Decor

Just as I mentioned in a previous post, I made some more lanterns from marmalade jars to show you the process. You can see the detailed step-by-step in this post. There are just a couple of differences between this and the previous ones. I originally made this with the intention of giving them to somebody,

Lest you think I have been led completely astray from the crafty path, I’ll let you know that I have been able to cram some crafting amidst several full houses (lots of visitors this month), more ceiling disasters (I’d share but things might escalate and I’d better keep my mouth shut), and lots of work.But

Sometimes I make things that I mean to share with you and then I just forget. Sometimes I even make pictures of them and one day I come across them and think, “hmm, did I write a post about this?”.This was not the case with these cushions. The project further below, however, is pretty old.I found the blue fabric

Kids have no patience. The Search for the Perfect Twigs have been postponed due to all the rain that has fallen here as of lately, so Nadia has been bugging me about the ornaments we made last week. In lieu of a tree, and wile I get something I like, I just made a banner. I

One of the main reasons why we bought a four-poster bed is because we love the look of beds with canopies, not the overdone, Victorian type, but the tropical, breezy type. We found a mosquito net canopy on eBay years ago that gave us exactly the look we were looking for. Unfortunately, because we had

Taa daa!Ok, more like ”taa daa!”.Remember I posted how I was painting this bench a few weeks back? I forgot to show you when I finished.This is the first sight you’ll see when you enter our home. Since were were not granted the wish of a proper foyer, entryway, or some such, we have carved a little

This is something I intended to do for almost a year. When I first thought of sewing this slipcover I didn’t anticipate it would be this difficult.The first thing that I did was check online if somebody had done it before, and I couldn’t find anything, why would anyone anyway? Making a slipcover for a

When I was putting together our Swiss Army Room I knew exactly what I needed, down to the inch. A key piece in this ensemble was a table that would be used for multiple purposes in this room. I needed something that had the exact width to fit in the space, something that would be comfortable as a

With family size shrinking, and extended family becoming more dispersed, it is not uncommon nowadays for people to have some sort of sleeping arrangement for their guests. It is less common to have a dedicated guest bedroom.For a  lot of us the guest bedroom shares space with other functions, after all space is precious in

Cushions are like jewelry to a well-dressed lady: the right amount goes a long way.I don’t like over-pillowfied spaces, instead of projecting comfort it actually becomes uncomfortable. Is there anything worse than sitting upright in a sofa with too many cushions? And if you are a guest at someone’s home you won’t dare move them around. If it’s

I am a big fan of removable covers on sofas. In fact, I think it should be mandatory on all sofas, because, unless you refrain from actually sitting on said sofas, it is inevitable that eventually an accident will happen.When sofas do not have removable covers, a slipcover is your sanity’s best ally. I am not

Now that we had to pack our things, yet again, I noticed that as of lately I have been adding a lot of white accessories to our home. Some are bought, some were made by me. Some are old, some I just bought.White is timeless. Color trends come and go, but white remains fashionable long after the

In one of those Shoot the Breeze Moments, our close friends the Gs and us have talked about what we would do if we win the lottery. We are convinced (and willing to be proved wrong if necessary, in the name of science, of course) that our lives would not change dramatically if that were to

Must a home have a living room?Two different verdicts have been reached in our home. I think we should have one, and just because we almost always sit outside in the terrace doesn’t mean that sometimes we won’t still need a more intimate sitting arrangement. Or one inside. A home needs a living room, says I.My husband thinks

And who doesn’t?Before they became the gigantic corporation, best-known for funny TV ads, Swedish meatballs and enormous stores, the Swedish manufacturer was known throughout Scandinavia for crummy, cheap furniture. They’ve come a long way.A full decade before Ikea opened a store in Santo Domingo (the first in Latin America), I was already trailing their famous