I hope you found this helpful if you use one of these big water dispensers in your house too!.

as shiny as possible, that’s kind of the point of them, isn’t it?Putting crystal in the dishwasher can potentially lead to crystal chipping or cracking, and the harsh environment in the dishwasher can also dull the surface slightly after many rounds through.

Just hand wash them instead and they’ll be bright and shiny for generations.. China.is similar to crystal in that it’s very delicate, very beautiful, and usually very special to its owner.The harsh environment in the dishwasher can degrade any gold or metallic designs on your china as well as ruin any hand-painted details.

This is another situation where using the dishwasher is just not worth the risk!.There’s nothing quite like.

full of beautifully-maintained.

copper pots and pans.Next to the living room, you can see we have a bit more going on in the dining room, which I’ll be sharing tomorrow, so make sure to check back for that!.

Chris just installed a new door in here (where we hang our advent calendar every year) and really beautiful new trim and the cats have pretty much destroyed it already as you might be able to see.That’s life with pets!.

I have a little tradition of going out to the back yard to clip some greenery to use in the house at Christmastime.I used to make a huge mess, but I’m getting better at knowing what types of greenery are better for which types of applications now and I’ll be talking about that a bit tomorrow as well so make sure you come back to see me tomorrow morning if that’s something you’d like to know a little more about..