Ask the Interior Expert

As I write this piece fall is in full swing and Halloween is just around the corner, next comes a very festive time in home decoration as we all prepare our homes for entertaining and family celebrations.

There has been an increased interest this fall  in the addition of drapery side panels on beautiful decorative rodding to trim our homes. These add a softness and warmth to the setting. The rodding suppliers now offer finials of crystal to coordinate with the resurgence of crystal and glass in the light fixtures. We would love to have you drop in to see these new creations for your homes, of course there is still an interesting array of carved wood and metals to choose from.

Now is the time to order your draperies, table runners etc. to have them ready for the upcoming entertaining.

Ask the Clinical Hypnosis Expert – Peggy Davis

Q: How do I stop from eating when I get depressed? Sometimes I devour everything in sight just to make myself feel better.

A: After dieting, emotional eating is the main cause of obesity. People eat because they are bored, lonely, sad, tired or other emotional reasons, none of which have anything to do with physical hunger. If you eat based on emotional hunger, your body will never feel satisfied by food. This is why they never feel full – they never get the signal to stop eating because they were hungry for emotional fulfilment.

An emotion is a bit like someone knocking on your door to deliver a message. If the message is urgent it knocks loudly; if it’s very urgent it knocks very loudly; if it is very urgent and you don’t answer the door, it knocks louder and louder until you open the door or it breaks it down. The emotion will continue to come up until it’s done its job. As soon as you “open the door” by listening to the emotional message and taking appropriate action, the emotion will be resolved.

The good news is that with this new understanding, you don’t have to be a victim anymore. In future if you are tempted to go and eat a snack, stop and ask yourself this question:  Am I really hungry or do I just want to change the way I feel?

People often realize that their initial weight gain coincided with trauma from the past, ranging from episodes of abuse to seemingly innocuous teasing.  Talking with me about the underlying issues will help unburden you.

October 2011 Article

As I write this article we are in the busiest part of preparations for the Parade of Homes 2011.

We are very proud to have been selected by several of the contractors to provide Lighting Fixtures for their homes. Our design services are represented strongly in two of the homes located in the Desert Blume portion of the show. We have also placed various window treatments in the Brost Developments home and the Winport Homes location.

When you are touring the various homes if you see something you would like to place in your home take careful note of the builder of that particular home, then it is much easier for the various suppliers to help you with your own personal choices.

Visit the homes and see all of what this community has to offer in the way of builders and all of their subtrades, furnishings, accessories, and Lighting fixtures.”

August 2011 Article

We have cleaned out our warehouse and have a number of odds and ends of products at drastic reductions, Lighting, bath department towels, hardware and counter top accessories. vases and prints from the gift ware department. Hurry in for the best selection