Ellen Caruso's (ellenscreative) Blog

Many years ago, I was asked to partake in a first grade Halloween class project. I being a designer was full of ideas. I came up with my own festive take on "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly". I made puzzle pieces for every student with a line drawing mounted on top. They had no idea wh...

Who will get the crown? It is full of details, decorative, graceful, the finishing touch, it sits high and mighty with a bird’s eye view, and it will give your boring rooms envy, a wealth worth having.   Crown Molding…   ...it cuts no corners, and requires a mitered or coped joint   ...made in wo...

Why do they say If something is a horse of a different color, it's a different matter or separate issue altogether? Clearly a horse can be of a different color.                                                           These horses are part of a collection at the Manhasset Americana. They are as ...

  Why not? I’ve had it with doors, windows, stairs, garages, stonewalls, balconies and hidden treasures. Isn’t it time to throw it all in the kitchen sink? Everything else goes in there such as food, garbage, waste, dirty dishes, clothes soaking and dirty paint brushes, and shoes (sometimes havin...

Your probably thinking this is another blog with charts and grids of past years vs. current sales, or of capturing the trends in today’s’ market. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. This blog is about Stairs (and I don’t mean the kind you get when your zipper is undone, or when you have toil...

We on Long Island have had so much rain these past few weeks, it was met with mixed feeling. Yes we needed it after a dry summer and many brown lawns, and my son was sick and tired of watering the freshly planted trees that needed daily watering to survive. However, soccer season started, and my ...