Let’s Talk About Color: Blue

From the sky to the ocean to a baby’s blanket, it’s no wonder that everybody loves the color blue. As a cool color, blue recedes making rooms appear larger. As a color pulled from nature, blue represents relaxation and peace and is perfect for rooms like bedrooms, babies’ rooms, living rooms, porches, guest baths, and just about [...]

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Let’s Talk about Color: Taupe

Taupe is one of those colors that drive interior decorators crazy. It is fickle. One moment it is a wonderful neutral backdrop to rich woods, cream, and warm autumn colors. The next moment you’re seeing green. Then the next moment you’re seeing pink. Yikes!
All color is influenced and dependent upon light. From sunlight in the [...]

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Let’s Talk About Color: Green

As a decorator, paint color in my house changes so often that my husband and kids just roll their eyes when they open the door and smell the fumes. They hardly notice any more. But I sure do. I change room color to experiment with light and shadow and depth of color as well as [...]

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You Can Make a Simple Tufted Headboard

If I can do it, then anybody can. Heard that before? Well here’s the scoop on making padded headboards.
Tools I used: large piece of plywood, scrap wood like small 2×4s, 3-inch foam, quilt batting, spray adhesive, staple gun, circular saw, studfinder, power drill, power screwdriver, pliers,  level, pencil, covered button kit, scissors, coordinating fabrics, ear [...]

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Interior Decorating for Everyone: Achieving Flow

You know it when you see it. From the moment you walk into the home, it just looks pulled together. It’s hard to describe, perhaps, because things don’t necessarily match, but something about the way the house is decorated feels right. And you want that same feeling for your own home.
 
What you’re feeling is what [...]

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