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Creative End Table, Our Fabulous Friday Find

by Tina Gleisner, in Design & Decor

creative furniture with books embedded into side table

Furniture is functional and occasionally it can be fun too. And this weeks fabulous Friday find is incredibly creative end table that’s truly based on someone thinking outside the box. Built like any butcher block furniture, this end table is designed to integrate books into the block with book titles showing on the top, arranged … Read More

Tags: book furniture, creative furniture, end tables, fun friday find, furniture made from books

Outdoor Home Decorating for Summer Entertaining

by Tina Gleisner, in Design & Decor, Outdoor Living Spaces, Remodeling Your Home

Even the best planned Memorial Day parties need a little boost, and that can come from strategically arranged furnishings. Home decorating enthusiasts already understand how important furniture arrangement is for any room. The same is true outdoors — it can bring people together, or make them feel miles apart.  Furniture groupings create the flow and … Read More

Tags: furniture arrangement spacing, outdoor furniture groupings, outdoor furniture ideas

Removing Wallpaper, A Homeowner’s Story

by Lee Laughlin, in Home Repairs & More, Homeowner Stories, Painting & Color

Removing wallpaper is never “fun”, but it is supposed to be a fairly straightforward process right? Read on to hear Karon’s frustration when removing wallpaper from an improperly prepared wall.  Homeowner: Karon Thackston, Elgin, South CarolinaProject: Removing wallpaper Budget: Less that $100 Karon Thackston lives with her husband Troy in log cabin home in Elgin, South Carolina. The 1900 square … Read More

Tags: log homes, Removing Wallpaper, scoring wallpaper, steaming wallpaper, wallpaper

Decorating with Texture, When Color Isn’t an Option

by Tina Gleisner, in Design & Decor

this bedroom is all about decorating with texture

Have you ever noticed how most people stick with neutral colors when decorating their homes? Maybe it’s because we grew up with a pink bathtub? or find it hard to pick colors we can live with forever? With my first apartment I discovered that finding blues that work together is really hard, when all I … Read More

Tags: decorating with texture, decorating with textures, floor textures, interior design, neutral colors & texture, wall textures

9 Tips for Adding Color to Brighten Your Home

by Tina Gleisner, in Home Repairs & More, Painting & Color

wallpaper is easier today, adding color to your rooms

With shorter days in the winter, adding a touch of color can brighten your home. And yet many people stick to neutral colors because it’s difficult to pick the right color, one that will add sizzle to a room without overwhelming the space.  Here we’ll show you 9 ways to use color to brighten your home, although … Read More

Tags: brighten room with color, painting to add color, wallpaper adds color

Retro Furniture, From Yesterday & New Today

by Tina Gleisner, in Design & Decor

retro furniture you can buy at Crate & Barrel

Once you see your first piece of retro furniture, you’ll start to see it everywhere. Having just written an article about creating a retro room, as soon as I walked into Crate & Barrel, I saw retro furniture everywhere. That’s great news for people who don’t want to shop antique stores and flea markets, and … Read More

Tags: retro chairs, retro couches, retro desks, retro furniture, retro light fixture

The Advantages of Double Duty Furniture

by Tina Gleisner, in Design & Decor

bench seat has storage for double duty

When you need more space in your house, one solution is double duty furniture. It’s usually a better option than smaller furnishings that don’t always look the way you want them to. With furniture pieces that have more than one function, it’s like having a bigger room or house. Dual-duty furnishings look great on the … Read More

Tags: beds with storage underneath, double duty furnishings, double duty furniture, Murphy beds, ottomans with storage, space saving furniture

How to Eliminate Crooked Wall Hangings

by Tina Gleisner, in Design & Decor

no more crooked wall hangings when you use tongue and groove flooring

Tired of always having to adjust crooked wall hangings? Like to recycle everything and wondering what to do with leftover scraps of your new wood flooring? Worried that your photo or artwork is too heavy for a few wall hooks or worried about how to make sure your wall hanging is secured by a wall … Read More

Tags: crooked wall hangings, decorating tips, recycling wood flooring scraps, wall hangings

Decorating Style File & Why You Want One

by Guest Authors, in Design & Decor

decorating style file should include paint chips, fabrics & more

What’s a decorating style file? If you like decorating your home, you might already have one with a collection of magazine photos, fabrics and other ideas for your new kitchen, bedroom or house. When I started planning to build a house, I collected all sorts of house plans and circled what I liked on each … Read More

Tags: collecting your design ideas, decorating style file, decorating style guide, interior decorating

Cleaning Paint Brushes, Part 2

by Tina Gleisner, in Hand & Power Tools, Painting & Color

cleaning paint brushes takes knowledge

Cleaning paint brushes isn’t as easy as you think. We shared the confusion about How to Clean Paint Brushes in part 1 of this series, e.g. In this article we focus on advice from both painting experts like paint brush manufacturers and home improvement experts.  How to Clean Paint Brushes According to the Experts Article … Read More

Tags: cleaning paint brushes, cleaning water-based paints off brushes, how to clean paint brushes, Purdy paint brushes

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