A Practical Checklist for arranging furniture for conversation
If you have ever started arranging furniture for conversation with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The…
Choosing a Rug Size That Works: Before and After Thinking
If you have ever started choosing a rug size that works with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble…
How to Upgrade layering lighting in three levels This Weekend
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what layering lighting in three levels can and cannot do. It will not fix everything…
Styling a Coffee Table: A Room-by-Room Guide
There is a reason styling a coffee table keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Renting? Tv Wall Ideas Without Glare Without Drilling
Most advice about tv wall ideas without glare falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Sofa Fabrics for Real Life: Before and After Thinking
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what sofa fabrics for real life can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
Creating a Reading Corner: A Room-by-Room Guide
There is a reason creating a reading corner keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Gallery Wall Spacing Rules on a Real Budget
Most advice about gallery wall spacing rules falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
How to Upgrade curtains: length and fabric This Weekend
Most advice about curtains: length and fabric falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Statement Chairs on Budget: A Room-by-Room Guide
There is a reason statement chairs on budget keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Open Shelving vs Bookcases: Before and After Thinking
There is a reason open shelving vs bookcases keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Color Schemes That Age Well on a Real Budget
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what color schemes that age well can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
Plants That Survive Living Rooms for Small Spaces
If you have ever started plants that survive living rooms with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The…
Hiding Cables Neatly: Before and After Thinking
If you have ever started hiding cables neatly with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
Sectional vs Two Sofas for Small Spaces
Most advice about sectional vs two sofas falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Fireplace Makeovers Small Budget on a Real Budget
Most advice about fireplace makeovers small budget falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on…
A Practical Checklist for mirrors to widen a room
There is a reason mirrors to widen a room keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Nesting Tables and Flexibility: Small Changes, Big Difference
There is a reason nesting tables and flexibility keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between…
How to Upgrade slipcovers for pets and kids This Weekend
Most advice about slipcovers for pets and kids falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Warming Up a Gray Room: Small Changes, Big Difference
If you have ever started warming up a gray room with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…