From the category archives:

Feng Shui

More Than Decor

August 10, 2010 Curb Appeal

Imagine walking into a sunny, spacious well-designed residence that has a beautiful view: stylish, comfortable furnishings and fabulous art filling every room. Might this be a place you’d be happy to call home? Probably so, with one caveat: If it smelled good, too. With all of those wonderful features, you probably would not want to [...]

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Time To Pare Down? You Know You Want To

July 15, 2010 Accessories

“I love America, and I love American women. But there is one thing that deeply shocks me – American closets. I cannot believe one can dress well when you have so much.” – Iconic French Designer, Andree Putnam This summer quite a few of my friends and relatives have been working on clearing the clutter [...]

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Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover?

July 9, 2010 Accessories

There’s a Restoration Hardware ad in magazines and online now that shows a tranquil-looking monochromatic reading room with two domed chairs, a dramatic mirror and earthy accessories. In the back, in the left and right corners are bookcases filled from top to bottom with volumes covered in oatmeal-colored paper. I love the room (and Restoration [...]

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Trés Bon

June 21, 2010 Accessories

Besides never being too thin or never having too much money, there are a few things that could instead fit into the home decorating category of “never having too much or too many.” One of these is a tray! It’s great for displaying a small collection on your coffee table or for neatly stacking your [...]

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The First On The Block

August 6, 2008 Feng Shui

A couple of years after I opened Use What You Have Interiors, I had the pleasure of working with an amazingly talented singer named Kacey Cisyk. Hers was the original voice behind the song, You Light Up My Life as well as the one heard on hundreds of commercials such as, Have You Driven A [...]

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Do More With Less

July 12, 2008 Accessories

Interview for The Denver Post By Sheba R. Wheeler // Among Ward’s do-it-yourself decorating advice: Keep it simple with organic materials, and bring the outside in with fresh greenery. This room also illustrates the U-shaped seating arrangement that Ward favors. (redecorate.com) // Moving to a smaller home or outgrowing an existing one shouldn’t put a [...]

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Pulling the Rug Out From Under

June 24, 2008 Feng Shui

Most of the homes I work in have open plans: Living rooms, dining rooms and, sometimes, other rooms that are all exposed to one another. If you have this layout in your house or apartment and you have a rug under your dining room table, you may need to remove that rug. Why? Because, assuming [...]

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A Home That Reflects You

June 18, 2008 Curb Appeal

Today I worked with a woman whose home made her feel bad every time she walked through the door. The problem wasn’t the space nor her things. She liked most of her furnishings but she had a common problem: Her home looked and felt dated and seemed to represent who she was a decade ago, [...]

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