Kathy Barnes

2 weeks ago | bhg.com | Kathy Barnes

Photo: Brie Goldman | Design: Katie Leporte Like the early bird songs and flowering trees, decorating Easter eggs is a rite of spring. Every year, we flex our creative muscles for new ways to decorate Easter eggs. If you love decorating as much as we do, taking this extra step will give you a chance to keep these little treasures for many years. Simply blow the eggs (use the contents to cook, of course!), then save the shells for decorating.

3 weeks ago | chronicleonline.com | Patricia Shannon |Kathy Barnes

Let’s get something straight: There’s nothing wrong with choosing a paint color you love, even if it doesn’t top the paint color charts. In fact, choosing a color that doesn’t speak to you might just be the most cringe-worthy of mistakes, says Michelle Bray, owner of Five Star Painting. Instead, some of the most problematic paint color issues come about through the absence of professional expertise. Designers can help turn a ho-hum palette into a full-fledged work of art.

3 weeks ago | tribunecontentagency.com | Patricia Shannon |Kathy Barnes

Let’s get something straight: There’s nothing wrong with choosing a paint color you love, even if it doesn’t top the paint color charts. In fact, choosing a color that doesn’t speak to you might just be the most cringe-worthy of mistakes, says Michelle Bray, owner of Five Star Painting. Instead, some of the most problematic paint color issues come about through the absence of professional expertise. Designers can help turn a ho-hum palette into a full-fledged work of art.

1 month ago | bhg.com | Kathy Barnes

Photo: ti-ja / Getty Images We dote on our four-legged family members with necessary grooming, toy subscriptions, dog parks, day spas, and even fresh pet food subscriptions. We buy machines and sprays designed to clean up their messes, and we dress them up in holiday sweaters and Halloween costumes. We love our dogs and cats so much, and we're happy to spoil them rotten. But the one thing we should do is something most of us aren't, and that's the real rotten here.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kathy Barnes

We dote on our four-legged family members with necessary grooming, toy subscriptions, dog parks, day spas, and even fresh pet food subscriptions. We buy machines and sprays designed to clean up their messes, and we dress them up in holiday sweaters and Halloween costumes. We love our dogs and cats so much, and we're happy to spoil them rotten. But the one thing we should do is something most of us aren't, and that's the real rotten here.