The Man Closet I’ve discovered that when most people imagine a well organized walk-in closet they usually think of a closet designed with shelves to store expensive purse, glass enclosed cabinets to store even more expensive shoes, and an always over sized chandelier. While this is all true we hardly think of the flip side, a masculine dressing room. Yes, [...]

Do you have a spare room in your home, or are your niños grown and leaving the nest soon?  Well that spare room doesn’t have to become another guest bedroom. Depending on your interests and hobbies, there are a variety of creative ways you can optimize the space to suit your needs, and making the small improvements necessary may prove [...]

As temperatures warm up and summer approaches, outdoor fiestas with friends and familia become regular events for many of us. If your familia is like mine, these celebrations tend to be multi-generational family affairs with a mix of – abuelas, tias, tios, primos, primas y amistades – where traditional foods and new ones co-exist happily on the table. This year [...]

Now that Valentine’s Day is over many of us have lovely bouquet’s of flowers in our homes.  Flowers are lovely to look at and do alot to brighten up a room but many of us overlook the benefits of having them in our homes. Flowers are not only a simple decorating solution liven up a room, they also help to [...]

Dear Marlene, I am moving into my first apartment next month and I would like to know what are the two most important tools to have for home repair? Thanks,  Vicky   Dear Vicky, First of all congratulations on your big accomplishment, moving out on your own is never an easy step, but having the correct tools at home is. [...]

Ir a la universidad, obtener su primer empleo, vivir solo… A estos rituales de cambios, deberá agregar uno más: liquidar sus propios impuestos. Y no es tan terrible como usted cree, porque hay ayuda disponible. El servicio se denomina Free File y se ofrece exclusivamente a través del IRS en asociación con casi 15 empresas líderes de software para impuestos. [...]

 At Casa Latina we’re always on the lookout for projects that are fun, simple to do and inexpensive.  It’s not always an easy combination. So when I discovered http://www.crazyaboutmybaybah.com’s How To Make Easter Egg Shakers | Upcycled Easter Craft I felt I had to share it. It’s a unique family friendly project that can also teach los niños a lesson; how-to [...]

I am a big fan of before-and-after pictures that prove the old adage “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.”  My friend Barbara can buy a battered accessory or piece of furniture at a garage sale and transform it into a knockout decorative item for her home.  Me, I pass by the same piece and think “junk”.  The Barbaras of [...]

Boys Want Good Design Too! Its been my experience that most boys usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to having a room designed with them specifically in mind. Mothers have always made such a big deal about every detail of their daughter’s room, but for some reason when it came to their son’s room, often [...]