I think one of the most intimidating things about decorating is buying furniture. Oh the pressure, the pressure. There is so much worry over finding stylish furniture that you will love for years to come. It is a big investment.

You can now find Stylish furniture at FurnitureMinute.com & make your shopping experience a lot easier. I love how they have things organized by room, so the beginner knows exactly what pieces they should have in their living room. Even their rugs are organized by style. This way you can have a continuous theme throughout your home. You don’t have to sift through thousands of products & get a headache. It’s just as simple as deciding that you want to buy a contemporary rug, & there are choices that will fit your room.

It makes shopping for furniture a lot less intimidating. It really helps the average person shop for furniture & design a room by themselves that will fit their needs & tastes.

I knew that Vera Wang designed wedding dresses, but I had no idea that she also had a line for the home. This line of china is very Vera Wang, it is simple & yet embellished at the same time. It’s not a huge expense & would make a perfect wedding gift, or even use it as your wedding china. I think it’s worth the price since it is Wedgewood china. I have no idea when I am getting married & probably won’t be able to afford one of her dresses. However, it’s worth it just to be able to say you own a Vera Wang.

Tags: wedding, vera-wang, decorating, shopping, bargains, china, wedgewood

Like everything else in life, selling your house can be confusing. It’s a big decision, & doing it incorrectly can give you a lot of stress & make you lose a lot of money. I learned about something new today called flat fee mls which is the middle ground between selling your house by yourself & having a realtor. You will cut your agent fees in half, & you will have to do some of the marketing yourself, but you will probably save a lot of money. There was recently an article in the New York Times about how realtors are an endangered species. It make sense, people put a lot of money & time into their home, & they don’t want to have to give a substantial portions of that to a realtor. Going it alone can also be scary. This is the best of both worlds.

I know some websites will tell you 1,000,000 uses for baby oil.  I only have one, but it’s a good one. It really is the household product that can do anything.  I was amazed when I was staining some cabinets & baby oil got the stains off of my hands & off everything else that had stain on it that shouldn’t.  It’s much less abrasive then turpentine, in fact I don’t even know why people use turpentine if baby oil will work just as well.