Looking for a delicious salad recipe packed with flavor? Try this spring mix salad with strawberries, avocados, feta, candied pecans, and more. Plus, get the BEST balsamic vinaigrette dressing recipe! I have a confession: most days I'd rather have two burgers, large fries, and a milkshake than green salads (just don't tell my kids ;) ). No really, I love healthy, nutritious food, but I also love yummy, flavorful food. But I could happily eat this spring mix salad every ... Read More about Spring Mix Salad with Strawberries, Avocados, and More
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Low Maintenance House Plants: Easy to Care for Indoor Plants
Looking for low maintenance house plants? These green house plants are easy to care for and a gorgeous design element for any space! If you had asked me ten years ago, I probably would have told you I had a black thumb. And as I had more children, I would have told you that keeping my four babies alive was all I could handle. But as I fell more and more in love with interior design and the life that house plants bring to any space, I began finding plants that could survive even me and my ... Read More about Low Maintenance House Plants: Easy to Care for Indoor Plants
How to Refinish a Table with a Natural Wood Look
Find out how to refinish a table to give it a well-protected, durable, natural looking wood finish. This oak table makeover might seriously be the biggest labor of love I've tackled for our ranch house. It was a very dated Craigslist find... But I loved the size (it's enormous!), the real oak (yay, hardwood!), and the parquet look on the top (which remind me of our floors when we lived in Paris). It weighs about a million pounds, though, and it had a lot of old varnish and stain that ... Read More about How to Refinish a Table with a Natural Wood Look
How to Remove Wood Stain and Varnish
Stripping old wood stain and varnish is the first step in refinishing Wood furniture. Find out how! I have received numerous questions on the giant oak dining table we scored on Craigslist and refinished for the ranch dining room. But as I sat down to write the tutorial for the project, I realized that the first step - stripping off the old varnish and stain - was a tutorial in and of itself. While there are lots of great furniture makeover options (like painting furniture) that don't ... Read More about How to Remove Wood Stain and Varnish
Goat Cheese Appetizer Board Ideas
Looking for easy appetizer ideas? This goat cheese appetizer board requires zero cooking, is full of fresh fruits and veggies, and looks absolutely beautiful. Simple and delicious! I admit, I ran out of steam when it came to cooking at about month 2 of quarantineš... but my girls recently wanted to have a little "fancy food," and it was just the motivation I needed to put together one of my favorite easy summer appetizer recipes: honey goat cheese, crackers, and fresh fruit and veggie ... Read More about Goat Cheese Appetizer Board Ideas