By the looks of all the people on the streets wearing scarves and down parkas, Southern California is deep in a cold spell, with temperatures sometimes plunging below 65 degrees. Brrrrr!
I love mercury glass. With its characteristic metallic shine and distressed finish, it goes with any style interior.
While the lighting of the Chanukah candles has been a tradition for centuries, menorahs themselves are constantly being reinvented.
For me, decorating the table is the best part of hosting a Thanksgiving dinner celebration.
With the holidays just around the corner, some of us are getting ready to welcome out-of-town guests coming in to join the festivities.
The rain is coming. Rain — you remember what that is, right? After one of the longest stretches of drought in California’s recorded history, meteorologists are predicting a strong El Niño weather system this fall and winter, which, if it materializes, will batter us with storms.
Earlier this year, in a column about what every home should have, I listed a cast-iron skillet as one of my household essentials.
A few years ago, the only people in my neighborhood with solar power systems were serious environmentalists on the cutting edge of technology.
A show of hands: Who works at home? Probably everyone reading this. The reality is, almost everyone does some kind of work from home, whether catching up on work emails, telecommuting or actually running a home-based business.
I have trouble donating old clothes to charitable thrift shops because I always want to up-cycle the pieces and use them in crafting and decorating projects.
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