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Tips on Cleaning Furniture
You can keep your home looking like new if you follow our guidelines for cleaning furniture. And you can revive tired, old furniture using the proper products and methods. Read how to have beautiful wood, leather, and hard surface furniture with our furniture cleaning tips.
How to Decorate a Basement
If you have a basement you probably struggle with the same problems as most people who have basements. They tend to be dark, dreary and hard to decorate. But with the right light, colors and attention to detail a basement can become just as beautiful as any other room in your home. Whether it functions as a rec room, an office, a bedroom or an entire apartment, follow some of these tips to create a beautiful basement living area.
Decorating with Passion
When it comes to interior decorating the worst word you can use is 'boring'. It's a word that can kill a decorator's career. If a room is a reflection of its creator then what does a boring room say about you?
Decorating in Farmhouse Style
Farmhouse decorating is warm, cozy, relaxing, and full of charm and character. It eschews modern sensibilities and goes back to a simpler time. Here are some tips and ideas for decorating in farmhouse style.
Decorating with Bright Colors
Here are some ways to incorporate bright colors in a way that will help you cheer up your home and yourself.
Books to Cherish: Be Your Own Decorator
A review of Susanna Salk's Be Your Own Decorator - a must read for decorating fans.
Spring Decorating Trends
About.com answers the big decorating questions of Spring 2012.
How to Update a Cottage
Do you have a summer home or cottage? Does it look a little shabby and rundown? If so, you might want to think about making some updates with these cottage decorating ideas.
Furniture-Buying Costs
It's tough to say exactly what a piece of furniture will cost because there are so many variables. Some of them include quality, whether something is new or vintage, where you live and the types of stores available to you and so on. But with that said there are certain guidelines about what typical pieces of furniture will cost. Here are a few of them.
Working with Interior Designers
Working with an interior designer can be a great experience. Designers are trained professionals with expertise in color, lighting, furniture placement, floor plans and so much more. They know what works, what doesn't, and they can help you create your dream interior. The question is, should you work with one?
Outdoor Furniture
Outdoor furniture can be purchased at just about any furniture or home décor store. It seems as though more and more people are decorating outdoor rooms and the industry has responded by making outdoor furniture more readily available.
How to Buy Side Chairs
Side chairs are some of the most versatile and practical pieces of furniture you can ever own. They're easy to move around, they fit in small and awkward places, and they're great as decorative accents. Functional and stylish – what more could you ask for?
Decorating with Neutrals
There are plenty of people out there who think decorating with neutrals is boring, but when done right, neutral rooms can be lively, beautiful and full of life.
How to Create a Clean and Classic Home
Clean and classic is a fairly broad term, but what it means is that whether your style is modern, traditional, romantic, or something else altogether, there are certain things you can do to keep it fresh and practical.
How to Paint Stripes on a Wall
Painting stripes on a wall is a great way to create a personalized and decorative look. It's not very difficult and can be done in a relatively short amount of time.
Decorating with Stripes
Whether you use them in a traditional way or in a totally modern and contemporary way, decorating with stripes is a great way to get a "decorator" look and bring some order to your space.
Christmas Tips
Make your home look fun and festive with these Christmas Tips
Christmas Decorating for the Bedroom
When you think about Christmas decorating you probably think about the living room, dining room, entryway, front porch and maybe even the kitchen. This holiday season why not add a little holiday cheer to your bedroom? There are some simple ways to do it without adding clutter or making it look tacky. Here are a few of them.
Holiday Tips from the Cast of Clean House New York
Michael Moeller and Nina Ferrer of Clean House New York offer up some of their favorite holiday tips.
Create a Winter Wonderland in Your Home This Holiday Season
Create a winter wonderland in your home this holiday season with these decorating tips.
Books to Cherish: Live, Love & Decorate
In Live, Love & Decorate, celebrity designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard takes readers on a journey through some of his most beautiful and creative creations to date.
Celebrity Interview - Martyn Lawrence-Bullard
Big budgets, celebrity clients, world-travel – Martyn Lawrence-Bullard is the quintessential definition of a million-dollar decorator. Between hobnobbing with the glitterati, travelling the world on behalf of his celebrity clients, and turning the world of interior design upside down, Martyn took some time to answer some questions from About.com.
Prop Styling for the Home
Make your home look like it was styled by a professional.
Painting Furniture – How Much Does it Cost?
Painting furniture is the best way to give an old piece new life. Here's what it costs.
Furniture Upholstery – What Does it Cost?
Instead of buying new furniture every time one of your existing pieces looks tired and dated, why not get it reupholstered? If you start off buying quality, well-made pieces with solid structures you can save tons of money over time by reupholstering them when the fabric gets old or dated-looking.