

Tips To Customize Your Home For Fall
Doesn’t it always seem as soon as summer kicks into high gear, back-to-school clothes, fall and Christmas decorations are all the rage. Online or in the store, summer clothes are relegated to a dark, cramped corner at the back to make room for fall and winter. I want to scream “Stop rushing my life.” Secretly, though, I long for the days when endless beach days begin to wane and the air is crisp in the early morning and evening. In those moments, I think about ways to warm up


Create An Outdoor Space With Fabric
I love where I live; even in the immediate aftermath of Super Storm Sandy when there was destruction everywhere. And although it’s been slow going for many of my neighbors, I can’t imagine my life without lagoon living. There are a lot of moving parts to lagoon living, though, including knowing when to replace the bulkhead. Something I lived through recently myself. With the relentless winter and the grind of daily life, I often found myself wondering why we were spending the


4 Reasons To Slipcover
So, you want to change the look and feel of a room but you aren’t sure if you want the change to be temporary or permanent. Or maybe you aren’t sure if it’s the look or the feel you want to change but you know something DEFINITELY has to give. A coat of paint just isn’t cutting it for you. Decisions…decisions…decisions… Have no fear; you have options and LOTS of them. One word – slipcover! Well, really two words – custom slipcover. Here are just some of the reasons custom sli


Meet the Ali Behind Custom Alley
Creative, leader, personable…These are just some of what people have said about me all my life. My four younger siblings might swap leader for bossy and tha I grew up the oldest of five children in Paterson, New Jersey and spent a lot of time in my uncle’s work room. He made slipcovers, too. I didn’t plan on following in his footsteps after I graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in fashion design. Nor was it part of the plan when I first moved to t