Happy Hour

Here's a Happy Hour that will give you plenty of pat-on-the-back satisfaction.  Styling a bookcase is a quick change you can make to any room.  By editing your books and adding objects / framed photos / art, you'll have a new look without costing a cent.  And while a bookshelf is the practical place to store your curated books, let's look at how to create even more interest by using handsome styling....

Happy May Day!  How about celebrating May Day this year since we're all tucked inside? A little bouquet on your neighbors' doors might be just the ticket to perk us up.  When I wrote this last year, getting out to the nursery wasn't a big deal but even now, there's lots to pick from just outside our doors.  I'm sending this out today in hopes you have a special May Day!

For this Happy Hour, how about br...

With Easter just one week away, are you rethinking how to celebrate?  Even though we're confined to home, we can make it special for our families.  Decorating eggs is a perfect Happy Hour this week.  You can find all kinds of tips online including coloring eggs using Cool Whip or shaving lotion with food coloring.  Before you start, let's look at some inspiring eggs. 

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Modern marbleize...

Are you under a "shelter in place" order like we are in California?   Hard to imagine even a week ago, that it would come to this.  I'm all for doing everything we can to prevent this virus from spreading, but in the meantime, the beginning of spring came last week.  Maybe an easy Happy Hour will cheer us all up.  

Nothing says spring like an oversized bouquet. A trip to your backyar...

Take into consideration we can only binge-watch TV so long.  As we consider nesting in the next weeks, why not take a Happy  Hour and "binge-read" some shelter magazines?  It's the perfect time to catch up on old issues and check out what's new. 

With almost everything online,  we really don't need real magazines any more as screen images will do.  Gotta say, even with all the virtual stuff (a...

Last Sunday, we looked a glamorous rooms.  This week, I'm proposing using  a Happy Hour to add a bit of "glam" into one of your rooms.  And what better way than to start with something from IKEA.  Huh?  It never occurred to me, but IKEA devotees are nothing if not super creative. Take these plain IKEA glass vases as an example.  A dip of gold paint turns them into something really luxe.  Let's take a look at some other inspiri...

Every been in a restaurant when it turns "Happy Hour?"  You notice the mood instantly changes as everyone is ready for fun.  Whenever I'm having a Bad Hair Day, my cure is always a personal Happy Hour.  ​

To  me, Happy Hour means 60 carefree minutes of ME time.  

A couple of times a month, a Happy Hour will pop up here to  inspire you to do something magical, inexpensive and as gWitster sa...

This Happy Hour isn't exactly fun but I promise you'll smile the rest of the year.  That is, every time you open your linen closet.  Since it's the Out with the Old, In with the New time of year, let's make the most of wherever you store your linens.

I propose just taking 60 minutes to clear the shelves and then, toss everything you haven't used in a couple of years.  Donate sheet sets or towels that aren't "your" col...

This Happy Hour is all about getting some kind of skirt for our Christmas tree table.  In 2018, we gave away our 8' Christmas tree.  It took a village to get it out of the basement, up two flights of stairs and set up.  I love my new two-piece 4.5" tree, pre-lit with 450 lights and weighing just 18 lbs (Amazon).  I easily assembled it on a 24" high small table, making it a total of 6.5' in height.  As you can see, th...

This Happy Hour uses a glass cloche - perfect for small autumn vignette.  Little collectables fit under a glass dome and natural objects look even more special.  You might have a glass dome in your pantry - a cheese dome, a cake stand cover, a Mason jar, a glass canister turned upside down.  If you don't have a base, you can use a book, a plate, a piece of wood or just sit it on a surface.  Cloches / bell jars / glass domes ar...