

Before & After: How One 'Great' Room Finally Went from Pretty Good to Truly Great
Ten years ago I spent a whirlwind weekend house hunting in San Diego with Anne, my cousin who I adore more than I love The Container...


DIY Plaster Pots - The Fast and the Furious
Some people watch television or do yoga or read to the blind. I don't really have time for that because I spend a large chunk of my...


Want a free fully furnished house on the water? Same.
I SWEAR I meant to remind you all to enter to win the HGTV Dream Home but (that would have lessened my chances of winning) I was very...


Was Your Trip to the Mediterranean Cancelled? Mine Too
Happy New Year! Today is the official start to 2021. You, like me, probably thought the new year started 11 days ago. How funny! Me too!...


Thanksgiving Table Settings and Other Very Important Information About Entertaining
The thought of spending all day in the kitchen 'tinkering with recipes' and 'trying out new flavors' is not my thing. l am tasked EVERY...


What a Difference a Stage Makes
The Neighbor's House has been doing loads of staging over the past many months. People are moving in and moving out and movin’ on up as...


Before & After: Furniture Facelift and Wallpaper Woes
I began quarantining on March 10, 2020, after an eye surgery that was more invasive than I realized. Mostly because I didn’t ask the...


Refrigerator Rehab - how to maximize space and minimize mental breakdown so you don't get locked
Like the rest of you, I have a lot of people in my house lately. All day. Every day. And even if you have just one person in your house...


Our House
A peek inside The Neighbor's House


Claustrophobia and An Estate Sale - A Survivor's Story
As some of you may remember, I was a Marie Kondo groupie long before she became Netflix-famous. I read her books, I tidied with gusto,...