Fall Curb Appeal??

Ahhh, how picturesque, like this photo from Southern Living Magazine. Maybe your Fall floral vignette on the front porch  features a few pumpkins in various sizes, perhaps some statuary mixed in with beautiful volumes of rust and yellow and lavendar and cream mums in big heavy terra cotta pots with … the PRICETAGS showing?? Ouch.
I wasn’t going to say anything, [...]

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Sharing Responses

Hi Bloggers,
Thanks to many of you for your donations. I plan to share many of my responses on this blog.
More soon.
-Barbara, Your Home & Color Coach

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Do My Windows Need Shutters? What color?

Most of our homes do not have as many windows as this beautiful historic Federal style house, but some windows just call out for shutters. If your house is a colonial or ranch style with double-hung windows (“six-over-six” panes of glass separated by “grids” or mullions), then you should consider investing in shutters to add [...]

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Calling All Teachers

Stuck with cinder blocks, concrete, and linoleum in your classroom?
One teacher revolted over the summer and asked me to make her classroom more fun. With dragonfly fabric and some ribbon, we made her new surroundings more pleasant.

 
 
We even helped the principal renovate his office too. That project was a little more involved — with the [...]

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Changes to the Blog +++

Hi Bloggers:
My apologies to all of you who posted questions during August and are still waiting to see your posting and my response. I have devoted myself to answering your questions over the past two years because I recognized that many of you do not have access to a professional decorator. The Internet now makes that [...]

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It’s All About the Windows

Whether we’re all craving light or fresh air, who knows, but the focus these days is on windows. And we’re not talking about the old standard white replacement models anymore, that’s for sure. Now we have choices from black to almond to green and even red. And whatever the shape of your space, we have [...]

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Back from the Birthday

Hi Bloggers,
It must be spring as everyone has home renovation projects to get started. Lots of blog posts to respond to. I’ll work my way through them and will answer EVERYBODY’S  questions. If you don’t see your question posted yet, stop back again. I post them as I respond to them.
Thanks for visiting my site.
-Barbara, [...]

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Dad’s 99th Birthday Party

Hi Bloggers,
I’m off to NY to celebrate my Dad’s 99th birthday on the 31st and will be back blogging on Wednesday night, April 1st (no fooling, really!).
More soon. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
-Barbara, Your Home & Color Coach

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Excited for Spring Spruce-Ups

Hi Bloggers,
It’s been ages since I posted although I’ve been busy answering your questions both on the blog and via email. Keep them coming. I’m happy to help you prepare for spring painting projects.
I’m working on a big basement re-do at the moment and I’ll have photos to post as we go along. I also [...]

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Over the River and Through the Woods

We’re off again to visit the family in Northern New York until New Year’s. I will check the blog as often as I can get to, yes, the library to use the internet. Might as well be in Siberia — my apologies to Siberia.  But, hey, it’s home.
Have a wonderful holiday and let’s blog in [...]

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