Sometimes art and function disagree. I recently saw an ad depicting a gorgeous bathroom in a condominium development. “Ooooo, I like that,” was my first “#301 – Art and Function”
Category: Around the Home
#297 – Beat Heat to Sleep
On a CBC radio call-in show they were discussing strategies on how best to beat the heat when temperatures and tempers soared. One caller suggested “#297 – Beat Heat to Sleep”
#295 – Giveaway: Clean House, Happy Heart
Through one of those daily deal sites, I purchased a voucher for house-cleaning. I opted for one hour of cleaning by three women, as it “#295 – Giveaway: Clean House, Happy Heart”
#291 – Making an Entrance – Easily
On Exit Strategy, I wrote about having a chair by the door you normally use to exit your home. I’ve found it to be equally “#291 – Making an Entrance – Easily”
#283 – Rising to New Heights
In Nature Calling, I talked about replacing your low toilet with one that is higher. This is not always possible or feasible, so you may “#283 – Rising to New Heights”
#256 – Giveaway: Love and a Bypass Pruner
You had me at “Power Gear®”! Fiskars’ Power Gear® is one great idea that I would love to see incorporated into all sorts of tools. It “#256 – Giveaway: Love and a Bypass Pruner”
#252 – Return Address Labels Galore!
If you’re like me, you’d have to live at least five lifetimes to use up the collection of address labels that have been sent, unsolicited, “#252 – Return Address Labels Galore!”
#243 – “Infoamed” Decision
Bar? Liquid Pump? Foaming? There’s more than a few choices for hand soap. My preference, for ecological reasons, is bar soap, without the anti-bacterial properties. “#243 – “Infoamed” Decision”
#242 – Paper Trimmer: A Cut Above
One year, someone gave me this Fiskars® Paper Trimmer for Christmas. I absolutely love it! It is such a joy to use whenever I have to “#242 – Paper Trimmer: A Cut Above”
#235 – Pull Up a Chair
Two weeks ago, I fell backwards and injured my lower back; think whiplash but for the lumbar area. As a result of the injury, I “#235 – Pull Up a Chair”
#212 – Ironing Schmironing
For someone living with rheumatoid arthritis, even the lightest-of-weight irons can feel as heavy as this antique iron looks. However, weight isn’t the only reason “#212 – Ironing Schmironing”
#210 – All Wrapped Up
Sometimes the very things you want to do, like opening a door, may seem as tightly tied up as the proverbial governmental red tape. Here’s “#210 – All Wrapped Up”