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By Kathryn M. D’Imperio The best home furnishings and décor don’t mean much if the room isn’t properly lit. Interior lighting helps to create just the right ambiance for the different rooms in your home. Lights provide illumination for the various tasks you might handle, w ... CONTINUE READING

You might want to think twice before you throw something away. There are plenty of ways you can upcycle something old into something useful and entirely unrecognizable. Here are just a few of them. Use Mason jars as candleholders. To cast romantic lighting, place a votive candle ... CONTINUE READING

by Kathryn D’Imperio Close your eyes and picture your ideal outdoor kitchen. Does it mimic your home’s kitchen? Would you do a smaller scale version, or perhaps just smaller kitchen appliances? Would you focus more on the wet bar or on the cooking equipment? Get a handle on ... CONTINUE READING

By Kate D’Imperio Perennials make exceptional plantings for gardens, as they’ll typically come back every year, many times with very little maintenance. Perennials like daffodils, hyacinths and tulips are the harbingers of spring, peeking out of the soil just as the season fi ... CONTINUE READING

By Kathryn D’Imperio There’s nothing like the taste of homegrown vegetables, straight off the vine. Container gardening makes it possible to enjoy your own tomatoes, peppers, peas, beans, herbs, and other garden delights without even leaving your home. Whether it’s just ... CONTINUE READING

By Kathryn D’Imperio Weddings, new babies, family gatherings – many of life’s most important moments are often captured on film, or more likely, digital media. Yet the fate of those photographs varies from one family to the next. Some homes proudly display photos for all t ... CONTINUE READING

By Frederick Jerant ‘Tis the season for holiday entertaining! And as we go dashing through the snow from one party to another – some lavish, some more intimate – it’s practically a given that plenty of food and drink will be involved. And while any fan of “Mad Men” k ... CONTINUE READING

By Kathryn M. D’Imperio Each year when the fall weather arrives, it reminds us to savor the few remaining warm moments outside and to recreate our own feelings of warmth in our homes. Creating a cozy setting in the home is a scalable initiative – you can make little changes h ... CONTINUE READING

by Andy Cook Your home is likely the single largest investment you’ll make in your lifetime. Over time, you will update and upgrade your home, sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of desire to change with the times. Certain home improvements yield great payoffs, providi ... CONTINUE READING

by Andy Cook Summer is upon us. After what felt like one of the longest winters on record, spring finally came, and with that came the return of outside activities. With summer looking at us straight in the eye, it’s time to focus our energy on taking care of one of the largest ... CONTINUE READING