If you don’t feel comfortable with using various colours in your flower gardens, try the monochromatic colour scheme for your garden.

Choose your favourite colour and head to your local plant store. Find light, medium and dark tones of that colour, but make sure the plants you are choosing will grow in the zone you live in. It is also important to be aware of how much sunlight you have / don’t have in the area designated for your flower garden. If you’re not sure how well the plants you’ve chosen will grow, just ask one of the employees.

A friend of mine asked me about painting their brick fireplace. Since I had never done this before I thought I’d do a bit of research for her. While searching the net I found this great blog I’d like to share. It’s written by a talented DIY couple who are now pro-bloggers. Check out How To Paint A Brick Fireplace by www.younghouselove.com.


Not only is this a great idea for freshening up your home for your own decorating desires but will help freshen up your home if you want to sell it.