Take a cue (or several) from some of the most well-decorated hotels and incorporate 'em into your own little nest.
Listen, I am no decorator; I have a beanbag chair with an X-marks-the-spot slab of duck tape from 2001. But I like to fantasize about a life with tasteful driftwood wall decor. I want people to describe my place as "rustic, yet modern." Not "OK," and, "is that a shower curtain over your window?"
Decorating a new home, whether it's your first or your fourth, can be really stressful or a lot of fun. It's totally up to you. The key is to enjoy the process, keep things in perspective and not to spend money you don't have.
I know it's a cliché. But I fantasize about one day living in my dream house, complete with a white picket fence. And my husband, he will live half a mile away, in the house where we currently reside.
I wanted to stop thinking about who I had become upon divorce -- a single woman -- and focus on my surroundings. I wanted my home to change from our home to my home.
So, how are you going to recharge your work style this year? Revamp it and get ready to soar. Now, isn't that a fabulous thought?
When you clean up your home, you rid it of stagnant and unhealthy energy. Most of us have too many things we don't actually need, and in getting rid of them, we create space for the cures to work.
The ba gua is a sacred map of the energetic world and it stems from the I Ching, which is an old method of reading energy used in Chinese medicine and healing.
Whether you are in your home or not, the energy of your home environment has the ability to lift or drain your spirits throughout the day.
Even though my menorah is dedicated to the latke, the symbolic fried food that I make for chanukah comes from my Hungarian roots: langos.
In the beginning, like 15 years ago, they were kind of cute. One Santa, singing "Jingle Bells" or something. Now we have Harley Davidson Santa, Hip Hop Santa, Sax Playing Santa, Key West Santa and yes folks, there is a Farting Santa.
Sasha Adler and Lauren Gold have caught the attention of magazines and blogs, hailing them as members of the next generation of influencers.
Below Cortney talks about popped collars, haters and becoming a race car driver.