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Make The Room Easy to Change. As they get older you don’t want to have to re-decorate the entire room. It can become costly. So; purchase furniture that is simple in design an avoid trendy items in major purchases. You can purchase trendy accessories that won’t break the bank and can be changed out [...]

If your budget dictates that you furnish your house or apartment slowly, be smart about it. Here are some tips for buying furniture one piece at a time.
Step1
1 Prioritize your needs and shop accordingly. If you need a kitchen table, try not to come home with a couch, even if it was on sale.

Step2
Buy the [...]

We asked Mary Jane Pappas and Karen Soojian, winners of the annual Designer of Distinction award, for their suggestions.

MARY JANE PAPPAS
1. PLAN YOUR DESIGN BEFORE YOU BEGIN.
Plan where everything should go, how the space works, how people move through it. Create plans and specify products and finishes beforehand to protect your investment, control the design [...]

Color your home can bring life and excitement to otherwise dull areas. Why do we choose particular colors for interior decorating? It is because we either like them or have seen them in a magazine or someone’s home. But, some of us have trouble deciding on which colors we really want to use in our [...]

While getting organized is one of the top five New Year’s resolutions, most people’s goals fall flat because they don’t have the right tools or advice to help them develop a system that works.
“Getting organized not only clears away the clutter, it also reduces stress and simplifies life,” said Louise Kurzeka, professional organizer. “The holidays [...]

This election year there was a clear winner on the home front: traditional with a twist.
In 2008 we enveloped ourselves in yesterday’s classics that were freshened up for today’s tastes.
“Everything has been about a return to tradition and formality,” said Michelle Lamb, an internationally recognized trend forecaster based in Minneapolis. “The T-word is not a [...]

New Writers Include Chicago’s DesignWatcher, Manhattan’s Habitually Chic and Island Girl Salvage Owner and Planet Green Regular Tabitha Long

CHICAGO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Strange Closets blurs the distinction between home design blogs and magazines with the addition of several new contributors and the launch of a redesigned magazine-style format that includes Twitter. Popular original [...]

My prediction about this 2009 trend in home design is still the use of minimalist room design with all reduce the source of material and electric usage. Natural lighting with large window is still the important thing in creating a modern home with maximizing lighting.