Forget the Oscars. Instead indulge in a Nancy Meyers film where caregivers can learn about relationships, love, sanctuary spaces at home and how life gets better with age
The Snug Home
Mastering The Art of Thanksgiving: Channeling Julia Child
5 Home Design Tips and a Holiday Secret from America’s First Celebrity Chef Photo: Jim Scherer - Boston Magazine For those who know me, cooking is not my forté. It is not for lack of trying, I am simply a total disaster in the kitchen. The most important culinary tool...
A Brand New Hue
2022 Paint Colors Go Green Evoking Biophilic Home Design for Health and Happiness This article originally appeared on Thrive Global Every fall, paint manufacturers announce their new colors for the coming new year and for 2022 the go-to color is a palette of...
5 Trends for 2021 Universal Design and Décor In the Home
Each year, experts at Elle Décor, Veranda, Architectural Digest, Domino, HGTV Magazine and more let us in on future home décor trends. Using my gerontological eye I curated these 2021 trends into my design for life plans – a custom blend of beauty and practicality for...
Bring the New Jazz Age from The Plaza Hotel to Your Home
It has been a century since F. Scott Fitzgerald dazzled the world with his literary brilliance typing out “This Side of Paradise,” “The Beautiful and the Damned” and his masterwork “The Great Gatsby” on his portable Remington.
Universal Design Basics: The Bathroom
Most owners of older homes, even those with recent bathroom renovations, do not plan ahead for their future health needs. As we age, challenges with mobility, standing, bending, reaching, visual impairment and other issues all can lead to safety hazards in our bathrooms. In addition, technology and medical innovators are looking at the bathroom as the new “health hub” where tracking and analyzing various health data can support prevention and management of chronic disease.
Our Origin Story: The Snug Home
I have always lived life with rose-colored glasses. I have also designed my life and my home with the alchemy of past memories (family and friends) blended with modern sensibility and style. When I first decided I wanted to write about universal home design from the...
Our Passion and Purpose at The Snug Home
As a caregiving expert and influencer, I know the desire to stay in our homes as long and independently as possible, something industry insiders call “aging in place (AiP),” is what 9 in 10 people over age 65 wish. Currently most of the focus on AiP is on health needs...