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Before And After Decorating: A Contest Winner’s Room Redesign

July 21, 2011 Accessories

If you love seeing before and after room redesign in real homes  – and, seriously, who doesn’t like a good decorating makeover? – here is a story about a redecorated living room that was done a few months ago for the Use What You Have Interiors contest winner at FabOverFifty.com. The room was completed in [...]

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Working Out A Fit Solution For Storing Exercise Equipment

July 6, 2011 Accessories

“Where is the best place for storing exercise equipment?” That question came up this morning when my client told me she needed help in figuring out where to keep her apparatus so she’d actually use it. She had been stowing her gear in her bedroom closet and hadn’t touched it in ages. We gathered her [...]

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Might As Well Face It, You’re Addicted To… Throw Pillows

June 24, 2011 Accessories

Like most women, I love throw pillows. I believe they can make any sofa or bed look and feel better and more inviting. Recently, I came across Bobby Berk Home. The site offers some great, reasonably priced throw pillows (I have no ties to the firm). Because decorative pillows don’t fold, storing them can be [...]

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Resale-Ready™ Staging: Cheaper, Better, Faster

June 13, 2011 Accessories

Today, I worked with a client who is getting ready to sell her home. She called me in for a Resale-Ready™ staging consultation when she saw her friend’s home sell in 3 weeks, after I’d helped prepare it for an open house. Although her home was clean and tidy, she knew she had gone too [...]

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