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Join Christine McKim every Monday morning at 7:55 a.m. on WXXK-FM, WGXL-FM and WTSL-AM for the latest in home furnishing tips and trends. Please click below to check out any segments you've missed. We welcome your feedback!
July 2010
In July's Inspired Living segments, Christine pays tribute to locally owned and operated businesses. There are many local businesses all over the New England area, and Bridgman's does it's part to support them by carrying local lines like Cherry Pond, Lyndon Furniture and Thors Elegance, just to name a few. Christine discusses supporting these businesses by patronizing local farm stands and locally owned restaurants as well as purchasing locally produced products like soaps, cheeses and beverages.
- Keep local dollars local
- Keep your summer home cool in the heat
- Locally produced products
- New England made furniture
June 2010
June's Inspired Living Series tips focus on love — the love of entertaining, the love of tradition, a space to rekindle your love and lastly, the love of vacationing – in your own home! Listen to this month's series for advice on creating a relaxing get-away space, a setting to entertain friends indoors or out, or the perfect space to light the spark back in your love life.
May 2010
May’s Inspired Living segments are all about decorating using your own personal style. There’s something for everyone this month, including all the details of decorating with the five elements of feng shui (water, metal, fire, earth and wood), decorating using a monotone piece as inspiration for the main living areas of your home, decorating for the sports fanatic and finally, pieces for your home designed with Mom in mind.
- The Five Elements of Feng Shui
- In the Mood for Monotone
- For the Love of Mom
- Designer Tips for the Sports Fanatic
APRIL 2010
April’s Inspired Living segments are all about color inspiration! Learn how to make the best choices and freshen up your color scheme with Christine’s room-transforming tips and techniques. Christine also discusses making the old new again! She talks about redecorating in a contemporary style, but still using a signature piece of antique furniture to dress up any room.
- Bring in the color!
- Finding your color inspiration
- Taking color to new heights!
- What’s on tap for Home Trends
MARCH 2010
March is Home Improvement month! In this month's Inspired Living, Christine dedicates three of her segments to discuss how to redecorate using some of the latest trends to create a modern or contemporary style. Using inspiration from a shabby-chic store in New York City, she also talks about the pieces of furniture, color tones and accents that can be used to create an inviting shabby-chic style in any home.
- Shabby-Chic
- Renovating your home or a room? First ask yourself, "What is my style?"
- Do you like the Latest trends?
- Identifying your key color component
- Adding metal, glass or stone to your decorating
FEBRUARY 2010
In this month's Inspired Living, Christine gives us pet-friendly fabric advice for furniture in your home as well as tips on refreshing your old furniture by making it new again — with slipcovers! She also pays tribute to our forefathers for Presidents' Day by discussing all the American-made brands of furniture that can be purchased at Bridgman's.
- Using slipcovers to refresh your current room style
- Moving furniture to add character or re-upholestering furniture to create flow in your rooms
- Pet-friendly fabric advice for furniture in your home
- President's Day American-made furniture shout out
JANUARY 2010
Christine provides
simple tips to create a special space
for the guy in your life. The "man cave".But don't forget some homes with a "man cave" also
deserve a feminine equivalent. She also tackles calls regarding furniture arrangements and colors and patterns.