There’s something about a well-dressed window box in winter that stops me in my tracks every single time. I remember walking through our neighborhood last December with my daughters Maria and Marina kept pointing at every house with greenery spilling…
Our Thessaloniki apartment had landlord-controlled heating that came on three weeks after we needed it. What followed was an accidental education in how much warmth a home already generates and wastes. Most of it escaping through gaps, cold floors, and…
All a renter longs for is a dedicated, organized, and peaceful environment where they can relax easily without feeling stressed by their surroundings. That’s why decorating with the Japandi style, a beautiful hybrid of Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian functionality, has…
Wrestling with a poorly designed home layout can be highly annoying, especially when it is just a maze of dark hallways and closed-off rooms that completely block your family’s daily flow. All a homeowner longs for is a dedicated, organized,…
Having a boring, unused spare room can be highly annoying, especially when it is just an empty space gathering dust and clutter. All a homeowner longs for is a dedicated, cozy, and stunning home theatre to watch movies after a…
Having a messy entrance can be highly annoying, especially when it is just a pile of dirty shoes and wet winter coats scattered across the floor. All a homeowner longs for is a beautiful, organized, and gorgeous mudroom to welcome…
Drilling holes in your pristine walls can be highly annoying, especially when it is just to hang a few lightweight frames or a small mirror. All a renter or homeowner longs for is a beautifully decorated space without turning their…
I put in a request to the landlord before I moved into my first rental and he gave me his ok to paint the bedroom. So I did, but nothing dramatic, just a soft grey that would fit in anywhere.…
For years, the attic in our Volos summer house was just a place to put things. Not the tidy kind of storage, but the sort where you let it pile up: boxes from one year to the next, odds and…
I said goodbye to a cactus once. I want to be upfront about this before I start recommending plants to anyone. A cactus. The plant that exists specifically for people who forget to water things. The plant that lives in…
