Happy Fourth of July!

Happy fourth of July everyone! I would like to say that I will be throwing a fabulous party complete the following.....however, more then likely I will spend it by the pool. Still not a bad way to celebrate though! How do you plan to spend your Fourth of July?





Photos courtesy of Martha Stewart

It's just not the same

I received this in my mail box today.....


Photo courtesy of Glamour

It came with a letter stating that I would now receive Glamour instead of Domino. While I'm pleased to be getting another magazine, it just isn't even close to being as good as Domino. Will there ever be another magazine that comes close to replacing Domino?

Picture Perfect

When I hang pictures on the wall is usually take 3 holes in the wall before I get it right. It's not that I don't have the right tools to do it right the first time.....I just lack the patience. The Perfect Picture Wall found a way to do it right. All you do is tape the template to the wall and then mark where the hooks should go. And poof! your pictures are perfectly spaced and hang evenly. So for $349 you can have a picture perfect wall!


Photo courtesy of The Perfect Picture Wall

Of course if you are on a budget (like me) you can still achieve a similar look. I apologize for not taking step-by-step pictures, but I will try my best to walk you through what I did. I taped off a large rectangle with 2 inch tape for the white border. After gathering a variety of frames I laid them out on the floor to figure out placement. Then I just hung them one by one on the wall. It's a little bit of trial and error when you don't have a template, but it worked really well for me. And the best part...it didn't cost me $349!