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Full Overlay, or Partial Overlay on Kitchen Cabinets, the choice is Yours.
If you are building a new house, or remodeling a kitchen, bath, possibly a study-home office or even a dressing room, choosing cabinets for those spaces will be something that you will be doing. For most people, the two cabinet … Continue reading →
Knobs, Pulls or Both on Kitchen Cabinets
If you’re getting ready to build a new home, or remodel a kitchen, one of the many things that you will have to think about is the hardware that you will be having on your kitchen cabinets. Pulls and knobs … Continue reading →
Arranging furniture in an 11 foot 6 inch by 11 foot 6 inch section of a 13 foot 8 inches wide by 18 foot long Living Room
Recently one of the readers of this blog named Joy asked for my help with the arranging of furniture in her living room, which is open to her kitchen and dining area. Joy has downsized from a larger house to … Continue reading →
Hanging Pictures on a Staircase, Creating a Gallery Wall.
Hanging a visually interesting grouping of pictures, on the wall alongside a staircase, is not just about getting out your hammer, picture hanging hooks, the framed things you want to mount on the wall and randomly going at it. Creating … Continue reading →
Arranging furniture in a 16 foot by 20 foot Living Room with Four points of Entry
Recently one of my readers typed a note in the comments, asking for my help with her decorating dilemma. Summer R. has a 16 foot by 20 foot living room with four points of entry, and a fireplace built into … Continue reading →
Mix up Shapes of Legs and Feet on Furniture when Decorating a Room.
In 1950 when my parents married, buying furniture that was all matched was an ideal. People at that time grew up during the depression and had lived through the Second World War and times were tough. If you could buy … Continue reading →
Arranging furniture and Decorating a 19 foot long by 14 foot wide Living Room with a Brown Leather Sectional Sofa
Recently a reader, whose husband is a house builder (Texas Barndominiums out of Floresville, Texas, texasbarndos.com) asked for my help with the decorating of their new house that is also a “show house”. I said yes to her inquiry, but … Continue reading →
Floating (Arranging) furniture in a 20 foot long by 20 foot wide Living Room
Recently a reader asked for my help with the placement of furniture in her 20 foot square living room after reading my blog post titled “Arranging furniture around a Fireplace in the Corner of a Room“. Initially I thought the … Continue reading →
Bunny Williams new Studio at her Falls Village, Connecticut estate
Throughout the year, taste-makers extraordinaire, Bunny Williams and her husband John Rosselli graciously open up their Litchfield County estate to help a number of charities. Recently my friend Marguerite and I visited Bunny and John’s bit of paradise, called the … Continue reading →
How to Pick Paint Colors that go with an Oriental Rug/Carpet
When interior decorating a single room, or a whole house you have to start somewhere. A colorful oriental carpet, also thought of as an inspiration piece will provide many color options for you to work with. This post is about … Continue reading →