January is usually the time when everyone makes a big declaration to their family. “We will NOT be going out for take-out this month. We will eat at home.” Everyone nods vehemently. Yes, we will eat at home. No more take-out. And then someone has a hard day and doesn’t feel...
So, packaging can be a problem. We all know that. And when I’m choosing “convenience foods”- a coffee, a clamshell of pre-washed lettuce – I cringe a little bit. Gah. This is just going to go right into the recycling bin after I use my lazy-lady products. The...
This year, I’m thrilled to participate in a Canadian Bloggers Christmas Home Tour. For those of you who haven’t gone on a “virtual” home tour before, this is essentially a way to peek into how a bunch of us decorate for the holidays… but you get to be at home, in...
One lovely thing about having a passion for “old stuff” (says Mr. Suburble) is that so much of it works with the current Industrial trend. Signs, marquis lighting, old boxes and metal art all fit under the large umbrella of “Industrial”. I find that when so...
I went to a vintage/antique show this weekend with a gaggle of girls. While we tried to stay together, the throngs of people quickly broke us all up into small groups. We perused booths, cash burning holes in our wallets, searching through shelves of ornaments, signs, and both authentic...
Since the year I moved out of my family home, and I bought my own Christmas decorations, I’ve had a nostalgia for ceramic Christmas trees. A huge fad in the 1980s – along with ceramics classes that lead to many teddy bear lamps in nurseries and swans that would sit upon kitchen...
There is a corner of our master bedroom that I’ve been quietly working on for a while now. It started with Mr. Suburble hauling home a neglected little desk from decades ago.. A coat of paint and some new hardware went a long way with this little diamond in the rough. I envisioned...
I’ve been hankering for Christmas this year. I’m ready to bring in the warm flannel, the reindeer, the flocked trees and the warm drinks. While I’m not quite ready to pop up the tree up in the living room (though I’ve thought about it more than once), I have been...
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