Assisted Living: Ideas For Covering an Exterior Wall


Updated 06/11/10 11:25 AM · Posted by Casa Community · 6 comments

Assisted Living: Ideas For Covering an Exterior Wall

CasaSugar Community member The Grizz posed this question to the Assisted Living group: We recently bought a foreclosure for a great deal but of course, it needs tons of work. You can see where the garage was converted to a den. That door will be replaced and the exterior will be painted probably a cream with black and white accents. The problem is that after we get rid of the door shutters, we Read more

DIY: Hang Plates on a Wall


Updated 09/16/10 10:11 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

DIY: Hang Plates on a Wall

If you read my slideshow on how to decorate on the cheap with pretty plates, you might be feeling inspired to hang some in your own home. Before you get started, there are a few steps you should learn, so you don't wind up with shattered materials for a mosaic instead. While you can just hang a trio evenly spaced on a wall, you'll make more of a statement if you group them in a more unique Read more

Have You Painted an Accent Wall?


Updated 02/17/09 1:27 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 18 comments

Have You Painted an Accent Wall?

Painting an accent wall is the simplest way to create a focal point in any room of a house. It requires just a little paint and a little time, and it's not as risky as painting an entire room. I'm loving this yellow wall from Harts Lane, a rental cottage in Australia. The room is fabulous otherwise in many ways, but the sunny color is just the finishing touch that the monochrome palette needs. Do Read more

Do You Have an Exposed Brick Wall?


Updated 11/12/09 2:35 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 15 comments

Do You Have an Exposed Brick Wall?

I love the rugged, unfinished quality of an exposed brick wall (and I don't mean just around a fireplace). It offers a casual vibe to a room that, as beautiful as they may be, crown moldings and wainscoting just can't give you. An exposed brick wall also makes your accessories (candlesticks, vases) look all the more glamorous in comparison! And hey, Eli Stone looks pretty good in front of one, Read more

How-To: Repair a Hole in the Wall


Updated 09/30/08 9:54 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 2 comments

How-To: Repair a Hole in the Wall

Like us, our homes are living, breathing creatures that need a little TLC every now and then. Just as we might stub our toes or nick ourselves shaving, our homes suffer some occasional battle wounds. But recovery calls for little more than a band-aid of sorts. If you're rearranging furniture or hanging artwork, you might wind up with a small hole in your drywall, but no worries, treatment is Read more

Five Household Tasks to Contract Out


Updated 07/27/08 6:52 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 4 comments

Five Household Tasks to Contract Out

I recently asked you who your handyman is and which tasks around the house you undertake yourself, and which ones you designate to others. Not surprisingly, you're a talented bunch, and some of you cited that you sign up for tasks like installing dishwashers and light fixtures, sanding, plastering, building window shades from scratch, and refinishing furniture. But, according to Popular Read more

Su Casa: The Magnificent Collage Wall


Updated 03/14/08 1:49 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 9 comments

Su Casa: The Magnificent Collage Wall

TeamSugar member Harmonyfrance has shared some photos of her mom's beautiful accent wall. I love decoupage when it's done well, and Harmonyfrance's mom is an expert. Harmonyfrance writes: This is my mother’s magnificent collage wall. These pictures do not do justice to this wall at all. I wish you could see it in person; it’s so beautiful. This is something that I would never think to do. Read more

ferm Contest: QueenLizzy's Wall


Updated 10/22/07 4:00 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 2 comments

ferm Contest:  QueenLizzy's Wall

In case you haven't heard yet, we're running a contest all month long for Dress Your Walls month, this time with the fabulous ferm LIVING, which is giving away a wall's worth of gorgeous wallpaper to one lucky reader. Check out this post to find out how to enter the contest. Here is the next wall in need of some wallpaper rehabilitation. To read what Read more

Strike a Yoga Pose: Handstand Trick


Posted by FitSugar · 7 comments

Strike a Yoga Pose:  Handstand Trick

Spring weather always reminds of how much I love doing handstands in the grass. You can really dig your fingertips into the earth to get some grip, and if you lose your balance - so what? You have a nice cushion of grass to fall on. In the Yoga Stretch and Tell Group, one of our readers, snowdaytoday had a question about how to stay up and balanced in handstand. Doing handstand in the middle of Read more

I Crave the Sun: Sunrise Toaster


Updated 01/20/07 9:20 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 5 comments

I Crave the Sun: Sunrise Toaster

It's a wonder how we survive the winter with limited sunlight. The sun provides us with vitamin D and gives us hope that spring is just around the corner. For those living in northern climes, in cities, or lacking windows to the outside world, it is easy to be affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). But now you can have your sun and eat it too. Really. Check out Sunrise. It's a wall Read more