What a great holiday project! Since many of us are hosting holiday parties this season, pretty votive holders are a must-have for table settings or festive mantels. So, I was thrilled to find this project from SwissMiss. Alpenglow is defined as the reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, and when this project is lit up, it certainly resembles that!
Su Casa member tweet hotpants recently shared images of and details about her dining room, which received a gorgeous makeover. When she first moved in, her dining room was painted a boring shade of beige and its brass chandelier wasn't quite her style. "The first thing we did was spray paint the chandelier matte black to make it look like wrought iron," she says. Then, she painted the walls a soft blue, and added a chair rail and crown molding. And, she picked up a painting of a Venice canal that matches the color of her blue walls perfectly! To see the wonderful transformation, read more
TeamSugar member CityGal is throwing a holiday party in her tiny New York City studio, which has French doors dividing her "bedroom" (only room for a bed) from her minuscule living room/oven-less kitchen. In other words, her party will be a little bit like the Flight of the Conchords episode when Jemaine throws a party in his new apartment: the empty cleaning closet.
No one's gonna rain on Citygal's party, though! She's created room for her guests by flipping her mattress on its end, which she'll conceal behind a curtain. This opens up the bedroom, making more space for the party-goers. You gotta do what you gotta do! If her trick's not for you, try my primer on maximizing space for a party. Source
When it comes to sustainable technologies, Royal Boon Edam is truly opening doors. The company has introduced the world's first energy-generating revolving door, which not only saves energy but also generates it with each person who passes through. The door was installed in the Driebergen-Zeist railway station in the Netherlands, which was recently refurbished by RAU, an architect firm specializing in ecological buildings. The energy that commuters apply to the door by pushing it is harnessed by a special generator, which safely controls the rotating speed of the door. Meanwhile, low-energy LED lights in the ceiling slurp up the stored energy to keep the door space constantly illuminated. To hear more about this inventive technology, read more
The only child to survive into adulthood of one of America's most prominent presidents built this Georgian Revival Summer home on 500 acres of land in Manchester, VT, at the turn of the 20th century. It was home to only his descendants until 1975, when it was purchased by a historical society; today, it lives on as a museum, preserving the family legacy. Can you tell me the name of his father, the former president?
What a great holiday project! Since many of us are hosting holiday parties this season, pretty votive holders are a must-have for table settings or festive mantels. So, I was thrilled to find this project from SwissMiss. Alpenglow is defined as the reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, and when this project is lit up, it certainly resembles that! 
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