A Little Luxury
Published by Beth on Sunday, August 13, 2006 at 5:22 PM
Yesterday was my dear husband's birthday! To celebrate, I bought these adorable flowers for our apartment and made him a really good dinner. The flowers were only 4 dollars, but they make the apartment feel homey.
I change the water every day, and to the water I add 1 tsp. of bleach and 1 tsp. of sugar. The bleach kills any bacteria or fungus that could prematurely kill the flowers, and the sugar provides food. I'm hoping that they will last a week!
I love thinking of creative ways to make a house feel more like a home, a place where we can get away from the world and be together. I hope to create a place my husband loves to come home to! For me, flowers are such a great way to give a home personality and warmth. They are so beautiful, and many can perfume an entire room. Some at the grocery store are even really cheap! Feel free to give me some suggestions and tips for creating a homey environment--I'll post some of them next week!
-Tree
My apartment looked tremendously different once I did something very simple - added curtains. I also tried to use the same fabric that I used for the curtains in other areas of the room to connect them all - for example, a table runner or a coffee table runner, and a pillow for the bed.
Those are all my ideas for now, but perhaps I'll leave more later if I think of them. :-)
This weekend I'm headed to Lowe's to find screws and an electric screwdriver!