Tell me if you’ve ever had this conversation with yourself: Self: “I don’t know what color to paint my walls.” “I’ll go with a neutral white or beige to play it safe,” you decide. Self: “And the area rug?” “Hmm, I don’t want it to be too limiting, maybe a beige and gray blend,” you…
FORT SMITH — A federal grant is planting the seed for the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club to grow its gardening program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the club $75,000 to grow its Gardening and Nutrition Program to address food insecurity in the River Valley. The dual-faceted program first teaches children in the…
When my husband and I bought a beach vacation condo last fall, we knew the place needed work. But because our goal was to rent it out to cover the carrying costs and occasionally enjoy the place ourselves, we didn’t want to overdo the improvements. We wanted to do “just enough” to spiff up the…
The move was risky. And I don’t regret it one bit. For all my decorating life, decades, I thought animal prints were for other people. Although I coveted the exotic look of a leopard-print throw or a tiger-striped rug, I lacked the courage to put one in my home. That was then. I now have…
Because I always have redecorating on my mind, when offered an advance review copy of “How to Redecorate,” a book just out from Farrow & Ball, the venerable English maker of high-end paints and wallpaper, I raised my hand. While I expected a book on, well, how to redecorate, as in refresh rooms in your…
