Decorating Ideas

25 Days of Christmas Spirit

Every year on December 1st, we get out our Advent calendar to kick off the season...

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All the Romance without the Trip to the ER

I love candlelight, especially at Christmas. I prefer beeswax candles, tapers and votives, but until my little Katie is old enough that I don't have to worry she'll set her sleeves on fire, I keep the ambiance to a minimum for now...

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Save the Ghosts! by Guest Blogger Jack Furber

My Mom's right. I don't like change at all. When she moves stuff around the house, I always put it back. When she throws stuff away, I get it back out (don't ask.) All this talk about changing the candles on the kitchen table makes me feel sick...

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T Minus Six Weeks to Halloween. Time to Decorate!

Because I'm in the mail order business, I tend to start shopping and planning early for holidays. Halloween is still six weeks away, but feels like it's right around the corner to me...

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The Easiest Centerpiece You'll Ever Make

As all regular Zen readers know, the centerpiece on my dining table is a never ending creative project in my house. This year, my centerpiece came together in five minutes and required only five elements...

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Just Call Me Charles Darwin

Survival of the fittest is my philosophy when it comes to choosing decorative things for my house. Anything that breaks, chips, hurts when it's dropped on a foot, or doesn't look better when enhanced with crayon or marker is out...

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Everything Eventually Comes into Fashion if You Wait Long Enough

I've been in the catalog business for most of my career, and many hours on location have made me a fan of a product known to photo crew members as "goop"...

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Art in the Everyday

My friend Brian Andriola just did a great article for Country Livingmagazine all about his collection of white bowls...

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Why Wait for Someone to Send You Flowers?

Like most women, I love flowers. Like most women with a house, a husband, a job, and three kids, I don't have time to spend arranging them...

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