Home Decor

Andrew Bayer of Apothicc Creates Home Goods That You’ll Never Find at HomeGoods

By Nikki Barringer / November 14, 2023 /

A few weeks ago Andrew Bayer gave me arguably one of the best gifts ever. It’s currently tied for first with a pink Christmas tree and the birth of my two children. It was a handmade rug that measured two feet by two-and-one-half feet. It’s almost as big as my son and that’s going to…

Poll Reveals Americans’ Biggest Home Decor Regrets

By CandysDirt / August 20, 2023 /

The ‘70s nostalgia is over — 42 percent of Americans regret ever thinking shag carpets, conversation pits and wood-paneled walls were ever trendy. A new poll of 2,000 US homeowners found 75 percent admit some of their past home improvement choices aged poorly over the years, and 69 percent are embarrassed to have people over…

Eve Short Brings Redolence Gems Candles to Dallas From Palm Beach

By Candy Evans / November 30, 2022 /

There is nothing more fitting to the holiday season than candles and the flickering of candlelight as the days turn shorter for winter. One luxury candle-maker with strong Dallas ties is lighting the way with her brand of custom fragrant, soy-based candles named Redolence Gems that are designed to invoke memories with specific, custom-made scents.…

Sarah Zubiate: The Joy of Hosting And The Power of Food

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 7, 2020 /

By Sarah ZubiateFounder and Farmer at ZUBI’s Did I really say hosting? What about COVID? Yes, I said it! I’m the kind of woman — cue my feisty, Latin blood, and personality — who loves to host family and friends. I truly get energized by planning parties whether it’s for my or my hubby’s business,…

Did You Hear? 2020 Ikea Catalog Boasts Sweet Dreams and Sweet Tunes

By Bethany Erickson / August 2, 2019 /

There doesn’t seem to be an agnostic opinion about Ikea — you either love the Swedish chain and its cinnamon rolls and meatballs, furniture names that sound like sneezes, and its labyrinth-like stores, or you still have nightmares about that Allen wrench and one bookshelf you tried to put together in your first apartment, and…