Shelter is my guiding word for this year. It is a non-striving word. A shelter offers refuge, provides safety, and embraces calm and quiet. So far, this series of Shelter essays has focused on where I find comfort in places and things. But of course, my most important … [Read more...] about Finding Shelter…In My Home
Home and Books
Enhance Your Home With Plants In The Bedroom – Part 2 of 3
There are many benefits to having indoor plants in your home. Most importantly, “they make for a happy environment, help purify the air, and lighten the space,” says General Manager Kristina Haysley of Mahonia. Research published by NASA found that houseplants convert carbon … [Read more...] about Enhance Your Home With Plants In The Bedroom – Part 2 of 3
Enhance Your Home With Houseplants – Part 1 Of 3
There are many benefits to having indoor plants in your home. Most importantly, “they make for a happy environment, help purify the air, and lighten the space,” says General Manager Kristina Haysley of Mahonia, a home decor store in the NuLu area of downtown … [Read more...] about Enhance Your Home With Houseplants – Part 1 Of 3
Looking For A Good Book? Here’s What We’re Reading This Summer
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer While a book about a death doula may not strike you as a fun summer read, The Collected Regrets of Clover is certainly an exception. Less about death and more about living life to its fullest, this book follows the adventures of … [Read more...] about Looking For A Good Book? Here’s What We’re Reading This Summer
A Kentucky-Themed Guest Room – The Making Of A New Space
A home is ever evolving. One day you might find the smallest residents of your household have grown up and moved out on their own. If your kids have grown and flown, there are two things you know for sure: You’re left with an inexplicable amount of grade school drawings and a … [Read more...] about A Kentucky-Themed Guest Room – The Making Of A New Space