Arts + Culture

Designing your home office with style!

Creating a well-designed space that also expresses your personality. Article by Leza Mueller | Photography by Leza Mueller & Charles Howe Design is the process of creating something unique and functional. Style focuses on expressing your personality. Creating a home office takes both of these skills.  A home office needs to be functional, have the proper lighting, be user-friendly and have all the work tools you need easily accessible. Let's not assume every home office space is...

Finance + Legal Services

Money with Michael

Home Improvement Credits Article by Michael Solomon | Photography by Waterbear Photography - Kimber Greenwood If you install energy efficient property after Jan. 1, 2023, and before Jan. 1, 2033. There is a potential credit that you can claim on your tax filing. The credit maximum for each year is $1,200 for energy property costs and certain energy efficient home improvements, with limits on doors ($250 per door and $500 total), windows ($600) and home energy audits ($150). Alternatively...

Home + Design

My Favorite Things

There's no place like home! Article and Photography by Sarah Smith Lead Designer: Kaelyn Schmidt Design This client wanted a farmhouse vibe. Kaelyn Schmidt Design orchestrated the entire process, including ordering, deliveries, installations, and clean-up, so that the client was able to walk inside and immediately feel at home. Your house  can  look like a page in a magazine and still feel like home, all while reflecting your personal style.   Leza Mueller Owner:  Cabi Style with Leza...

Food + Beverage

Cake Crazzie Creates!

Handcrafted home-baked deliciousness turned into Cake Art Article and Photography by Rebecca Sneed Rebecca loves to be artistic and create show-stopping cakes. She started dabbling in the world of baking when she was 17, which grew into hobby baking and creating cake art for friends and family. She created her first sculpted cake in 2010, gaining inspiration from the TV show Cake Boss. In 2018, while working full time as a paralegal, she filed her LLC as a Cottage Bakery, and in 2021, wanting...