Inspiration to Make Every House a Fashionably Elegant Home
Creating a tablescape around natural elements is a pretty and fun entertaining idea, with beautiful elements readily available for every season. By perusing supermarket aisles, you can find everything you need to create an easy and natural dining table everyone will enjoy. Continue reading “A “White Pumpkin” Fall Table Setting”
Eucalyptus is one of the most versatile evergreens that is used in a multitude of ways, ranging from health to decor. Continue reading “Decorating for Fall with Eucalyptus”
So who’s pumped Fall is here! Sad to see summer go, but happy to know cooler temperatures are rolling in, and Christmas is around the corner! Continue reading “Dining Room Fall Tablescape Ideas”
Another piece of our huge backyard project is complete. The concrete for the patio surrounding the pool was layed in place. Continue reading “Laying the Concrete for a Backyard Pool Patio”
A little sprinkle here, and a little sprinkle there – now Fall decor has made it’s way into our family room. Continue reading “Fall Family Room Decor 2020”
We all did it, gained a few extra pounds during quarantine. So many of us spent our days baking bread as well as trying new desserts and now we are paying the price. How are we going to get rid of those extra pounds? We are heading into the holiday season, so now is the time to shed that extra weight so we won’t feel guilty having a few Fall and Christmas treats. Continue reading “How to Lose that COVID Weight and Our Newest Rogue Equipment”
Fall is fast approaching in the northeast region of the US. Pinecones are appearing on our trees, the air feels crisper, mornings and evenings are chillier and excitement is in the air for a brand new season. Continue reading “Fall Foyer Decor Ideas 2020”
When it comes to building a pool, Gunite swimming pools allow for the most customizable options available. Continue reading “Deciding on the Interior Color and Finish of a Swimming Pool”
Pool water colors have changed a lot over the past couple decades. Pool owners now have a wide variety of color options from which to choose, ranging from light blue to almost black. Continue reading “Deciding on Water Color of a Swimming Pool”
Eight short weeks have passed and here we are…the Final Reveal of our Foyer! Ok, truth be told, this isn’t really a Final Reveal, read on and I’ll explain.
Continue reading “French Country Home Foyer – ORC (Week 8) – “The Final Reveal””
The choices are endless, deciding on the perfect color, texture, and size of tile for our pool is mind boggling. Continue reading “Things to Consider When Choosing the Waterline Tile for a Pool”
Four years in the making, our porch is finally coming into it’s own. Continue reading “Spring Porch Decor Ideas and a Peony Garden”
It has been several weeks since any work was done on our pool, and fear of the hole caving in has been a real threat with all the rain we had in April. Continue reading “Building a Swimming Pool (Step 4) – Spraying the Gunite”
The progress on our pool project has been great! Up to this point…. Continue reading “Building a Pool and Spa (Step 3) – Installing Rebar”
Welcome back to our swimming pool and spa build. A lot was accomplished in week 2 of our project. Continue reading “Building a Swimming Pool (Step 2) – Laying Gravel and Framing the Spa”
A couple years ago, I wrote a blog post about our experience with pruning two weeping cherry trees. I’m back to give you an update. Continue reading “Why a Weeping Cherry Tree No Longer Weeps or Only Partially Weeps”
Yup! It happened to us, we hit rock during our pool excavation, what are the options to remedy this sucky situation?
Continue reading “Hitting Rock During Inground Pool Construction – What are the Options?”
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally broke ground on our pool this week! Continue reading “Building a Swimming Pool (Step 1) – Breaking Ground”
While we all struggle with self quarantine, social distancing, and lack of a regular schedule, we can use this time to make a positive impact on ourselves as well as others.
Continue reading “No Better Time than Now to Get Our Bodies Fit and in Shape”
It’s almost Spring and I’m getting excited thinking about what summer 2020 will look like. Continue reading “Our Backyard Project (Phase 2) Planning to Build a Pool and Pool House”
