There’s a Japanese way of tidying up that boils down to finding a specific spot “for leftovers” once you’ve completed all other household cleaning methods. This is a tried and tested method according to Japanese cleaning professional, Marie Kondo. It bears her name and is called the KonMari Method. The KonMari method of decluttering homes…
Category: Home Kitchen
Rustic Farmhouse Interior Design Ideas
An open family room and kitchen where the family eats is designed in a charming farmhouse style that makes for a warm and inviting heart of the home. The focal point in the kitchen is the ivory wall with a sliding tribal carved barn door that evokes old world charm. The sari drapes that cover…
Standardized Recipe Guide
standardized recipe ideology A standardized recipe refers to a particular standard of using certain metrics in the kitchen: standard sizes, time, temperature, quantity, etc. Compliance with this rule generates uniformity in kitchen products, whether or not they are tangible or intangible. The idea of a standardized recipe is definitely not foreign to many of us…
A Granddaughter’s Perspective on Surviving Cancer
When my grandmother, grandmother, came to live with us in 1997, she was depressed and a shell of a person I had known in my childhood. She came to us because she was coming out of a violent marriage of 20 years. The grandmother of my youth was vibrant and energetic, she spent many summers…
10 tips for buying the right countertops
1. Granite is available for countertops in two different finishes. It can have a polished finish that looks very shiny or a polished finish. The polished finish makes the coloration of the granite appear darker than that of the polished one. The burnished finish gives the granite a smoother appearance and a matte or dull…
House layout plans
The construction and construction of houses depends on a set of plans, design and specifications. But before that, the house plot has been selected and the budget has been determined. Now it’s time to use all the sketches and designs you’ve already collected to make the house plans. This is the main plan by which…
Exposed offers to remodel kitchen cabinets
Remodeling kitchen cabinets can improve the value of your home and substantially improve the joy of working in your kitchen. If you live in an older home and have some kitchen cabinets that may be less than desirable to look at right now. Or maybe they don’t even work properly anymore. There are some things…
An Adventure to Quincy
On our first day in Massachusetts, we (Peg, myself, and our dear friend Al Burrage) had a council of war and planned where we wanted to go and what sites we wanted to see. Peg’s main concern was to see Quincy, Massachusetts. Ever since he watched the TV miniseries based on John Quincy and Abigail…
Anxiety Prone Home Inspections
Waiting for Home Inspections stimulates anxiety. That is normal and it is part of life. But what do you have to worry about if you’ve taken the necessary steps to keep your home absolutely spotless and running smoothly? In this article, I cite real life examples where I had to go through excellent home inspections….
Fun facts about botanicals
Almost everyone has heard of botanicals these days, but what you associate with the word botanicals depends on how they’re used in your life. The dictionary definition of botanical is: “1: of or relating to plants, or botany; 2: derived from plants; 3: species (tulips).” Wikipedia defines botanicals as “a plant or part of a…