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Setting Up a Home Office
Setting up a home office should be a planned activity, not just something you throw together. Graphic, web, and advertising designer, Claire Kim, offers her tips for a working home office.
Linen Closet Makeover
If your home is storage challenged, read our great linen closet makeover tips. They really work!
Best Places to Find Budget Furniture
Budget furniture isn't for everyone. If you need a piece of furniture and a trip to the department or furniture store isn't in the budget, check out our sources for budget furniture.
How to Stain Furniture
If you have some beautiful hand-me-downs or like to pick up pieces at thrift stores and flea markets, learn how to stain furniture to give the pieces a fresh look without ruining the original design. It's an easier job than you might think.
Top Design for an Elegant New Bathroom
It's important to think about the bathroom design as much as about the bathroom fixtures. Remember to add elements of comfort and elegance. Transform your cold, dreary bath into your own personal sanctuary.
Decorating in the Moroccan Style
Creating Moroccan look your very own home is easy with rich and exotic lighting, colors, and furniture
Decorating in the Art Deco Style
Art Deco Style is sleek and smooth, simple and elegant at the same time. Read about the elements of Art Deco Style and how to bring the the Art Deco look to your home.
Use Cloth Napkins for Beautiful Napkin Folding and Table Settings
Use cloth napkins to create beautiful napkin folds to set a beautiful table and contribute to saving our natural resources.
Special Napkin Folding for Your Table
A beautifully set table is enhanced when you learn some simple napkin folding skills. See our easy tutorials on how to create 12 different napkin folds. You're sure to find one you love!
Retro Style Decorating
Do the 60's and 70's just call your name? Feel a connection with avocado green? Then retro-style decorating just might be for you! Here's some tips to help you get the most enjoyment from retro-style decorating.
A Serene Bedroom Using Green Decorating Techniques
It's easy to use green decorating elements to create a serenely green bedroom. Learn how to decorate "green" in your bedroom.
What Bed Size is Right For You?
If you sleep solo, you don't really care what bed size you have. You get what you want. And if you like to snuggle up with someone near you, there are several bed size choices for spreading out. With the help of our guide to bed sizes, you'll be able to decide which bed gives you the room you need, both on the bed and in the room. Get all the details about bed sizes in our guide to choosing the right bed for your home.
Guide to Bed Sizes
There are some basic bed sizes, but do you actually know the measurements of the different bed sizes and the sheets that go on them. Get the information here.
Add Fashion to Your Room With a Table Skirt
A decorative table skirtcan camouflage any round, square, or oval table base. It can transform ugly to magnificent for dining or decoration.
Decorator Showhouses- Fall Design Showhouses and Showcase Houses
It's fall showhouse season! Spring and Fall are the times to plan a visit to a local showhouse to see the very newest styles and colors for decorating. You'll be inspired, get ideas, and have a wonderful day supporting a local charity as well.
Fall Wreath With Mums
Get simple instructions on how to make this beautiful and versatile fall wreath for your door or tabletop.
Fall and Thanksgiving Centerpieces You Can Make Yourself
With one great bowl, Nature's harvest from the grocery store, and a bit of time and creativity, you can put together wonderful fall centerpieces that will last from the first days of fall through Thanksgiving.
Great Ideas for Fall Decorating
Find photos and how-to instructions on fast and easy fall decorating projects. You'll love our ideas on how to transform your home with wreaths and centerpieces.
All You Need to Know About Beds and Bedding
We're supposed to spend one third of our lives in bed sleeping. If you're fortunate to get 8 hours sleep you know how important it is that your bed be comfortable, supporting, the right size, and luxurious. Read all about beds and bedding here.
Choose a Unique Bathtub for Your Bathroom Redo
It's amazing how many special and unique bathtubs there are on the market. If you're anything like me, you love to soak in a bathtub, even if it's only once in a while. A shower just doesn't do it. Read about specialty bathtubs and unique bathtubs that are on the market.
Home Decor Meets Reality TV
Reality TV for decorating has arrived in your living room. From screams of joy to looks of utter horror, home decorating is the latest big trend in reality TV programming.
Quick Tips and Easy Decorating Solutions for Home Decor
Not every decorating challenge requires major work and effort. Some of the most difficult problems have a quick and easy solution. We've put together a list of some "Quick Tips" and easy solutions to your decorating challenges and will continue to add more.
Decorating Makeover Projects You Can Do in One Day or Less
You don't have to do a whole decorating makeover to see a change in your home. There are a number of things you can do in an hour or a day that can really make a difference.
Find Ideas and Inspiration to Decorate Kids Rooms
I love to decorate kids rooms. They're such fun and cheerful. Though it's tempting to think of pale pink for girls and blue for boys, there are other ways to get other ideas and inspiration for decorating kids rooms.
Get a Budget Home Office Set Up on a Shoestring
You don't need to spend a fortune to set up a home office. In fact you can stick to a simple shoestring budget and be inspired to organize your own home office.