Fresh Donuts at Home

It is safe to say that donuts are one of the most delicious treats there are. Luckily, the first Friday in June each year is “National Donut Day,” an excellent excuse to have one (or two, or three) of your favorite sweets. Some donut shops even offer free donuts on National Donut Day—the only thing better than a donut is a free one! If you don’t want to fight the crowd for a free treat on this beloved holiday, you can celebrate by making your own donuts!

The Best (and Easiest) Glazed Donuts

Everybody loves a classic and sometimes there is nothing better than a good old fashioned glazed donut. This five-ingredient recipe from Sprinkle Some Sugar is a quick and easy way to make your own fresh glazed donuts at home.

Photo Courtesy of Sprinkle Some Sugar

Strawberries N’ Cream Blender Baked Donuts

This gluten free recipe from Cotter Crunch proves that healthy donuts do exist! That’s right—you don’t have to feel bad about indulging after whipping these baked donuts up!

Photo courtesy of Cotter Crunch

Chocolate Blackout Donuts

Chocolate donuts filled with chocolate pastry cream, topped with a chocolate glaze, and finished off with chocolate sprinkles. This recipe from Sugar Hero is definitely for all the chocoholics out there!

Photo courtesy of Sugar Hero

Baked Funfetti Donuts

This simple recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction is perfect to make with kids or just to brighten up your day! These baked donuts are easy to throw together and are sure to bring out your inner child.

Photo courtesy of Sally's Baking Addiction

We at H3 hope your day is filled with lots of delicious donuts!

2016 Pantone Color of the Year In Your Home

Back in December, Pantone chose the combination of two shades—Rose Quartz and Serenity—as the 2016 Pantone Color of the Year. Rose Quartz is described as a “warm, embracing rose tone” and Serenity as a “cooler tranquil blue.”

Photo courtesy of Pantone

If you don’t know, Pantone is a “color language” used by several different industries all over the world. These industries vary from the print industry to the fashion and beauty industries, and obviously the design industries. Pantone’s “color language” is used to set and access color trends, as well as control the consistency of color across the many different mediums in which it is used.

The Pantone Color of the Year is representative of the happenings in society and expresses the mood and attitude of our culture at the time. As Rose Quartz and Serenity are both beautiful pastels, there is no better time to introduce them into your home than spring!

Ashley Bryan, a designer at H3 Home+Decor Fort Smith, put together a mood board featuring La-Z-Boy, Hammary, Uttermost, and Surya pieces with Rose Quartz and Serenity as her inspiration. She wanted to create something timeless that gave a calming and sophisticated feel and she certainly did just that!

Could you see anything on this Pantone-inspired mood board in your home? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

Don’t forget to take advantage of the FREE in-home design assistance available to H3 customers in Fort Smith and Conway. With a little information and inspiration from you, our awesome designers can help you create your dream room!

Sofa v. Sectional

If your living area functions as the family room, seating is very important. You and your family will spend a lot of time in this room piling up to watch TV and lounging around together. You will also want to have enough seating for guests. No one wants to pull a kitchen stool into the living room to watch the big game!

When choosing seating, there is one decision to be made: Sofa or sectional?

For ample seating, a sofa should be paired with other pieces of furniture. Depending on the size of the room, a sofa could be paired with a couple of accent chairs, a chaise lounge, another sofa—the possibilities are endless!

This Jonathan Louis room setting features a beautiful sofa and chair trio that could be easily rearranged.

Choosing a sofa allows for flexibility and a more open floor plan. With a sofa, you are more likely to be able to rearrange your living space easily and bring in or swap out coordinating pieces of furniture for a new look. Who doesn’t like to switch things up every once in awhile? 

Sectionals often only allow for one living room layout, which of course depends on the size of your space. Sectionals come in all shapes and sizes, some are even able to be customized to your liking.

Bernhardt's Adriana sectional is available in 3 or 5 pieces.

With a sectional, you are guaranteed to have ample seating and a cozy feel. The whole family can pile up on one piece of furniture and get comfortable.

Which would you choose? Sofa or sectional?

Need help deciding? Come explore your options at H3 Home + Decor!