Category Archives: Interior Decorating Principles

Arranging Furniture, Mixing and Matching Patterns, Picking Colors, Arranging Knickknacks, Hanging Pictures, Hanging Curtains and Drapes, Lighting

Full Overlay, or Partial Overlay on Kitchen Cabinets, the choice is Yours.

Posted on April 17, 2019 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Kitchen | 4 Comments

Knobs, Pulls or Both on Kitchen Cabinets

Posted on March 4, 2019 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Kitchen | 8 Comments

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

Posted on March 12, 2018 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Arranging Living Room Furniture, Interior Decorating Principles | 10 Comments

Hanging Pictures on a Staircase, Creating a Gallery Wall.

Posted on February 13, 2018 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Hanging Pictures and Mirrors / Arranging Knickknacks and Collectables, Interior Decorating Principles | 11 Comments

Arranging furniture in a 16 foot by 20 foot Living Room with Four points of Entry

Posted on January 25, 2018 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Arranging Living Room Furniture, Interior Decorating Principles | 27 Comments

Mix up Shapes of Legs and Feet on Furniture when Decorating a Room.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Arranging Bedroom Furniture, Arranging Living Room Furniture, Interior Decorating Principles | 10 Comments

Arranging furniture and Decorating a 19 foot long by 14 foot wide Living Room with a Brown Leather Sectional Sofa

Posted on February 11, 2017 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Arranging Living Room Furniture, Interior Decorating Principles | 7 Comments

Floating (Arranging) furniture in a 20 foot long by 20 foot wide Living Room

Posted on January 29, 2017 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Arranging Living Room Furniture, Interior Decorating Principles | 28 Comments

Bunny Williams new Studio at her Falls Village, Connecticut estate

Posted on June 30, 2016 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Arranging Living Room Furniture, Garden Visits (Road Trips), Hanging Pictures and Mirrors / Arranging Knickknacks and Collectables, Interior Decorating Principles | 3 Comments

How to Pick Paint Colors that go with an Oriental Rug/Carpet

Posted on February 21, 2016 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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 →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Picking Paint Colors Interior / Exterior / Front Door / Roof | 4 Comments