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Want to Love Your Yard? PART 2 – Dream First, Budget Second
Do I need to sell one kidney or two? That was the main question I had as we waited for our landscape designer to send over his estimate...

Marni Jameson
Feb 10, 2020


Want to Love Your Yard? Make a Plan – Part 1
The mud started it. Our three dogs kept tracking it in from the yard. The yard was muddy because the lawn wouldn’t grow. The lawn...

Marni Jameson
Feb 3, 2020


The Color of the Year is… Confusing
In announcing Classic Blue the Color of the Year for 2020, Pantone Color Institute, a leading authority on color trends, stated:...

Marni Jameson
Jan 27, 2020


A Cure for the Holiday Hangover: Own Less Live More
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had enough. Enough buying and spending, getting and giving, eating and, well, consuming in general. I am...

Marni Jameson
Jan 20, 2020


Lessons Learned from 2019 — Part 2
Last week, as we looked back at our first six months of 2019, we talked about inspiration, love, archaeology, blended families...

Marni Jameson
Jan 13, 2020


Lessons Learned from 2019 — Part 1
In keeping with tradition, at the end of every year, I look back on columns I’ve written, the roads we’ve traveled...

Marni Jameson
Jan 6, 2020


When Holidays Collide: How to Decorate the Blended Tree
He wants a real tree. She wants fake. She likes white lights. He wants colored. She wants her carved wood folk ornaments...

Marni Jameson
Dec 30, 2019


Faux Firs: New Trends in Trees
90% of artificial trees sold are pre-lit. The 10% who didn’t buy a pre-lit tree are in counseling.

Marni Jameson
Dec 23, 2019


Seasonal Scents That Pass the Sniff Test
We go through the house opening doors to closed off rooms sniffing like police dogs. We are a short parade: my husband, myself and...

Marni Jameson
Dec 16, 2019


“Gatherings” Elevates the Everyday Place at the Table
Home blogger Bre Doucette had just propped the last mini pumpkin on her dining room table for her Thanksgiving-themed staging project, when

Marni Jameson
Dec 9, 2019
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