Note: I've updated this review to reflect Fresco's most current line of towels. Please click through to read my thoughts on the new line! I've been admiring the colorful designs from Fresco Towels for a while now. The towels are available for purchase through the company's website and major retailers like Anthropologie. The designs are so fresh and unusual — I'm hard-pressed to think of Read more

If you've read any of my past candle reviews, you probably know that as much as I'm a candle fanatic, I'm also quite picky about what I light up in my home. The latest candle to come under my scrutiny is Tocca's Bianca Candle ($38). I've had good experiences with the luxury brand's beauty products in the past, but had never tried Tocca home fragrances. To begin, let's just say that Bianca had me Read more

If I were to ask you, "Are you proud of your kitchen?" I would venture to guess that most of you would respond, "No." Considering that the average age of the American home in 35 years, many of you have may inherited an old kitchen with laminate floor tile and countertops or dingy, dated cabinetry that doesn't look exactly as you'd wish. With home prices down 30 to 50 percent, most consumers are Read more

I've painted a lot of walls in my day, and almost inevitably I end up with sore arms and wrists. This wasn't the case this past weekend, when I finished a blackboard wall in my kitchen (more pictures of that project coming soon). The reason why? I credit my wrist comfort to the Green Toad Pivoting Paint Brush ($11). I was recently sent a Green Toad paint brush to review, and I was pleasantly Read more

I'm a big fan of mobiles, so I was excited to check out FluffyCo's Eco Mobiles ($68). Made of sustainably farmed wood veneer over recycled, formaldehyde-free MDF, they're a great option for your living room, bedroom, or a child's nursery. The mobiles currently are available in two motifs: a circus version (shown here) and a bird version. While the bird mobile seems a more natural choice for an Read more

Watching seeds grow into plants will fill both novice and seasoned gardeners with pride, but getting tiny seedlings to sprout is not always as easy as it sounds. Despite many failed attempts, I've taken to growing my own herbs from scratch, and because I wasn't having the best luck using my own containers, I decided to give the Jiffy-7 Greenhouse ($6) a try. To see if my seeds grew into big, Read more

Returning home after a fantastic vacation is disappointing, especially if you're greeted by a house full of dead plants. For an upcoming trip, I'm planning ahead and instead of troubling a friend or paying someone to water my house plants, I picked up a product that seemed to be the perfect solution: HydroSpikes. I gave the automatic watering system a trial run to see if it really does the trick. Read more

How does your garden grow? At one point mine was dying (literally) of thirst, so I searched for a solution to keep my planters, pots, and hanging baskets drought-resistant. A friend told me that Hydro-Mats ($10 for eight 7 inch x 7 inch mats) are the only way her arid garden in Denver stays lush, so I decided to give it a try. Basically Hydro-Mats are small pieces of poly-spun fabric with polymer Read more

If you've read any of my past candle reviews, you probably know that as much as I'm a candle fanatic, I'm also quite picky about what I light up in my home. I recently reviewed a Himalayan Trading Post candle and have one more from the candlemaker to tell you about today. Next up is the Fleur-de-Lys Honeysuckle Tumbler Candle ($14). I own very similar Fleur-de-Lys Glasses, which I adore, and I'm Read more

Purchasing a $140 trash can feels ridiculous — it does hold trash, after all. But had I known how much I would love my Simplehuman tall kitchen trash can the day I bought it, I probably would have paid even more. The company sells all shapes and sizes of trash cans, and I bought this right-angled one because it fit so cozily in the corner I needed to fill. I can't seem to find the exact model Read more