Have you ever glanced down at a new text message while stuck in the afternoon traffic slog? When you’re dead tired and bleary-eyed? Only to learn that your sweetie invited …
Read moreElevate the Everyday: Pearl and Nugget Ice Makers Small Enough for Home
Well, they’re almost here. Love them or hate them, Thanksgiving and the Holidays are just around the corner. I couldn’t be happier! Truly. One way to take some of the …
Read moreThe Scotsman Gourmet Ice Machine: Crystal Clear Ice for Spirits and More
Not sure if you really need a small wine cooler? If, like me, you enjoy lingering with friends at the dinner table, and even more so over a glass of …
Read moreA Little Everyday Luxury – Review of Two Small Wine Coolers You Can Afford to Love
I have always loved maps. As a child, my family had oversized travel atlases, fishing maps, map puzzles, auto club TripTiks, and—my fave—a raised-relief globe on a walnut stand with …
Read moreWorld Map Walls and Murals – Give Your Small Space a Big Perspective
Small home dwellers face particularly important concerns when entertaining around a backyard fireplace. If you have a small yard or a little terrace, you need to be especially mindful of …
Read moreCan I Put a Fire Pit on a Wood Deck? – Outdoor Fire Safety Tips
Springtime, at last! That gentle, miraculous reawakening of life and color right outside your window. Visiting yellow birds stopping off on their way to, I don’t know, somewhere. And those …
Read moreWhite and Neutral Interior Paint Colors for Small Homes–Why It’s Still a Good Idea
If you’re here for the cookie break, you’re in the right place! These cookies are easy to make, thoroughly delicious, and not overly sweet. Prep time is around 25 minutes. …
Read moreThe Cookie Break – Aunt Rose’s Wildly Famous Chocolate Almond Cookies
It’s a noisy world we live in. Traffic, subways, construction sites, lawn mowers, vacuums, TVs, and all those digital dinging and ringing sounds. I could go on. As I write …
Read moreSoundproofing Tips for Small Home Dwellers – How Not to Make the Same Mistakes I Did
In threading through the gridlock and rain on my way across the city earlier today, I got to thinking about some of the parties we attended this past Holiday Season. …
Read moreOutdoor Tabletop Heaters: Warming Up an Urban Balcony or a Pocket-Sized Patio
Let’s say you already know you want a freestanding, wood-burning outdoor fireplace. Like me, you love going camping without actually going camping, or even backing out of the driveway. And …
Read moreWhich Outdoor Fireplace? Clay vs. Cast Iron Chimineas