Update Your Bedroom
Lights, color, action! Introducing the boudoir: By French definition, it was historically used as an addition to a woman's bedroom as her own private suite. Just as storied designs are fashioned after past French kings and queens, today's inspired boud...
On Display
Once you've scrounged up, bought or built an end table, it's time to display some interesting items. Here are several guidelines for placing items on your end table or coffee table:
1. Make sure that the table can be used - leave space for a coffee...
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Instant Makeover
Sure, knocking down a wall will make for a new bedroom, but who has the extra time or money? Instead, add a mirror or two for fresh, painless results.
“Anytime you have light refractions it will give a room a sense of openness,” says Kat...
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Color Guard
You know when you're guilty of emotional eating, but what about emotional painting?
Can you separate your love for a particular color from the task of simply painting the guestroom before your in-laws arrive?
Take a moment to consider the times ...
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Brush Up
Paint might just be the most universal of all home décor elements. Regardless of style, taste and geographic location, there are very few homes that don't have at least one room painted.
And today's homeowners aren't joking when it comes to...
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Dig In
The Frugal Cook
by Fiona Beckett
(Absolute Press, 2010) $22.95
The Substitute Yourself Skinny Cookbook: Cut the Calories, Keep the Flavor with Hundreds of Simple Substitutions!
by Chef Susan Irby
(Adams Media, 2010) $17.95
The Italian Slow ...
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The Afterparty
The last houseguest has departed, the final leftovers have been devoured and your exhausted couch has seen better days.
First, you'll need a little "me time" to decompress after the holiday madness, but the sooner you bounce back and return your hom...
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Nature Boy
Jamie Durie knows his way around a backyard. The landscape designer and horticulturalist has made a name for himself and his outdoor room movement in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. Through his company, PATIO Landscape Architecture and Design, ...
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