“What a blustery day!” Winnie the Pooh’s words and British understatement definitely describe what we survived last week. However, in California, we aren’t used to all this... Read more >>

First and foremost, spend the hundred dollars and have the car detailed. A detailed car increases the value by up to 20 percent. Second, if the car is a late model and has rough paint, take it to... Read more >>

When we were kids, my cousin Melanie had permission to write on the door to her room. Before the door was eventually painted over, she has created a collage of graffiti-like names, drawings, and... Read more >>

October 6, 2006. These facades on the canals get this amazing light that bounces off the water. This one near the Accademia had a beautiful garden on the balcony. Watercolor by Kevin Woest Read more >>

The upside of our ever-evolving economic saga is that we are re-learning the importance of a comfy home. In a country chock full of things to do and see, I think some of us forgot how nice it is to... Read more >>

Okay, I realize that I am writing this on a women’s forum, but I am doing so because I wanted to share an experience that I think most women can relate to better than men. Men are visual... Read more >>

I have been decorating for many years; the one question I am always asked is…What color do I paint my walls? This truly can be a loaded question. The obvious questions is…What is you... Read more >>

Bizarre, I have been wearing toe nail polish since I was thirteen. I distinctively remember the day when covering my toe nails with some kind of glittery girlie color became important. My gangly... Read more >>

Marketing your home is not as easy as hiring an agent. Conventional wisdom is that you should invest time—and probably money—readying your home for sale. There are even professional home... Read more >>

I have a rental property that I’m planning to have painted this spring. My painter stopped by to discuss, and left behind a Sherwin Williams color book as thick as a cement block.  ... Read more >>