I want to add the subscribe me button on my blogs but how the heck do you do it????? I have read all the subscription stuff but that just tells you how to subscribe to other people….how do you add the widget to your own blog for other people…..HELP!!!!!  Also is anyone getting this….is it syndicated? and what does that mean???? Deborah

I love the way this designer used the choice of green to highlight the back of the cabinets….very clever way to create interest without being to bold.  I did a similar china cabinet for a client by painting it all a darker finish and giving the inside a beautiful lavendar color to accent her platinum ring on the china.

Being an expert in this area….I can certainly say that organization and creativity must play the larger role when inventing space for under 1000 sq. ft.  My husband and I moved from a large home with multi garages and storage buildings to 930 sq.ft. and a small metal shed for storage.  Most of the items we had (I) collected over the years needed to be examined, dissected, and set into take or not to take rows and rows….It was very difficult making the selections that would fit the measured and measured again space that we were filling up very quickly.  It became reality when you are faced with items that you love, love better, and must have won the gamut.  After living in the condo for about 4 years now I am realizing we downsized  just a bit too much but it has been liberating.  The one thing I can advise in downsizing is be sure to decide what it is that you love to do in your home and downsize accordingly.  We love to entertain so our living space needs to be bigger and we always have company coming to the beach for the summer and family visiting on the holidays….we should have picked a place with a guest area separate from my office space.  Now my husband and I in searching for our new adventure place will be sure to get that extra living and entertaining area as well as the additional room for guest and oh yes I forgot to mention A GARAGE.

I am not talking about the weather either honey…..even though it has been brutal hot here the last few days.  I am talking about the new Color Splash Miami show.  I love David Bromstads designs and every time I watch it, I get the urge to paint a painting for my current clients.  He is a true inspiration.  Hope your staying cool where you are.  A fantastic drink to keep you cool in this heat is a large pitcher of water with lots of ice to keep it cold with very thin sliced cucumbers dropped in.  Taste chilling delicious and it is a fantastic summer hydrator.  Deborah