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2010 Decorating Resolution #1
Last week (wow - last year actually!) I introduced 2010 Decorating Resolutions you could personalize and adopt.  These resolutions can serve as guide posts for successfully accomplishing your decorating goals this year.  So how are your decorating resolutions coming along?   If you need a little help getting started, this post is for you.  Let's dive  into some details on the first resolution. Resolution #1 I will define my decorating ...more»
Black and White Celebration Dinner
Although things in life aren't often black and white - they were at my dinner table the other night.  I hosted a post-birthday dinner for a friend visiting from out-of-town and used black and white as the theme - just for the fun of it! Black and White Table Decor The table setting included black placemats, white dinner plates, black salad plates, ...more»
Design Innovations
Design doesn't have to be stuffy and staid and expected and ordinary.  Interior designers, architects, furniture & lighting designers all revel in letting their creativity loose.  Here's what happens.  At first glance some of these ideas may not seem to have any redeeming value.  Take a moment to look a little closer.  Do you find some small element you can adapt ...more»
Fun With Stripes
Stripes show up everywhere from our country's flag to fashion, from walls to floors, from food to mother nature.  Every design style can benefit from the use of stripes because they pair so well with florals, big graphics, small ginghams and geometrics.  The easy to remember rule of thumb when using stripes as discussed in an earlier post is to ...more»
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