to get help! In walks LaShorn Love, an organizer from In […]