Storage decor chic

Get ready for the holiday season by revamping your personal style space. At a dinner gathering recently, I discovered a rather nifty way to store earrings and pins using an old necklace or chain. A perfect small-space storage solution that turns an otherwise plain wall into a showpiece.

Windy City outdoor entertaining tip

This hip trick comes to us courtesy of Jennifer in Chicagoland, the host of my recent houseparty there who dazzled me with her clever home ideas. Here’s one of them, which is also featured on her blog.  

Fall is here, snatch up these last few weeks for outdoor entertaining. Create ambiance by using old lamp and light bulb domes as outdoor candle holders. Wind protection, fire hazard protection and possibly some pretty kaleidoscope action, depending on your dome. Be sure to re-purpose domes that have both a top and bottom opening (or be sure the flame is allowed to vent out of the single opening).