I love so many different styles of decor; my kitchen is in a French country style, while my living room has a modern eclectic style. If you're like me and have a more eclectic taste that pulls your rooms into different directions, take this tip from apartment therapy: Use one color as a pop in each of your rooms to pull your apartment together. Color... [Read more...]

Fall TV is starting up, and one of my favorite TV show hosts and role models is having their last season….OPRAH!!! I remember growing up to this talk show as my mother HAD to watch her Oprah show everyday after I got home from school. She would watch it while making dinner or make me or one of my brothers tape it for her if she had to work the night shift.... [Read more...]

Atkins, The Zone, The Hay and many other diets are considered "fads." The sad thing is, is that they really don't work. Each of these diets targets a specific area and builds their diet around it. For example: The Atkins diet was extremely popular 10 years ago. The diet consisted of reducing the amount of starch, and foods that are high in carbohydrates, so that... [Read more...]

We have all been wary a time or two about the harmful effects of radiation from the microwave. Nowadays, it’s hard to completely phase it out of use, (for one, it’s always there and easy to use within seconds), but have you ever challenged yourself to live without your microwave for a couple days? Not sure how or where to start?  Try these... [Read more...]

  I've been looking for something to brighten up my living room and bedroom, but as an apartment dweller, I don't want anything too drastic to mess up the walls. I have already painted the walls, but I want something else to make those rooms pop. A friend suggested that I try out "wall plants," which sounded kind of crazy to me, lol. I decided to check... [Read more...]

Recently I have found myself squeezing around in my kitchen, trying to figure out where to put this pot, where to put this pan. I am running out of space!! I have tried to "organize," but I don't have the patience to get all the correct shelves and whatnot it takes to get it organized. When I went to visit my cousin, I noticed she had pots, pans, mugs, shot... [Read more...]

I went shopping this past weekend and when I got home, I ran into a reoccurring problem…my oh so meager closet! This has been an issue ever since I have moved in. I knew it was small when I signed the lease, but it wasn't a deal breaker because I LOVE my apartment! Today I finally decided to research some products that will alleviate my closet of my shopping... [Read more...]

Are you bored by the look of your apartment? Try something a little different! How about framing something that usually is not framed? You would be surprised at how great framing something ordinary, such as an old jacket or even vintage cameras, would look on your walls! I'm sure every parent has that favorite outfit that they LOVED to put on their child... [Read more...]