Trying out new home trends can refresh your home for the coming year, even if you simply change the color of your kitchen cabinets or throw pillows. Although it’s hard to say which trends are here to stay forever, trying out new trends on a small scale can make your home look and feel brand new. Or, if you’re designing your new-build home, you can make it feel more modern by staying on top of the current interior design beat. From the big trends to the smallest refresh, we’ve rounded up our favorite top home trends.
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Flea markets, antique stores, Good Will centers and Habitat for Humanity’s ReStores all have potential finds that can be turned into wall art, vintage character accents, and more – with very little effort. Check out these tips from Martha Stewart and other leading home and garden blogs for ideas and inspiration.
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Football season is starting soon, and that means it’s finally time to start thinking about the most important game day decision of all: football food. Yummy snacks pair well with a win, but they can also soothe the losing blues. We’ve gathered together some recipes to help you take your pigskin-watching experience to the next level.
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If you’ve been holding out waiting for a sale on big screen TVs, camping gear, grills, laptops, headphones, appliances or mattresses – wait no more! This September, from Labor Day (September 7) on, you’ll be able to score – for less – some of the most sought-after items for this fall and next year at retailers near Colliers Hill AND on the internet. Just look at some of these
deals from Hello Fresh, Old Navy, Macys, Nike, Walmart and more!
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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a pantry and freezer stocked with plenty of fresh, homegrown foods as a buffer against food shortages and high prices this winter? If you’re new to canning and preserving food – like some of us – here’s an easy primer about how to preserve the veggies and fruit you’re growing or getting from the weekly Farmer’s Market.
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We can’t get our fill of sunshine and fresh air, walks in the park and swims in the pool! And when it comes to firing up the oven to make any of our favorite dinners or desserts, we are turning to our trusty countertop appliances to keep things cool inside. Here are a few slow cooker recipes that are easy to make and a treat to eat.
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And you thought planting season was over! For the new or nearly new gardener, these easy-to-grow “cool season” crops are the kind to plant in mid-summer for a successful harvest this fall. Unlike the veggies that are sensitive to frost (“warm season” crops), most fall vegetables will continue to produce until the first freeze. But, you have to plant now to reap the bounty!
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You won’t find many boxed-cake mixes in online recipes and “best-of”collections. But we found taste-test winners – white, chocolate, lemon and red velvet cake mixes, mind you – that with a little effort in the icing department, are sure-fire hits. And, when you top them with the winners in the ice cream taste tests, you can’t miss with these any-season combinations.
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Does spending more time at home over the last few months make you more aware of the songbirds in our neighborhood? The chirping and warbling of birds, like the black-capped chickadee, or the Western meadowlark – is music to our ears. What a great attitude toward life — to wake up singing! If you’d like to attract an avian chorus to your backyard – make a bird feeder! That’s one way to guarantee the melodies of nature will waft through your windows at sunrise!
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Being outside has been our choice du jour with pets and family of late and we thought it was high time to make a list of outdoor games we can play to maximize our enjoyment. Try out some of these games and activities with that select group of people in your health bubble and maximize your outdoor fun!
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