What is a window snake you ask? A practical, crafty solution for drafty windows. If you look closely, you will see a large gap between the window frame and window sill where the frame locks into the sill. The window snake will block the gap so we have no unnecessary air flow. We have this gap…
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Crafty Decorating: Window Treatments Part II
Last week, I posted the details about the window treatment I created in our master bedroom. I took the extra fabric from that project and turned it on its side to make these panels for my husband’s music room. These windows face west so this room is blasted in the late afternoon with intense light from…
Crafty Decorating: Window Treatments
Living in an older home provides many challenges especially in the decorating arena. Window treatments can be particularly tricky because the one size fits all box store look often isn’t the right fit for homes with character and charm. I was thrilled when I saw this DIY project in Martha Stewart Living and thought it…
Dreaming of Dahlias
My mother has a fabulous cut flower garden. It is filled with roses, sweet peas, hydrangeas and dahlias. Her newest obsession is dahlias and they took over the front plot of their garden with some stalks growing to about 8 feet. A few weeks back, we were visiting a relative and a dear friend that were both…