Thursday, January 31, 2008
MAN DAY: Life as it should be....
MAN DAY: Life as it should be....
Home: Essential comforts for every room, Kitchen decorating ideas, Storage and organization shortcuts, Know-how for being or hosting a guest. Entertaining: A wine-and-cheese primer, Options for stunning table settings, ...
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Free Home Decorating Ideas Everyone appreciates home decorating ideas when planning to make improvements to their home. You may have visions of your own about how your new home décor would look but i...
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So, now you know where to turn for free decorating advice. Send Christy a few photos and she might even feature your design dilemma on her blog and open it up to receive ideas from her readers!
Free E-book for Holiday Gifts and Decorating Ideas
This site is moplants.com and the writer Maureen “Mo” has created some free E-Books that I wanted to share with you. Free Ebook Holiday Gifts & Decorating Ideas The book is in PDF format, so make sure you have adobe to view it. ...
Home: Essential comforts for every room, Kitchen decorating ideas, Storage and organization shortcuts, Know-how for being or hosting a guest. Entertaining: A wine-and-cheese primer, Options for stunning table settings, ...
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Free Home Decorating Ideas
Free Home Decorating Ideas Everyone appreciates home decorating ideas when planning to make improvements to their home. You may have visions of your own about how your new home décor would look but i...
Decorating Advice for FREE
So, now you know where to turn for free decorating advice. Send Christy a few photos and she might even feature your design dilemma on her blog and open it up to receive ideas from her readers!
Free E-book for Holiday Gifts and Decorating Ideas
This site is moplants.com and the writer Maureen “Mo” has created some free E-Books that I wanted to share with you. Free Ebook Holiday Gifts & Decorating Ideas The book is in PDF format, so make sure you have adobe to view it. ...
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Handmade items in my Living Room
Handmade items in my Living Room
Last summer DH came home with this little table thinking I may have a use for it on the deck. He knows that I get a kick out of finding a use for other people's junk. I didn't have a use for it at the time, so I stuck it in the basement ...
The Family Kitchen: A Work in Progress
We've also been moving many of our books to the dining room, as you can see. That way, between the dining room, living room and Gary's office, most of our books will be on one floor, which will make school and life in general much ...
Oval Walnut Coffee Table
For those desiring rounded living room tables, this walnut-stained table has a very simple, classic look with a lower shelf for a little bit of storage. The reviewers did mention some flaws in the stain, but this could probably be ...
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I grabbed the large for the living room. I figured it will be a great place to hide my magazines! Rigatoni is on the menu for the weekend. My Netflix pics for this weekend are: The Nanny Diaries (saw it last night, cute movie) and ...
Design Dilemma: A Country Living Room
Julia sent me photos of the room and told me that, besides the furnishings shown, she had purchased a striped rug from Pottery Barn. Her sister-in-law was kind enough to offer a round coffee table, but would that fit? ...
Last summer DH came home with this little table thinking I may have a use for it on the deck. He knows that I get a kick out of finding a use for other people's junk. I didn't have a use for it at the time, so I stuck it in the basement ...
The Family Kitchen: A Work in Progress
We've also been moving many of our books to the dining room, as you can see. That way, between the dining room, living room and Gary's office, most of our books will be on one floor, which will make school and life in general much ...
Oval Walnut Coffee Table
For those desiring rounded living room tables, this walnut-stained table has a very simple, classic look with a lower shelf for a little bit of storage. The reviewers did mention some flaws in the stain, but this could probably be ...
$ale
I grabbed the large for the living room. I figured it will be a great place to hide my magazines! Rigatoni is on the menu for the weekend. My Netflix pics for this weekend are: The Nanny Diaries (saw it last night, cute movie) and ...
Design Dilemma: A Country Living Room
Julia sent me photos of the room and told me that, besides the furnishings shown, she had purchased a striped rug from Pottery Barn. Her sister-in-law was kind enough to offer a round coffee table, but would that fit? ...
Friday, January 25, 2008
Details and Boxart for “The Sims™ 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design ...
Details and Boxart for “The Sims™ 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design ...
Modern Bath Designs-Make your Sims’ bath time a modern experience with contemporary design options such as elegant sectional mirrors, quad-quadrant ceiling lighting with a modern flair, and graceful countertop basin sinks. ...
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Spring auction highlights work of anthropomorphic designer, along with a strong selection of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and works by Contemporary Studio artists. Bonhams & Butterfields’ April 7, ...
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As a follower of contemporary, I am pleased to say Houston is finally coming around to modern times. With the large amount of high rise lofts and new architecture focusing on clean lines, the demand for contemporary furniture and ...
Where can I find interior design inspiration?
I'm about to move into a new loft apartment and I need some inspiration! Does anyone know of any good online sources either of pictures or articles that could help me decorate my apartment in a very contemporary way? Thanks! xx Emmie.
Modern Bath Designs-Make your Sims’ bath time a modern experience with contemporary design options such as elegant sectional mirrors, quad-quadrant ceiling lighting with a modern flair, and graceful countertop basin sinks. ...
Bonhams & Butterfields to Celebrate Work of Famed Interior ...
Spring auction highlights work of anthropomorphic designer, along with a strong selection of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and works by Contemporary Studio artists. Bonhams & Butterfields’ April 7, ...
[10] Interior design room: xlfeel
strawberryzen saved 1 hour ago at 10:55 AM PST on Jan 24, 2008 Tag: contemporary. see more details.
Contemporary Furniture Market Grows in Houston
As a follower of contemporary, I am pleased to say Houston is finally coming around to modern times. With the large amount of high rise lofts and new architecture focusing on clean lines, the demand for contemporary furniture and ...
Where can I find interior design inspiration?
I'm about to move into a new loft apartment and I need some inspiration! Does anyone know of any good online sources either of pictures or articles that could help me decorate my apartment in a very contemporary way? Thanks! xx Emmie.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Northern Garden Offices
Northern Garden Offices
As you can see, we usually build the garden office before the landscaping is complete. This building is now surrounded by paths, deckings and bushes, but when we photographed it hours before completeion the garden was still in it's raw ...
hurry up spring!
They’ll be grown here in our home garden. A nice little gimmick to give to dad and the family will be this new dwarf runner bean Hestia that can be grown in containers. If they are as successful as the dwarf cherry tomatoes we grow in ...
Andy OnCall - $25 OFF Labor On Any Job Over $100
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Cast Your Vote! Comfort Food Cook-Off Round Up
I knew when I saw that Eve over at The Garden of Eating was hosting The 2008 Comfort Food Cook-Off that I had just the thing to share… Jaegerschnitzel served with Spaetzle (a seasoned pork cutlet that’s breaded and fried into crispy ...
As you can see, we usually build the garden office before the landscaping is complete. This building is now surrounded by paths, deckings and bushes, but when we photographed it hours before completeion the garden was still in it's raw ...
hurry up spring!
They’ll be grown here in our home garden. A nice little gimmick to give to dad and the family will be this new dwarf runner bean Hestia that can be grown in containers. If they are as successful as the dwarf cherry tomatoes we grow in ...
Andy OnCall - $25 OFF Labor On Any Job Over $100
$25 OFF Labor On Any Job Over $100 - Expires 02/06/2008.
Myers Plumbing - $25 OFF Any Service Call
$25 OFF Any Service Call - Expires 03/31/2008.
Cast Your Vote! Comfort Food Cook-Off Round Up
I knew when I saw that Eve over at The Garden of Eating was hosting The 2008 Comfort Food Cook-Off that I had just the thing to share… Jaegerschnitzel served with Spaetzle (a seasoned pork cutlet that’s breaded and fried into crispy ...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Beach Style Accessories For The Home
Beach Style Accessories For The Home
To give your Beach decorating style that high end ambiance, you need to locate the right accessories. Using seaside pieces will help make the most of the easy and breezy allure of your room décor, making it feel like the seaside. ...
Adding Cabin decorating style In Your home office
To find a rustic and comfortable ambiance in your home office, you might want to adopt the Cabin decorating style. Most likely one of the most captivating characteristics of this design theme is the red, green and black tones which are ...
Free Ebook: Interior Decorating, Decorate Like a Celebrity
Now, I should take a moment to let you know that interior decorating is definitely a matter of personal preference and style. What appeals to one person may be disgusting to another. But there are many, many decorating styles out there, ...
Decorating A Mission Style Kitchen
Lodge decorating style is a comfortable and cozy approach to give a unique touch to your kitchen. Some of the important components in this interior decorating scheme are earthtones and accessories made from antlers and gnarly wood. ...
Style Survey Says ...Are You a Little Bit Country?
Are You a Little Bit Country refers to today's decorating trends!
To give your Beach decorating style that high end ambiance, you need to locate the right accessories. Using seaside pieces will help make the most of the easy and breezy allure of your room décor, making it feel like the seaside. ...
Adding Cabin decorating style In Your home office
To find a rustic and comfortable ambiance in your home office, you might want to adopt the Cabin decorating style. Most likely one of the most captivating characteristics of this design theme is the red, green and black tones which are ...
Free Ebook: Interior Decorating, Decorate Like a Celebrity
Now, I should take a moment to let you know that interior decorating is definitely a matter of personal preference and style. What appeals to one person may be disgusting to another. But there are many, many decorating styles out there, ...
Decorating A Mission Style Kitchen
Lodge decorating style is a comfortable and cozy approach to give a unique touch to your kitchen. Some of the important components in this interior decorating scheme are earthtones and accessories made from antlers and gnarly wood. ...
Style Survey Says ...Are You a Little Bit Country?
Are You a Little Bit Country refers to today's decorating trends!
2008 Home Design Trends
2008 Home Design Trends
Go for purple and grey with styllized Japanese florals, and Moroccan lamps. It's rich, it's ethnic, it's moody!
Contemporary Rugs HZL
HZL is a collection of contemporary rugs by Henzel and they are built upon a foundation of creativity and a desire to make rugs a key element of interior design. The quality of HZL’s rugs comes from a belief in using only the very ...
How To Clean Your Home Air Filter
Today, there are different kinds of home air purifiers. The most common ones are carbon, HEPA, UV light air purifiers, ZEOLITE, to mention a few. Each kind of purifier mentioned gathers contaminants; some of these air purifiers have a ...
Landscape Drainage:How To Prevent Drainage Problems On Your Property
But how do you go about addressing this seemingly complicated part of a design? Not only does water end up on your property from rain, but also from runoff from the roof of your house. The roof water runs into the gutters which are ...
"House Porn" in decline
The publishing industry's once white-hot "shelter" segment - those magazines covering home design and living - also felt the reverberations of contractions in the economy, with Condé Nast's venerable House & Garden ceasing publication ...
Go for purple and grey with styllized Japanese florals, and Moroccan lamps. It's rich, it's ethnic, it's moody!
Contemporary Rugs HZL
HZL is a collection of contemporary rugs by Henzel and they are built upon a foundation of creativity and a desire to make rugs a key element of interior design. The quality of HZL’s rugs comes from a belief in using only the very ...
How To Clean Your Home Air Filter
Today, there are different kinds of home air purifiers. The most common ones are carbon, HEPA, UV light air purifiers, ZEOLITE, to mention a few. Each kind of purifier mentioned gathers contaminants; some of these air purifiers have a ...
Landscape Drainage:How To Prevent Drainage Problems On Your Property
But how do you go about addressing this seemingly complicated part of a design? Not only does water end up on your property from rain, but also from runoff from the roof of your house. The roof water runs into the gutters which are ...
"House Porn" in decline
The publishing industry's once white-hot "shelter" segment - those magazines covering home design and living - also felt the reverberations of contractions in the economy, with Condé Nast's venerable House & Garden ceasing publication ...
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Continuing with the ever popular Bath
Continuing with the ever popular Bath bombs recipe from last year, Our House shares some other great “recipes”; namely bath crystals and fizzing bath salts. Add 15 drops of the food colouring (red used here) and once again stir well. Keep adding drops of food colouring until you reach the desired depth of colour. You’ll end up with “chunky” coloured crystals. It’’s a good idea to choose a colour that suggests (matches) the chosen scent.
To create bath crystals that have tonal variation simply stir the food colouring in lightly leaving some of the crystals lighter than others. Display the crystals in a clear glass bowl for maximum effect. Sieve together 1/2 cup bicarb soda, 1/4 cup citric acid and 1/4 cup cornflour into the mixing bowl and stir until well combined. In a separate small mixing bowl, stir together 10 drops of essential oil (we have used peppermint) and 30 drops of food colouring (5 drops of green and 25 drops of blue) to create an aqua colour.
Stir this mixture into the sieved powder mixture. Combine quickly so the powder does not start fizzing. Mix thoroughly using your hands so the oil and colour is evenly distributed throughout the powder.
(The cornflour prevents the powder from “clumping” together. ) Add some pot pourri or dried herbs for visual effect. Place the mixture into clear containers, making sure the lids are screwedon tightly.
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To create bath crystals that have tonal variation simply stir the food colouring in lightly leaving some of the crystals lighter than others. Display the crystals in a clear glass bowl for maximum effect. Sieve together 1/2 cup bicarb soda, 1/4 cup citric acid and 1/4 cup cornflour into the mixing bowl and stir until well combined. In a separate small mixing bowl, stir together 10 drops of essential oil (we have used peppermint) and 30 drops of food colouring (5 drops of green and 25 drops of blue) to create an aqua colour.
Stir this mixture into the sieved powder mixture. Combine quickly so the powder does not start fizzing. Mix thoroughly using your hands so the oil and colour is evenly distributed throughout the powder.
(The cornflour prevents the powder from “clumping” together. ) Add some pot pourri or dried herbs for visual effect. Place the mixture into clear containers, making sure the lids are screwed
- Layer different colours for a display effect.
- Sprinkle a handful of the powder into a hot bath just before getting in.
- These bath salts make perfect gifts for the Christmas season.
All Fact Sheets and other material on the Our House website are provided as a general information service only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for the advice of a properly qualified tradesman. Neither ninemsn nor its licensors (including the Nine Network) assume or accept any responsibility for, and will not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of any information whatsoever in any Fact Sheet or other material on the Our House web site. Your use of the Our House web site is governed by this disclaimer and the ninemsn's.
Friday, January 18, 2008
, the most famous of all the New
, the most famous of all the New Orleans and Algiers, Louisiana, formulas, is used to clear away enemy tricks, dispel evil, bring in good luck, and increase the power of amulets and charms. (The all-purpose nature of this formula is indicated by its label, which contains images of an practice for a very long time. Generally speaking, they combine elements of African and European magical, religious, and witchcraft traditions and also a bit of Native American plant lore. The oldest ritual baths and cleansings known to mankind are those involving pure water (typically running fresh water or sea water) and decoctions made from water to which has been added -- causing good or evil to another through their foot track -- additionally calls for regular ritual cleaning of not only the person but the doorstep and yard, in order to remove harmful materials such as Since the 20th century, mineral salts, liquid detergents, room sprays, and other modern bathing and cleaning supplies have been manufactured in convenient forms for use in magical cleansing and purification rites.
If the bath is for the removal of evil conditions, the client may be told to bathe by rubbing in a downward direction only. In either case, the used bath water, enhanced by the essence of the bather, may become an ingredient in further spell work, ritually sprinkled, used to wipe away enemy tricks and witchcraft spells, or be added to floor wash. Ritual floor-washing is likewise divided into two classes of work: washing to draw in good luck, andwashing to remove evil. To attract good fortune, business clients, store customers, or a lover, one scrubs the front doorstep inward, to draw in what is wanted.
When spiritually cleaning a home or business premises to rid it of evil conditions, one works from the top floor of the building down to the bottom floor and from the back of each floor to the front of each floor, ending at the front doorstep, which is usually given special attention and scrubbing. The used wash-water may be thrown into the front yard, toward the East, or, if preferred, the washing-out may continue down the house-path toward the road and conclude by throwing the water to East at the border of the property.. Very strong jobs of both these types may take on the characteristics of elaborate magical rituals -- and in many cases when such a complex job is undertaken, ritual bathing forms the prelude to doing the job and a second ritual bath or a ritual house-cleaning followed by a ritual bath is the concluding act which marks its close. from evil, or the removal of curses.
- The basis for these modern terminology, performing a ritual or spell is often called doing a job.
- The simplest jobs may involve bathing or anointing oneself or cleaning the house in a prescribed way.
- In these cases, the entire job consists of bathing a set number of times or washing down the walls, floors, and door step of the home or place of business in a ritual manner.
- Generally, the disposal of used bath water or floor wash from such work consists of throwing it to the east at or before sunrise, accompanied by a short, formulaic recitation.
- If a bath is intended to draw in good luck, it is common for the conjure to tell the bather to rub the body only in an upward direction after pouring the bath.
If the bath is for the removal of evil conditions, the client may be told to bathe by rubbing in a downward direction only. In either case, the used bath water, enhanced by the essence of the bather, may become an ingredient in further spell work, ritually sprinkled, used to wipe away enemy tricks and witchcraft spells, or be added to floor wash. Ritual floor-washing is likewise divided into two classes of work: washing to draw in good luck, and
When spiritually cleaning a home or business premises to rid it of evil conditions, one works from the top floor of the building down to the bottom floor and from the back of each floor to the front of each floor, ending at the front doorstep, which is usually given special attention and scrubbing. The used wash-water may be thrown into the front yard, toward the East, or, if preferred, the washing-out may continue down the house-path toward the road and conclude by throwing the water to East at the border of the property.. Very strong jobs of both these types may take on the characteristics of elaborate magical rituals -- and in many cases when such a complex job is undertaken, ritual bathing forms the prelude to doing the job and a second ritual bath or a ritual house-cleaning followed by a ritual bath is the concluding act which marks its close. from evil, or the removal of curses.
- The method of preparation is generally to steep the herbs in boiling water, strain the mixture, let the liquid cool, and pour it over the body while standing in a wash tub.
- Perhaps the most well-known bath-herb in the African-American Christian community is Hyssop, mentioned in Psalm 51 of the Bible as the herb to use for purification from sin.
- The common-encountered recommendation to use only rain water, spring water, or ocean water in preparing such a bath is very likely an example of the Other herbs used in ritual baths might include Damiana for love, Raspberry Leaves to increase a woman's attractiveness, Rue for protection, Eucalyptus to rid oneself of bad habits or evil companions, Agrimony to reverse a jinx, and Cinnamon Chips or Chamomile flowers to draw money.
Special proprietary mixtures, generally sold under names like 7 Herb Bath, 9 Herb Bath, and 13 Herb Bath are used to draw good luck in Many root doctors tell their clients to pour the bath water over their heads a specified number of times (invariably an odd number) and some also prescribe the recital of Psalms or magical phrases as the water is poured. One bath is often deemed sufficient, but for a strong job it is common practice to take 7 daily baths of 7 pourings each with 7 Herb Bath, 9 daily baths of 9 pourings with 9 Herb Bath, or 13 daily baths of 13 pourings with 13 Herb Bath. The number of pourings, the words spoken, and the direction which one rubs the body will vary with the magical intent of the bath. Herb bath blends are available in small packets for one bath or in larger bags for multiple-day use. The herb baths shown above and at right are Lucky Mojo brand products: 13 Herb Spir.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
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