Delightful Home

Kitchens serve as a whole lot more than just a spot to prepare food and eat it. They have come to be a place where children do homework, adults pay bills, recipes are collected, serious conversations and negotiations are held, games are played and crafts are created, along with a myriad of other activities. And [...]

Winter can get dreary in London when the drizzle sets in. There are a couple of ways to brighten up your house, of which the most obvious is with colour; by buying cushions, flowers (real or silk), quilts and throws, candles and arty pin boards. But there are some ways you can bring cheer to [...]

In these penny pinching times it is more important than ever to remain focused upon the family finances. While it is never good to be wasteful, times like these can teach us how to make the most of what we have and not to waste. This means not chucking fresh foods because they have gone [...]

After years of hemming and hawing it is definitely time to turn our attention to making the outside of our delightful home as nice as the inside. It has taken more time than I would care to admit to finish all the decorating of the kitchen, living room, dining room, and bedrooms. But finally we [...]

If you are compiling a list of chores for the children in your family, here is one you may have not thought of to add. Kids are capable of cleaning the leaves of house plants. Once they are old enough to understand that they must be gentle with the leaves as they wipe them off [...]

While in most of your home you are seeking to promote an image or elegance, maturity, uniformity or simplicity, there are no such goals for a kid’s room. Whether it be a child’s bedroom or playroom, you can get creative and have fun with the furnishings, colours, and accessories. Really the sky is the limit. [...]

With the economy weighing us down, it is a great time to embrace economical holiday decorations. Plus, when you make the items yourself you get in a family activity as well. If you are short on time, and even supplies then you will love this idea. Grab some regular old white paper, a piece of [...]

Talk about delightful family project, well that is what you get when you sit down to create a new family crest. Traditionally, a family coat of arms could have transitioned throughout the years as the next generations decided to add a symbol that reflected a change, or when two families came together. Symbolism is the [...]

Something that I think modern families would greatly benefit from is a good old-fashioned game room. No not one filled with electronics and sound systems that are super advanced and unfamiliar to parents. Instead what I envision is a room focused on family activities, filled with a ping pong table, board games, a card table, [...]