Adler’s home decorating book is called “My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living” and it delivers. He’s all about using colors and décor that surprises and puts a smile on your face.  Read more>

This tree, Pachira Aqautica or commonly called the Money Tree, has long been popular in Japan and the Feng Shui world for its powers of good fortune and positive energy. It’s not actually a single tree, but a number of trees braided together with a lot of symbolic meaning. I talked to expert Feng Shui master, Katherine Anne Lewis, to find out more.  Read more>

Who would have thought I’d be able to thank my neglected and outdated house for saving me from insanity and self-destructive behavior after being laid off? This old house, I owe you one. (Complete with before and after shots.)  Read more>

Recovering existing furniture adds life to tired old pieces, saves Earth’s resources, is not that expensive and you customize all possible details.  Read more>

For some time now, I’ve been wanting to add a garden to my yard. The only problem, no dirt where all the sunning takes place. Finally, an epiphany: garden above ground!  Read more>

I am a wannabe crafter. I do dabble on occasion however, life, a small living space and an addiction to television does not always make crafting possible. Though there are very few crafting fields that I’m not intrigued by, my main concentration is mixed media and collage — specifically I love combining paper, fabric and sewing or embroidery to make a piece of art. Lucky for me, there is a magazine that encourages me to dabble in my loves called Cloth Paper Scissors.  Read more>

Styles come in and out of fashion while many are reinvented. Kelly Wearstler can be greatly credited for bringing back Hollywood Regency style but with a fresh, modern twist and thus, turning the chapter on 90s minimalism. With it, she has brought back color, opulence and frills to stark interiors.  Read more>

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Container gardening always seems to look  harder than it actually is. There appears to be some kind of special training or membership to a secret horticultural society, required to venture this task. You look upon other gardens and say, “isn’t that beautiful, I wish my house looked like that!” Stop wishing and dreaming and start doing. In my opinion gardening is just like everything else in life - at first you’re scared of the unknown and you don’t want to make mistakes. You will learn more from doing, failing and trying again than you will from reading and wishing. The basics of container gardening can be broken down into 4 categories: what, where, how, and why not.  Read more>

I had my first ‘hot under and over the sheets experience’ one winter in Vegas. My friend, Nikki, was playing the female lead in “Spamalot.” Due to the extremely dry desert air and 9 shows a week, she couldn’t turn on the heat or it would dry out her voice. So she got an electric mattress pad. I jumped into her bed one morning to watch a movie and have never been so happy-toasty since!  Read more>