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Christmas dining table 
The room is empty, large and blank and we would like to give it a Christmas effect, especially the table for a Christmas party .

It is a long dining ...

Cosy colors and updating a laminate dressing table 
Dear Charlotte,

I have recently purchased a small resale unit of about 69sqm. I have painted the living room a light pink colour. I need to make space ...

Interior Design for Manufactured Homes 
Hi, Just found your web-site and I live in a Manufactured home that has been redone several years ago, now I want to redo it for me & my husband.

This ...

Different finish for a table? 
First off, just discovered your site while looking for a solution to a design dilemma. Loved it and it now earned a "shortcut" on my desktop.

I just ...

Wallpaper technique - Tear and Hang 
Have you ever used the technique where you tear the paper into odd shapes and put up on the wall?

It really can look nice if done with some patience....

Help for Staging a House to Sell 
Hello, I'm under the first time homebuyers plan in three years. We wish we were not!!! We wouldn't do it again!!!

We still have 1 year and a half to ...

moisture in my wall cupboards  
Hey!!!

I have this very big problem of moisture in my wall cupboards and the clothes in them have been getting spoiled....

Need help and suggestions ...

Dining room dilemma 
I have an 100 year old home and I want to modernize it with a more open concept.

I am contemplating taking part of the wall out of my kitchen to open ...

Family pictures and wall art combined 
How can I combine my family pictures, pictures of my kids, etc, with wall art to make it look tasteful and not tacky?

Mixed Arches and rectangular doorways 
Got a new (125 yr. old) house.

In Dining Room to Living Room and Kitchen to Dining Room I have narrow arches without doors.

My tastes are eclectic,...

Ideas to liven up a plain white room 
Me and my family like to hang out in our family room.

It is a room that has a door to the study, and then a door that takes you to the sunroom. When ...

I need HELP with this space! 
I am moving into to this place in less than a month and I want to do something special with this space...but I have no idea how to make the most of it....

Needing some advice on color and decorations? 
I've bought a house and I love the color of the kitchen already.

It's a deep, wine burgundy in color and I'm wanting to decorate using sunflowers. I ...

Paint/color advice for a loft 
Am wondering about whether the focal and knee walls should be different colors and whether the side walls should be the same color as the ceiling.

I'...

'12 Days of Christmas' Round Table Decorating Theme 
I need help with some ideas for decorating a round table (seats 8) with the 12 Days of Christmas (song) theme.

This is for Tables of Love at our church,...

Should I paint the brick fireplace? 
The brick fireplace is kind of shades of pinkish, off whites and tan colors (same as the outside of the house).

The fireplace has a raised hearth, simple ...

Two questions on re-doing a house. 
There is "chair railing" in every room downstairs: living room, dining room and breakfast room.

I don't know whether to "treat" them/paint them all ...

Lighting a sofa in the center of a room 
I have a large living room and the sofa is not against a wall. I have end tables, but I don't know what to do about lamps because the outlets are too ...

Ideas for a bungalow interior design concept 
hi, i am a student studying interior designing...can any one suggest me a good concept for my bungalow???

Oriental Rug - Japanese Decor 
I have an oriental rug in softer red, green, blue gray and black tones.

Can this be used in Japanese decor?

More than a splash of colors. More like a 50 ft. wave. 
A riot of colors that I can't connect.

I loved the backsplash tiles and loved the floor tiles but the two just do not match and looks terrible.

Any ...

A ceiling fan for a two storey room? 
I have bought a Colonial style house; however, it is atypical in that the living room is two storeys.

I'd like to hang a ceiling fan in that room.

I'...

Accent for Orange 
Which accent color should I choose to go with orange please?

I think your site is great, but I am just not sure about which color would go best with ...

Red kitchen cabinets 
I want to paint some kitchen cabinets red.

Do not know what color to do wall to go with the red. Do not want white.

What do you suggest?

Carpet and Flooring...  Not rated yet
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