why some colors work and some colors don't

its sad but true that not all colors work in all rooms or every type of home. for example a light blue might look good in the bathroom, or a kids room, but a light room in the living room not so much. I can try to picture a way that it could work, but nothing come to mind. When picking out colors for a room there are many things to think about such as; what do you want the feel of the room to be? is it an appropriate color for the bathroom or kitchen? does it go good with the flooring? all of these are great questions to ask when trying to pick out a color for a room. here are some tips to help you decide what looks best.
dark blue-sophisticated, a good color for a reading room or if you want a bit of a colorful in an office
light blue- kid friendly color. great for kids room.
light pink-also a very kids oriented color for a room
yellow- this is a very bright and sunny color, makes sense that its really for a room like a sun room. don't make the mistake that my mom did and try to paint the kitchen a mellow calm yellow, and wake up to the sun literally in her kitchen. I'm glad to say that immediately that day she repainted it white.
green- you have to be really bold to use a color like green. green shoes nature and sometimes wealth but I would not recommend painting your living room green under any circumstance.
light purple- this is a very spiritual color
white- basic color that can go perfect in any room. is great for opening up spaces and making everything seem brighter and bigger. always a great color choice if you aren't a person who likes colored walls.
purple- this color can be a very calming and also bold color choice
maroon- this is one of my favorite colors that has been in style this season that I have seen in many kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms.

If you are not a big fan of your entire living area being a color you can always use the color whether its maroon, or blue, or purple as just an accent wall. so one wall will be a color and the rest will be either a white, cream, or gray. that is what I did for my room because I didn't like the idea of my entire room being purple so I had one wall purple and the rest grey and used purple accent pieces to match like my purple curtains and some purple pillows.

     when picking out the types of paint there are certain paints that are made especially for easy cleaning in case of messes, and better wear and tear resistance, both great qualities to have in a paint if you have kids. this definitely came in handy when my little sister for some reason decided to draw with black marker all over the white walls in the living room.
     patterns are a great thing to play will on walls but can also be tricky to match with other things in the room. my advice for this is you will either love it or hate is. also kids rooms are good way to test this out and a textured or patterned wall can always look good in a kids room because they are a kid and there room should be colorful and full of fun shapes and patterns.
    I am sure there are more things to think about when picking out a color for a room but I hope these tips helped you pick the right color for your room.

no carb cauliflower pizza.

pizza is one of the best foods by far, however the bad thing about pizza is the carbs! so good but not so good for you. the best way to eat pizza with out the loads of carbs is no carbs at all. no carbs? no problem, just make your own crust with cauliflower instead of flour.

Step one: cut up one head of cauliflower and grind up in food processer. 

 Step two: heat chopped up cauliflower in the microwave tell steamy

Step three: in a bowl combine 2 eggs and Italian seasoning to taste (meaning the amount of seasoning should be as much as you like)

 Step four: add italian style cheese to egg mixture. then mix in the cauliflower.

Step five: butter pan with crisco and evenly spread out the pizza crust onto the pan

Step seven: brush on a layer of olive oil and then stick into the oven at 450 for 10 min

 Step eight: after pizza crust is golden brown, start to add your sauce and topping. then stick back into the oven for another 10 min and there yah go!

icecream carmel delight

my family and i used to always watch the original chopped show on the Food network and one day my family got the idea to have our very own chopped competition at home. we are given certain ingredients that you have to use and anything else in the kitchen is free game to make up a recipe and serve it to the judges or in our case, our parents. here is a recipe i came up with when giving the ingredients of vanilla wafflers and strawberries.

Step one: crush up 1 box of animal crackers in a food proceser.
step two: slowly mealt 1 stick of butter in microwave
step three: mix vanilla waffers and and butter in a medium bowl.
step four: lay an even layer of the vanilla waffer mix into 8 by 8 pan
Step five: heat carmel in microwave tell at consistensy that is easy to spread.
Step six spread carmel envenly in pan.
Step seven: soften ice cream by letting in sit out for a bit before scooping into the pan. flatten the top.
Step eight: put into freezer
Step six: cut up strawberries to put onto ice cream when serving dessert.

bathroom styles

when i was younger i remember being jealous of my friend who had the fuzzy seat cover for their toilet and the matching fuzzy rug that fit perfectly around the toilet, but now when i look back at that i wonder what the point of those things were. you never sit on the top of the toilet, so why does it need to be comfortable? there are many weird fads that come in and out of style for the bathroom. for example carpet in the bathroom, pink bathtubs, and floral tiles. thankfully bathrooms these days have evolved from those God awful trends. so whats next for the bathroom, we've gone through the everything pink, everything having crown molding and the terrible idea of carpet phases. now we are in the modern times of everything looking sleek, shinny, and perfect. we like the bathroom to be calming but very organized and put together. the bathroom seems like the least likely place for technology, but i see that is wear we are headed. we already have the speakers in the shower, and the fancy toilets have been around in Japan for a long time. in public bathrooms we have automatic everything which we find very helpful. i see our future being TV's in the bathroom, bathtubs that draw your bath for you, high tech temperature settings for the shower, hopefully technology that will help us save water at the sink. i hope to learn more about the past of the bathroom and how the styles have evolved.

what to do with old valentines day flowers

flowers are always a great gift to receive for many occasions. i really hope you received flowers for valentines day and if you did hopefully they haven't became wilted yet. when flowers start to get old it is really hard to have to throw them away. here are some ideas of what to do with those flowers.

banana snack

when coming home from school, or stopping home quick between practice and work, a quick an easy snack is always fruit. whats great about fruit is its healthy, sweet, and delicious. one thing i like ot make at home is banana rolled in peanut butter and grahm cracker. its super simple.

step one: peel and cut a banana into slices.

Step two; put about a forth of a cup of peanut butter into a small mixing bowl.

Step three: grind up grahm cracker in food processor

Step four: mix grahm crackers with peanut butter until a good consistency so that it is mixed evenly

Step five: roll the edges of each individual banana slice in peanut butter and gram crackers.

Step six: roll the edges of each individual banana slice in more of just the gram cracker crust

tip: for more yummy goodness drizzled chocolate over sliced bananas or dip in chocolate and freeze for later.

tip: this is a snack that needs to be eaten right away or it will become rotten.  

love it or list it

love it or list it is a HGTV show that is about the business partner duo of Hilary Farr, the interior designer, and David Visentin, who is the reinstate agent. Hilary and David help their clients either love their current home or sell it and buy a different one. what great about this show is either way the client gains something from this. I wouldn't rate this show as one of my top favorite on HGTV however there are some things about it that i like better than other shows. the competition between Hilary and David add a comical banter to the show. they both want what's best for the client, however they think their way is always better. on one side Hilary redoes their current home to make it more appealing to the owner, while David shows the clients new homes that he believes will be more to their liking. I think one benefit or problem about this show is that when the client is deciding if they want to stay in their new and improved home or go to a new home, which usually has other benefits that they have been wanting such as the area the house is located, why would you not list your home. You not only get to go to the more improved location, but you have a home that is modernly renovated and ready to sell. i think this show is pretty good, but it wouldn't be one of my first recommendations. however its much more popular than some of the other HGTV shows. its been around for a while, since 2008 and has had 10 seasons.