One of our favorite clients, Bette, called us and wanted us to redesign her master bedroom. She was nervous—her furniture was old, mismatched, just stuff she liked that she’d picked up at thrift shops and yard sales. Could we help? We assured her that most of us have mismatched furniture—things we’ve gathered over the [...]
Staging My Own House for Sale
January 3, 2010 By
Between Christmas and New Year’s I decided to put my house on the market. So my family put it in gear to make it look the best it possibly can so maybe a first time buyer will come along and fall in love with it and take advantage of the tax credit.When Liz and I [...]
Gail Tells All–About SpaceLift, That Is
December 23, 2009 By
We were thrilled to meet and work with our clients, Gail and Jim Sutton. Read on to see what they think of us! My husband, daughter and I moved into our mid-70’s ranch house about eight years ago. During the walk-through, I told my husband it was the ugliest house I’d ever seen. He agreed, [...]
Pillow Talk
November 26, 2009 By
> You must have pillows! In the last couple of months I’ve probably made 50 decorator pillows! Recently I bought ten at JC Penney- on sale so cheap it didn’t pay me to make them. So when you’re going for a new look, think pillows. Pillows add life to a room and are useful too. [...]
Radio Shopping Show
September 29, 2009 By
This month has gone by in a hurry—I haven’t blogged in three weeks! A lot can happen in that amount of time. I want to tell you about the Radio Shopping Show on KCRN, the Big Money Station.If you live in the Denver-metro area, you can save big money by registering as a member online [...]
Decluttering Your Home for Sale
September 1, 2009 By
When preparing your home for sale, the advice everyone gives is “declutter.” What does that mean exactly? Should all small items be removed from your rooms including junk, toys and all knick-knacks? We’ve all watched HGTV shows for inspiration, from remodeling kitchens, redesigning rooms to preparing homes for sale. When it comes to preparing our [...]
Squash You Will Love
August 31, 2009 By
Have you ever walked out to your garden, picked a fresh ripe red tomato and eaten it like an apple while it’s still warm from the sun, the juice dripping down your arm? Or at 5 p.m. cooked up a squash you picked at 4? If you have, then you know that nothing comes close [...]
August 28, 2009 By
>I Am Woman Today I was driving to the airport on C-470 to pick up Conor and Liz from their vacation trip. The noise from my tires was especially loud—I had had a low tire a couple of weeks ago and just hadn’t gone to Big O to check it out. Sure enough, I looked [...]
>The Library is a Happening Place
August 7, 2009 By
>Moving means finding new resources in your community. Whether you just moved or you’ve stayed put for twenty years, have you been to your local library lately? The library isn’t just for checking out books. Last week I went to the Carbon Valley Library—it’s only a year old and it is awesome! First, my library [...]