Love the design on that frame you found at the yard sale, but the cheap plastic finish doesn’t quite fit into your shabby chic style?  Fake it!  Alchemy Junk has the perfect solution to your problem. Her color of choice?  “Rusted Metal Patina.”  She has come up with a great way to fake the look, which works great when you want a rusted finish on say, plastic or wood. She uses Iron Metallic Surfacer and Rust ...

By: Crystal Paine Does the thought opening your home to guest scare you because your home  is messy? Never fear! I have a simple, step-by-step plan to help you whip your house into shape — in two hours or less. Now, mind you, this two-hour plan won’t have you dusting baseboards or scrubbing behind your toilets with a toothbrush, but it will get your home presentable enough to make it a welcoming haven for y ...

Roll up your sleeves and get ready to transform that outdated, ugly piece of furniture into something cute, fun and fresh! These days, more and more people are turning to painting and refinishing old pieces of furniture, whether to sell for extra income or to save money by not buying new pieces. Whatever the reason, the end result is usually just darlin'. We're gonna give it whirl, how 'bout you? Here's an ...

If you ask Amanda LeBlanc, she’d say, “absolutely”. After all, it is her passion and career of choice. So much so that she has created a business from the ground up and now has her own television show on the Style network called, The Amandas.   This weekly show follows Amanda and her crew of professional organizers into the homes of clients who are in need of decluttering and organizing.  Amanda, her h ...

By Chellie Woodham Phillips, contributing writer Remember when your mother told you not to stand in front of the refrigerator with the door open? What about when your dad went room to room turning off lights and televisions no one was using? These simple acts really do save money. However, many of us don’t think about the hidden energy thieves located in our homes. These thieves are all the electronics and ...