Downsizing

Are You Ready To Kiss Your Books And Bookcases Goodbye?

September 12, 2011 Accessories

Over the last decade deep wall units that once held boxy televisions have become passé as people have switched to flat panel screens and smaller media cabinets. Many older entertainment centers with pocket doors have been converted to provide closed storage or adjusted to accommodate flat panel televisions on pedestals or on wall-mounts. This morning [...]

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Donating Unused Exercise Equipment: A Hot Idea From A Cool Client

August 24, 2011 Accessories

When TJ MacDermott, and I began working on his master bedroom after redecorating the rest his Upper East Side Manhattan apartment, it was clear to both of us that his elliptical exercise machine had to go. The behemoth was taking up way too much space since he hardly ever used it, so I suggested TJ [...]

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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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