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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009Long gone are the days of the untouchable living room lined with plastic runners and furnished with white sofas covered in plastic for fear of staining them. You can practically hear the cries, “We will live in museums no more!” Today the hottest trend in decorating is the concept of casual living. While this does [...]
Going Rustic – Enjoying the Cabin Feel Every Day
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Forget for a moment all your troubles and imagine yourself on vacation this winter. Imagine somewhere cold with snow falling gently outside a cabin while you sip hot cocoa, warm and snuggled inside a quilt near a roaring fire. What if you could have this kind of ambiance every day this winter in your very [...]
Gaming in Style: All Your Favorite Games on Handcrafted Deluxe Wooden Boards
Monday, March 16th, 2009Whether you’re serious about your board games or looking for a unique gift for someone who is, consider upgrading your old, dusty collection of cheap, cardboard boards and plastic game pieces. Our wooden toy collection includes a full line of handcrafted wooden games that are not only fun to play but can provide an ornate [...]
Stretching Your Decorating Dollar
Monday, March 9th, 2009As the stock market falls and we question the stability of our economy, everyone who knows anything is trying to make the most of every purchase and of every dollar. Wise choices can be made to make the most of your decorating budget if only you know where to spend and on what.
First and [...]
Preparing for the Fall Holidays
Friday, November 21st, 2008Fall ushers in the holiday season, especially since many department stores are displaying Christmas items only a week before Halloween has even occurred. Preparing your home for all the parties, entertaining and general flurry of the fall holidays is easy to do if done right.
First, you must evaluate how much entertaining you will be doing [...]
Seasonal Home Maintenance: Fall
Friday, October 10th, 2008It’s that time of year again, folks. The leaves are changing from green to orange, red, and yellow before they fall and cover the ground; the weather is cooler; the kids are back in school. It looks like autumn is officially here. With that comes the seasonal preparation of your home to survive the cooler [...]
Texture and Its Place in Your Home
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Among the top tools of design – both inside your home and in your outdoor spaces – are color, line and texture. Texture, however, is easily the most underused of them all. Embracing different textures in your home can add yet another dimension to the comfort and interest in your living spaces. It is much [...]
How to Create a Focal Wall
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Watch any home décor show these days and you will hear this complaint over and over again: “There is no focal point in this space.” Most people do not understand that each room is more than the sum of its parts. A room should always have a place that the eye automatically is drawn to, [...]
Unique Home and Garden Shoppe Announces a Full Line of Polish Pottery
Thursday, August 28th, 2008With the Green Movement’s increased focus on handcrafted and earthen products, Unique Home & Garden Shoppe has taken notice and is supporting this trend with a featured product. Starting in August, a full line of Polish stoneware pottery will be available for purchase.
Polish stoneware is a practical compromise between the demanding needs of the [...]
Romance by Candlelight
Thursday, August 21st, 2008There is a reason it is a cliché: everything is more romantic by candlelight. Candlelight softens every line and makes everything seem to glow as if from the inside. Even the age old art of courting was done by candlelight, hence the courting candle.
Not so long ago in American culture, it was unseemly for unmarried [...]
