Incorporating Hot New Trends to Update Your Home for the New Year

1) Rich colors are the buzz for 2010 and Peacock blue is leading the pack, not navy and not turquoise but that rich, warm shade in between. This is great as fabric on an occasional chair, wall color, drapery fabric or even used just as a small accent color in accessories. Also, orange as an accent is still very chic, whatever the shade, orange adds a feeling of warmth and a great pop of color. Mauve, lavender and dark eggplant are also very in and look great paired with navy blue, a silvery gray and white. Having the newest hue somewhere in your home can instantly revive a space that is looking tired and drab. If you’re afraid to paint an entire room just paint just one accent wall, maybe just a wall your sofa is on or your bed is on. You can also incorporate these great colors in a smaller way – get some throw pillows or add accessories in your favorite shade of a new color and wake up your space!

A Tween room Makeover

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Top 10 Reasons to Give Libby Langdon’s Small Space Solutions as a Gift!

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A Study in Contrast

More Halloween Ideas

Fall Home Decór

Autumn Chandelier Wreath

Carve out the tops of 6 mini pumpkins and place tealight candles inside the pumpkins. Lay a simple grapevine wreath flat on a table, wire the mini pumpkins to the wreath and insert stems of fallen leaves and berries in between the pumpkins.  Keeping the wreath flat, attach 3 lengths of small chain to hang the “Chandelier” and join the three chains at the top with an “S” hook.  Suspend from a porch ceiling or over an indoor table for a rustic, autumn ambiance.

Libbys fun Fall Food

Party Menu Ideas

There are limitless food/ recipe possibilities, this is just to give you an idea of the types of things I have recipes for.

Hors D’ oeuvres:

Mini Gruyere grilled cheese sandwiches, herbed goat cheese on sweet potato slices, deviled eggs, grapes covered in Roquefort and rolled in crushed pistachios, devilish chicken wings,  3 bruschettas – corn polenta with pancetta, olive tapenade with mozzarella and butternut squash puree’ with fresh ricotta.

Entrées:

Paella, Pork Tenderloin and mushroom ragout with mashed potatoes, world class chili, Simple Roasted lemon/garlic chicken with corn succotash

Desserts:

Apple Crostata, Pumpkin puree crostata, devils food cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, spider icing butter cookie.