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Keeping the Castle

Archive for August 2007

August 31st, 2007

My Home was “Picked-Up” for 10 Minutes

This is such a rare occurrence in my house. For the first time in a long time, the living room and dining room were completely picked up and neat. Picked up, to me, means that everything’s where they’re supposed to be. It means that there no toys on the floor (not even one piece of […]

By Maricar -- 2 comments

August 29th, 2007

Online Shopping for the Home (8-2-07)

Here are links to shops I’ve discovered recently while blog-hopping:

Vinyl Wall Art for removable decals for the wall
Horchow - furniture, bedding, collectibles, and more.
Ballard Designs - rooms, rugs, lighting, decor and more.
Home Decorators - bath, furniture, decor, lighting, and outdoor are just some of their categories
Switch Hits - a huge selection of decorative switchplates
Easy Closets […]

By Maricar -- 3 comments

August 28th, 2007

300 Terrific Tips to Improve Your Home and Dining Experience

We’ve got a cool event going on today at b5media’s Home and Dining Channel. Several of our blogs have come together to come up with 300 terrific ideas to create the home and dining experience of your dreams.
This is the perfect time to explore our blogs, starting with these 300 Things You Can Do to […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments

August 27th, 2007

50 Ways to Bring Color Into Your Home

What’s your favorite color? Do you sometimes wish you could break out from your usual palette and try something new, but don’t know how?
From the simple to the luxurious, I’ve got 50 ways to add color to your home:
1. The most basic way to change the color of a room is of course to paint […]

By Maricar -- 22 comments

August 24th, 2007

Tips for College Move-In Day

Universities and colleges are once again experiencing the frenzy that comes with students moving in to start a new semester. I found some great tips to help make this time less stressful, and get your student off to a great start.
Kathy Adams, for Delaware Online, shares this college move-in checklist:

10 DORM DECORATING TIPS FROM THE […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments

August 24th, 2007

Room Inspirations (8-24-07)

Here’s a (mostly) wordless post to inspire you today:

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By Maricar -- 2 comments

August 23rd, 2007

Pork Chops with Tomato and Barley

This is a slowcooker recipe I tore out of an old magazine, and plan on trying this week:
Pork Chops with Tomato and Barley
Four 6-0z bone-in, center-cut loin pork chops, trimmed of fat
Salt and pepper
Cooking spray
1 cup uncooked pearl barley
2 large red or green peppers, sliced, or 3 cups frozen mixed pepper strips (defrosted)
14.5-oz can fat-free, […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments

August 23rd, 2007

How to Throw Away Magazines, and Still Save Your Favorite Articles

I want to throw away some of the old magazines I have lying around. They’re just occupying space, and I doubt I’ll ever read them again anyway. However, some of them do have articles that I like. That’s why I saved them in the first place. So I decided to go through one magazine per […]

By Maricar -- 3 comments

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