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How to Make a Decorative Box
The thing I love about this project is its versatility.  This decorative box is a great gift idea (I used it for Christmas gifts) and can be themed for any occasion - to save keepsakes in a nursery, decorate a powder room, to adorn a bedside table in a master bedroom, to use as a decorative riser in a bookcase, hold ...more»
DIY Project Roundup
I present here for your enjoyment, amusement or inspiration, a baker's dozen of great DIY projects.  There are so many how-to's out there that it's hard to pick just a few, but these caught my eye and seemed to have value for a wide range of interests.  What kind of projects would you like me watch out for? Wall Treatment Ideas Wallpaper ...more»
Clocks Gone Wild
Daylight Savings Time begins this coming Sunday, March 14th ("spring forward" - move your clocks ahead one hour) and that got me thinking about clocks.  I need one for my office so I decided to do a quick check online.  Boy was I surprised as my "quick" shopping trip got sidetracked big time. I've never shopped for a wall clock so I was amazed by ...more»
Wall Gallery Displays
Personal photographs....we all have them - usually lots of them - and it's so hard to leave all those favorite pictures put away in boxes.  We want to see and enjoy photos of our friends, family and vacations.  The trick is how to display those photographs in an attractive way so they don't take over every tabletop and every inch ...more»
DIY – An Unlikely Solution for Making Art Fit
Recently I wrote about the proper placement of art - fitting the space (vertical placements on vertical spaces and horizontal placements on horizontal spaces), proximity to furniture, proximity to other art, etc.  I also recently posted instructions on how to glaze a wall while working on the walls of my master suite.  Low and behold, the topics of these two posts collided in the toilet room of my ...more»
How to Hang Art at the Right Height
One of my pet peeves is art hung too high on a wall and, unfortunately, it happens all too often.  I know you've seen it too, the wall art requiring you to tilt your head back to look up at it or the piece that floats so high above the sofa that it has no relationship to the furniture or the ...more»
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