by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 17, 2012 | for Home
So, you've got a fabulous spice rack in your kitchen. But did you ever think of alternate uses for the clever, stylish inventions? Home Office Storage A wall spice rack is perfect for convenient storage for small office supplies. Use them to keep tacks, paper clips,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 13, 2012 | for Home
Living in South Florida for ten years, we soon became acclimated (no pun intended) to the wild weather. The first week we lived there, we had a torrential downpour that dumped 12 inches of rain in 24 hours. In Utah, where I grew up, average rainfall is 16 inches…per...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 5, 2012 | for Home
This post brought to you by Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done.. All opinions are 100% mine. Having just built a new home, we are fortunate to have a brand new yard. While it doesn't remotely have mature plantings, it has the advantage of being fairly low maintenance, due to...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 21, 2012 | for Home
According to BankRate, there are a few home upgrades that pay off for resale. The suggestions are: Upgrade the kitchen with nicer cabinets, fancier hardware, and good fixtures. Make your kitchen appliances match in color/design. Spruce up the bathrooms with new...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 17, 2012 | for Home
When I was 19, my dad took a sabbatical to the United Kingdom. He was a math professor and did collaborative research at a university in Leeds, England. Even though I was only there a few months, I take the fact that I actually lived there as some kind of indicator...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 10, 2012 | for Home
When we built our first home, there were a number of windows that had to be made of tempered glass or safety glass. Due to their location, regular window glass wouldn't be strong enough to provide the needed safety. For example, our second story balcony walkway ran...
