Home & Garden Expert
Decorating
Lauri Ward is internationally recognized as a pioneer of the one-day decorating industry. In 1981 she founded Use Waht You Have, Inc. to provide people who didn’t think they could afford to hire an interior designer with fast, easy, low-cost decorating makeovers. She and her husband also co-founded the Interior Refiners Network™, the pre-eminent organization of redecorators, with members across the United States and in Canada; Mexico; Scandinavia and Europe and they direct the IRN™ Decorator Training and Certification Programs.
The author of the best-selling books, Use What You Have Decorating, Trade Secrets From Use What You Have Decorating and Home Therapy: Fast, Easy Affordable Makeovers. Ward’s latest book, Downsizing Your Home With Style: Living Well in a Smaller Space, has just arrived at bookstores. A spokesperson for Bernhardt Furniture, Olympic (Pittsburgh) Paint and The Flower Promotion Organization, Ward is also a popular speaker throughout the U.S. at such venues as The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
6 Secrets of Furniture Placement [article]
Time and time again I hear clients say: “I’ve tried moving the living room furniture every possible way I could think of, and it…
Home Makeovers in Minutes: 4 Before-and-After Room Redos [photo gallery]
The Diagnosis: Hastily put together, the work-at-home space in a former guest bedroom was neither optimally functional nor attractive. The homeowner had to swing…
From Use What You Have Decorating by Lauri Ward Whether you have a cohesive room flow or not, remember that finding a focal point…
10 Ways to De-Clutter Your Home [article]
Sometimes decorating can be your worst enemy in the fight against clutter. Let’s do our best to eliminate these ubiquitous detractors: • Lucite frames….
BEFORE Steve and Barbara, a couple in their late twenties, had recently been relocated to Baltimore. Their modern three bedroom apartment didn’t have any…
Room Layout: 6 Rules to Follow [article]
Figuring out where to put your furniture is like trying to complete a jigsaw puzzle. What you imagine in your head or on a…
BEFORE Robert hadn’t lived in his 1960’s high-rise apartment in Chicago very long when he called me for help. Nothing looked or felt right…
Victorian Decorating on a Small Budget [q&a]
How can you decorate a room in a Victorian-era style on a very small budget?
All of the precious things in your home reflect who you are. You can use what you have to create the home you’ve always dreamed of.”
– Lauri Ward, Use What You Have Decorating
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