Fort Magic Building Kit: Best Way to Spend a Rainy Spring Day

I will admit I have a high tolerance for cool; it just takes a lot to impress me these days.  But when I heard about Fort Magic, I couldn’t help but be impressed.  The kit promises “Hours & Hours of Imaginative Play with Giant Life-Size Forts” and that’s just the kind of thing that I … Read more

Help Make Your Home Cozy with Blinds.com

A couple months ago I read a piece of home buying advice that I wished I had heard back before we bought our house in 2006.  The author of the article was talking about the hidden costs of buying a home and at the top of her list was “count the damn windows”.  Her point  … Read more

Get Cozy with Mohawk Rugs

When we were putting the finishing touches on our house back in 2006, we specified to the builder that we wanted to extend the wood floors across the entire main living spaces.  Not only did we both love the looks of wood, we wanted something that would be practical once we had children.  While wood … Read more

BigJigs Polar Glacier Playset

Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide – Day 6 Don’t you love when companies just “get it”?  BigJigs is one of those companies that understands that parents these days want the best of all worlds – imagination inspiring, adorable, educational, quality-made, and extended play value toys for their kids.  For 25 years BigJigs has been all the … Read more

DownEast Basics Home

The warmer weather is finally here and with the changing of the seasons comes my desire to liven up not only my wardrobe but also my home and get some good spring color in my life.  DownEast Basics, a company I have raved about on more than one occasion, has once again stepped in to … Read more

Copper-plated Oval Firewood Tub from Plow & Hearth

I resolve to… find beautiful storage solutions If your house is anything like mine, you just don’t have a spot for bright, primary colored storage solutions.  This means that I’m constantly searching for storage containers that don’t actually look like storage and instead blend seamlessly with the surrounding décor.  Since I moved out and started … Read more

Magic Cabin Tree Trunk Fairy Home

Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 16 It's not often that I throw out the word "magic" when describing something, but there is honestly no better description for what you will find on the pages of the Magic Cabin catalog.  The first time I ever looked through a Magic Cabin catalog I didn't even have children … Read more