Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year
While we dont necessarily encourage following trends when it comes to your home decor it is always interesting to wait and see what Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, dictates as the Color of the Year.
For 2012 it turned out to be Tangerine Tango!
From a press release Pantone sent out on the 8th:
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Rem
A Honeyfield Garden Holiday
Have you been keeping up with the Leaf Magazine 10 day giveaway? I have to admit, it is such a flurry, I even have trouble keeping up with it. Im a little late (today is Day 7 after-all) , but did you see our Day 2 prize?
Im giving all my friends and family a Honeyfield Bakehouse box this year. Honeyfield is a vendor at my farmers market and a small business in my little town. Bu
Company coming? Straighten up your home fast
NEW YORK — A thorough housecleaning can take all day — maybe all weekend. And as satisfying as that can be, sometimes you just don’t have the time or the motivation.
But with the holidays just around the corner, we all want our homes to look good for parties, drop-in visitors and relatives. We want our guests to have that “Wow, this place looks nice!” feeling that comes with entering a house where the beds are made, sofa pillows are plumped, clutter is gone, and sinks and stovetop are shiny.
Fortunately, most visitors don’t check the broiler for grime or under the radiators for dust. But
Ladder-Tite Stabilizes Your Ladder To Help Keep You Safer
Climbing extension ladders can be quite dangerous and intimidating to the average home owner. One of the big dangers with ladder safety is having a ladder slip/slide to one side or backwards as you climb or work from the ladder. Years ago I had a pretty scary fall from a ladder that slipped to the side as I reached too far to the opposite side while painting windows. I learned a valuable lesson that day and luckily didnt get hurt too bad. Needless to say Ive become a huge fan of any device that makes ladders safer to use.
So I was pretty happy to try a new set of brackets designed to stabilize your ladder.