Don’t break the bank

A room makeover doesn’t have to cost a fortune.  Consider the following examples. 

Notice how the gold wall becomes a focal point now, especially since fireplace surround is now white.   Before, the room was too uninteresting.  THIS is a great example of a ReDesign…using what you already have!

Before, this room was comfortable but not very exciting. 

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E decorating

You may be asking yourself, “Why would I want to decorate my email?”  Well, you can if you want to, but that’s not exactly what I’m talking about. 
You may (or may not) have heard of e-decorating or electronic home makeovers.  Allow me to shed some light on this subject.
E-decorating is a hot, new home decorating [...]

Letting it all hang out

Today I came across a couple of great organizing and design blogs today that I want to share. 
It really takes a lot of gumption (when was the last time you used “gumption?”) to air your dirty laundry (well, it’s  not really dirty).  However, that’s just what Kat does at Little Rock Paper Scissors.  You gotta [...]

Add your own touch

Want to add some personal touches to your home for only a few dollars?  Try these ideas on for some added style on a budget.
Window treatments
If you already have curtains but you want to jazz them up a bit, try what this season’s HGTV Design Star participant “Dan” did on this week’s show.  Add a [...]

House Beautiful does a redesign

Redesign is hot!  Even House Beautiful magazine’s July 2009 issue includes a one-day redesign completed by New York designer, Jonathan Rosen.
This is the “before.”
The website offers a great slideshow of the redesign process as well as  Mr. Rosen’s top 10 tips for this particular redesign. 
http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/one-day-makeover
Drumroll, please…

The transformation is great and it took only one [...]