Interior Design and Home Market Trends Report- 2023
My business associates and I traveled to Atlanta for the January AmericasMart gift and home exhibit both to stock our antique and gift...
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Recent Blogs
David Locke
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How to have an amazing and easy pool party for the kids
Pool parties are our children’s favorite parties! Each year they look forward to hosting their school classes on the last day of school....
David Locke
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Collecting Easter Eggs
I guess I’m one of those people who starts collections of all sorts of things! Is it a curse or a blessing? I’m not sure which, but I’ll...
David Locke
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Cleaning Under the Sofa with a Blower?
Jellybeans, Legos, half eaten sticks of gum, Nerf bullets, wrappers, dust bunnies and dog hair, no, this is not the contents of a child’s...
David Locke
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Top 10 Small Touches to Make Your House Feel Holiday Ready Even If You Don’t Put Up A Tree
1-Christmas Scented Hand Soap We always head to Bath and Body Works for a few Christmas hand soaps. Scent triggers so many deep memories...
David Locke
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Robin and David's Favorite Things List for Christmas 2020
Need some advice for Christmas gifts for the guys and gals in your life? My wife Robin and I have compiled a list of our top favorite...
David Locke
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Building an Unconventional Fire Pit
Having a fire pit in your yard is a great way to extend your living space during colder months and get family and friends outside.
David Locke
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Cookie Sheets: Keep Legos Out From Under Your Feet and Out of the Vacuum
f you're a boy dad or mom then I know you have stepped on a razor sharp Lego in the middle of the night barefoot. Ouch! My wife came up with
David Locke
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Cleaning to the middle- an easy way to straighten your home
leaning and straightening your house every morning can seem insurmountable. I found a handy dandy helpful hint that helps me every morning..
David Locke
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Falling in Love with an Indoor Cat, An Unlikely Love Story
A few weeks ago my wife’s phone dinged with a text from a friend offering a kitten. A stray cat they cared for had kittens in the bushes...
David Locke
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Entertaining "Toothpaste in the Sink" Friends
I was getting my house ready for some friends to come over for dinner. I'd waited until about 2 hours before they came to begin prepping....
David Locke
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The 22 Essential Kitchen Tools
My cousin, a friend and follower, recently asked my top ten kitchen tools. She has a smaller kitchen in her Florida home and space is a...
David Locke
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The Lost Art of Soaking
No matter what I'm presented with in the laundry from poo to blood, I soak it. I also believe that powdered detergents work better than liqu
David Locke
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Caring for Live Trees in Six Easy Steps
Here is a quick list of how you can keep your tree fresh and clean all season long.
David Locke
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Amaryllis- The Magical Christmas Bulb
Amaryllis take about 6-8 weeks to flower so, if you have not already, get your bulbs started for blooming around the holidays.
David Locke
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Ten Ideas for a Smooth Thanksgiving
Keep Thanksgiving fully planted as the final celebration of autumn and the harvest.
David Locke
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The 15 Decor Items Every House Needs
If you start with these 15 items you'll be on your way to having a great looking home no matter your style from simple and casual to elegant
David Locke
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Vinegar and Getting the New York Street Funk Out!
A cup of vinegar in the wash removed all odor. Since then, years later and two sons later, vinegar is my go to for odor problems of all kind
David Locke
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New findings... 100% of Weeds are Beautiful
Bringing plants into the home from the native landscape is also a great way to teach your kids about nature and the plant kingdom.
David Locke
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Lilly Mae's Doodlebugs and Petunias- Finding Your Microclimate
If you have a plant you want to grow in your yard and cannot or have a plant that excels in your garden, but is a flop for a friend, the ans
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