Quick Solutions to Decorating Questions, Challenges, and Dilemmas

Have you ever been ready to go on a decorating project, big or small, and just didn't know where to start? You have the paint but aren't sure how to paint the item you have in mind? Or you have the pictures but don't know how or where to hang them?

You'll find some helpful "quick tips" to the answers to these questions. And we'll add more as we go along. If you have a question, let us know and we'll try to find a quick tip to solve your decorating dilemma, too.

• Quick Tips on Principles of Decorating

  • Choosing the Right Fabric for the Job

  • Choosing the Color That's Right for You

  • Mixing Patterns in Decorating

  • Create a Focal Point in a Room

  • Changing the Look of a Room for the Seasons

• Quick Tips for Painting

  • Choosing the Color That's Right for You
    

  • Select the Best Dark Paint

  • Testing Paint Colors

  • Painting Balusters

  • Preserving Wood Curtain Rods

  • Finding a Faux Painter

• Quick Tips on Window Treatments

  • Getting the Window Valance Just Right

  • Measure for Perfect Tiebacks

  • Preserving Wood Curtain Rods

• Quick Tips About Furniture
  

  • Buying Furniture
    

  • Buying Wood Furnture
    

  • Finding Storage Space in Hidden Places

• Quick Tips About Accessories
  

  • Coordinating Family Photos
    

  • Hanging Pictures on Plaster Walls
    

  • Trade a Mirror With a Wreath for a Seasonal Change
    

  • Customizing Accessories
    

  • Cleaning Votive Candle Holders

• Quick Tips on Lighting
  

  • Choosing the Right Size Chandelier

~ Coral Nafie