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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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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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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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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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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Lay Your Own Extraordinary Hardwood Floor
It's hard to beat the natural beauty, warmth and durability of a hardwood floor. A well-laid floor will last for a century or more and can be rejuvenated by resanding and finishing to look brand new. A real wood floor isn't cheap, but neither is ... [... more]
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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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Printable Stain Chart
Use a wet pumice stone and scrub gently, says Ellis Finch of the Maids Home Services in Honolulu. Place grates and cast-iron, stainless steel or enamel pans in a nonaluminum pot, cover with baking soda and water, and boil a few minutes, says ... [... more]
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The Manager Who Couldn't Write
What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer. A business writer. She and a partner ran a ... [... more]
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Reader's Digest Contests
Planning a great vacation? Share your best vacation pictures with us for a chance to win $100! Votes in our Cute Pet Photo Contest are in! Our users chose "Baby Josie" submitted by Lindsey Akiyama as their favorite cute pet photo. View the ... [... more]
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De-Allergizing Your Home: A Room-by-Room Guide
From 1,801 Home Remedies People are rarely allergic to the things that make up a house -- that is, the paint, wood, steel, plastic, and such. Instead, it's the microscopic things growing and accumulating in the house that cause allergies. Those ... [... more]
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