Home Redecorating: Where Do You Begin?

February 9, 2012 Furniture & Arrangement

You love your home. You want it to be comfortable and beautiful. But when you look around do you think, “Gee, this place really could really use an update?” Here’s an article, from The Standard of Hong Kong by Mary Beth Breckenridge, which addresses that sometimes-overwhelming issue of where to begin a home redecorating project, [...]

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Storing Pots And Lids: Time To Pot-Tay!

January 31, 2012 Accessories

My dear pal, David Staskowski, shared this smart ‘use what you have’ pot rack idea. You remember David, don’t you? He was the clever ‘Ask David’ columnist from the late, great magazine, Metropolitan Home. Plus, here’s a suggestion for storing your pot lids from my book, Downsizing Your Home With Style: Hang your lids over [...]

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Use What You Have Decorating: A Vote Of Confidence

January 7, 2012 Articles

When you write how-to books (in my case decorating how-to books), you never know who you’ve helped unless the readers contact you or you happen to meet somewhere. Yesterday, as I read an article in the New York Times, I was surprised to learn that the subject of the story had used my first book, [...]

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6 Inexpensive And Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas

December 15, 2011 Accessories

Besides putting up Christmas trees, garlands and ornaments, here are a few inexpensive and easy holiday decorating ideas I have used to spiff up my clients’ homes in the last month: 1. Change dish cloths and potholders. Solid black or white dish towels and potholders really freshen up a kitchen. 2. A set of new [...]

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