Bring warmth to your New Year’s bash with the rustic charm of a flickering fire without the fuss. The tealight fireplace log offers ambience and ease with its handcrafted resin design. It holds 11 tealights, which are included, and sits snugly in the fireplace. $74.99 at
Bring new life to overworked floors
Bona, an Aurora-based leader in hardwood floor care, has new products to keep the hardest-working part of your home in top shape. The Ultimate Hardwood Floor Care System, retailing at $59.99, is a bargain providing everything needed to maintain floors for up to 6 months. They also offer everyday quick cleaning products such as the spray-and- clean hardwood floor mop and floor polish. The microfiber technology in the floor mop makes this an effective and durable way to bring out the best in flooring. Available at
Make the outdoors festive
New solar lantern lines from Allsop Home & Garden will be available midmonth, including the Soji Modern, $39.99, and the Soji Pod, $26.99. Called “solar garden art,” these sun-powered lanterns are made of efficient LED lighting and artisan hand-blown glass that will add glow to outdoor spaces. The best of many great parts? They turn themselves on at dusk. The Soji Modern is available in pure white, pearl and mineral motifs. The Soji Pod collects light all day and glows by night without electrical cords. Available at .
Color-charge your space
The Home Girls blog about ways to try out the best and brightest decorating color trends of 2009 without actually taking the paint plunge at
