Santa Barbara Living: Testament to Why It’s a Top 100 City
What makes Santa Barbara one of the best places to live? Livability.com ranks Santa Barbara, aka the American Rivera, number 30 in the top 100 best places to live. To understand why Santa Barbara living is so prized, all you need to do is take a loo...
Planning to Adopt a Dog? 6 Steps to Successfully Integrate a Furry Family Member into Your Home
Set yourself up for success when you adopt a dog When you adopt a dog, you can expect loads of unconditional love along with unwanted hair, dirt, and slobber. As a true dog lover, I’m always excited to hear when a friend or client gets a new fur b...
What Is the Danish Lifestyle trend called “Hygge” and How Do Santa Barbara Homeowners Embrace It?
Cozy isn't just an adjective, it's a lifestyle Woolly socks, mugs of cocoa, crackling fires...the beloved Danish lifestyle trend of hygge has wintery associations for sure. But it doesn't have to be cold out to get hygge with your home decor. ...
Want a Blissful Night’s Sleep? Check Out These 10 Zen Bedroom Trends
Which Zen bedroom speaks to you? I just read an article in MyDomaine with 10 Zen bedroom trends that will transform your space and even help you get a good night's sleep. Think about it; your bedroom should be on oasis, a cozy, personal, and incre...
Discover Santa Barbara From The Window of A Helicopter
Would you like to discover Santa Barbara from the window of a helicopter? >Santa Barbara Helicopter Tours provides an adventure of a lifetime with the company's sightseeing helicopter tour operation. You'll see why the area is known as the jewel of...
Aging Gracefully in Your Home: New Architecture Designed to Help
I just read an article in Curbed.com about new architecture designed to help homeowners age gracefully. The article takes a look at the philosophy and work of architect Matthias Hollwich who's new book, New Aging, offers a radical blueprint for ret...
How to Store Your Off Season Clothes
Even here in sunny Santa Barbara, we need to store our off season clothes when the season changes. There's an art to storing your clothes. I found an article in Houzz that offers excellent suggestions: 1) Choose a storage space that's clean and st...
Remain healthy and stay in harmony with nature through Ayurveda
Even living here in beautiful sunny Santa Barbara, to remain healthy and stay in harmony with nature, experts highly recommended you make lifestyle and dietary adjustments in the winter. The ancient Indian "science of life" called Ayurveda explain...
Extreme Sustainable Living in Austria
I am always interested in learning about sustainable living ideas and found this story in The Wall Street Journal with the dirt in the topic. The story features the work of Martin Rauch, a ceramic artist and builder in Schlins, Austria, who uses ...
Difficult Real Estate Decisions: Can Tylenol Help?
I just read an interesting article in The Wall Street Journal that might show a correlation between acetaminophen and reduction in the psychological pain of difficult real estate decisions. The article is based on a new study that will be released ne...