Sometimes some very weird stuff happens to me related to decorating and, oddly enough, estate sales. Like the time I was pregnant and tracking down vintage Fisher Price Little People for my unborn child. I had a dream that I went to an estate sale and found a Little...
This is an article I never thought I’d write. Because I’m a paint-the-paneling-kind-of-girl. If you read this blog on a regular basis, I’m pretty sure you know exactly how I feel about wood paneling. To clarify, it’s not that I don’t...
My online home staging client, Jessica, was overwhelmed with getting her home ready to go on the market. The dark wood paneling sucked out any light and made the space feel smaller than it was. Her husband had resisted lightening up the house for several years, but...
There is simply no reason you must live perpetually with a dated wood kitchen if you don’t want to. Or live in a dark, wood-paneled den just because your home contains one. And, no, you don’t have to rip the wood paneling out. Pull Up a Comfy Chair and...
Here are a few great ideas to keep in mind if you are ready to redesign a room in your home, which are illustrated in this recent before-and-after of a client’s den. 1. Stay true to who you are. With children no longer in her home, this client was ready...