Clutter Busters With Style
By Cynthia Dermody From Reader's Digest The latest trend in baskets? Vertical shapes and all kinds of new materials, like cloth and metal. Jennifer Litwin, author of Furniture Hot Spots, found us the perfect bin for every room: Aiko oval baskets ... [... more]
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Use Your Imagination
The biggest secret of a fabulous decorator is imagination -- the ability to see the possibilities in almost anything. The key certainly isn't spending the most money. And you'll be surprised at what you can do yourself at no cost at all. Look at ... [... more]
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How to Decorate With Photographs
Everything doesn't have to match, but there should be a unifying aspect. Group pictures of your kids, black-and-white shots, or nature images, or place mismatched photos in identical frames. Paint a shape (circle, cross, triangle, or diamond) on ... [... more]
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Flower Arranging Tips
From her New York City design studio, interior and floral designer Rebecca Cole is a pro at creating personal spaces in which her clients love to live. Through her Discovery Channel show, According to Cole, it's easy to create a home ecology, and ... [... more]
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Floral Watercolor Painting
You don't need to be very artistic to make this elegant project -- simple stamping and punching techniques will do most of the work for you. Small punched flower stamp Purple, yellow, and green watercolor pens Strips of watercolor paper Butterfly ... [... more]
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TIP: Designing with sheet materials in mind.
Biscuit jointed and routed, this child-size table and chair is a good trial for making projects entirely with power tools. The process is so simple that we only need explain how to make a chair. These projects are made entirely from MDF ... [... more]
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How to Create an Illusion of Height in a Small Space
From Five Minute Fixes A combination of lighting, picture-placement, and curtain-hanging strategies will create the illusion of height, making your room look more spacious than it is. Hang the pictures in your room 2 or 3 inches (5 to 7.5 ... [... more]
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Quick ways to make your living room seem more spacious.
From Five Minute Fixes You can make your living room seem airier through the artful choice of furniture and accessories. Decorators recommend these techniques: Choose light colors for the furniture and your wall paint, and match some of the ... [... more]
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Fix a Room That Was Painted Too Dark a Color
From Five Minute Fixes Navy blue, hunter green, and chocolate brown walls can make a dramatic statement in a room. But they need tempering with light-colored, or even white, trim and upholstery fabrics, as well as window treatments. For example, ... [... more]
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Add Some Decorative Spark to Your Bedroom
From Five Minute Fixes Cut the hems off a flat bedsheet that has a decorative pattern you like. Soak the sheet in full-strength liquid starch. The starch will act as a natural adhesive. Smooth the sheet over the wall behind the bed, starting at ... [... more]
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Get the Right Lighting Effects for Your Living Room
From Five Minute Fixes You will have many more options for good lighting if you install dimmer switches on your overhead lights and floor lamps. Dimmer switches allow you to control the intensity of light from each fixture. With a series of ... [... more]
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Buying New Furniture
An antique oak hutch, a grand piano, a rich cherry wood dining table, an elegant brass bed -- think of how your eyes are drawn to such star pieces when you enter a room. Now add a cozy farmhouse table, an inviting armchair, a handy nightstand for ... [... more]
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