CARVING OUT A LITTLE GARDEN SPOT (AND A KITCHEN QUESTION)

A LITTLE GARDEN SPOT via Having a spot outside to call your own is essential for your sanity Read more »

GALLERY WALL REVEAL!

If you are like me, you have a long list of projects for your home.  However long your list is right now, I believe mine is longer.  LONG wi...

HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT WALL COLOR.... FEATURING REVERE PEWTER

via I'm especially excited to talk about choosing wall color today,  because I just repainted my living, dining and entry - with the PER...

BEDDING BLAHS

So, I've been wondering if I'm the only one who seems to have trouble dressing my own bed…. Nothing out there is inspiring me... I u...

CLEAN AND AIRY

The Mustard Ceiling Choosing a color for your home, especially if it is an open concept floor plan and all rooms flow together, can be a lit...

NEW LOOK NEEDS NEW WALL COLOR

PULLING IT TOGETHER Martha Stewart paint:  FAMILY MATTERS What pulls a room together?   When you have flooring, wall color, furniture, drape...

GRAY AREA

A LIGHTER SHADE OF PALE Sage Atelier a lighter shade for a wall color will make a room feel more spacious a darker shade - more cozy or dram...

SPEAKING OF COLOR

and a fireplace source Contrasts are important in design. New and old. Hard and soft. Dull and shiny. Dark and light. It is what makes a roo...

CURING THE MISMATCHES....

HOW DO YOU COMBINE SURFACES AND COLORS? We all have remnants of the past to haunt us.  Especially if we buy a previously owned home.  So, wh...

WALL COLOR AND WOOD TONES

MAKING THEM ALL HAPPY Most of us have wood tones in our home.  If not on the floor, then as furniture or kitchen cabinets. While wood isn...

MAKE ME LOVE MY HOME

DESPERATE SEARCH...  The Bastille, Paris CBID Design   I recently joined the ranks of they who love Paris.  It was inevitable, really.  Ev...

LIGHTENING A ROOM WITH PAINT

JENNY Don't be intimidated by gray.  Nearly all grays and greiges play well together.  Gray, cream, beige, greige and charcoal make a pl...

STONE HOUSE COLOR PALETTE

BRIDGING THE GAP Interior Decorating is primarily about color.  Color that defines a space, color that accents a space, color to create a mo...

LOOKING FOR COLOR

A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS.... My talented friend Kristy just finished another book.  She writes amazing mysteries and is currently t...

OPEN FLOOR PLANS

COOL NORTHWEST LIGHT Hi Claudine,  I recently bought a house with some interesting light variations, which I thought would be fun to repaint...

PAINT COLOR

NEW COLOR FOR A FAMILY ROOM For a while, dark walls were all the rage.  Furniture looked amazing against them, as did artwork. They were dra...