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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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 [...]

Do a little flipping!

Have the years of abuse by the pets and kids ruined your once beautiful rug?  What about the red wine stain that has become “part of the design” of the rug but somehow still shows up?  Is your rug a hand-me-down that glows green like a jade dragon against your taupe sofa? 
 
Whether it’s the color [...]

Gift giving

Are you cutting back on spending this holiday season?  Don’t waste your time and money buying a gift that will soon be forgotten or placed in the back of a storage closet.  Instead, consider a gift that will have a huge impact for not a lot of money. 
Why not give a gift that will keep [...]

More about mirrors

After writing a post a few days ago about mirrors, I thought I should probably expand a bit on using mirrors in your decor.  Mirrors serve a couple of purposes.  First of all, mirrors are where you check yourself out.  Do you need to touch up your makeup?  Do you have spinach from your lunch [...]