I received this question in my last Instagram Q&A from a homeowner who had been told to paint the fireplace brick in her home.
I studied this one for awhile, I have to say, I wound up saying no.
Here’s why…..
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Adding Color to a White Living Room with Furnishings
in Decorating, Designing, Reader Advice, Q&A
This empty white living room needed furniture suggestions and a layout to help kickstart this homeowner’s furnishing journey. Come and see how this plan developed…..
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How To Detail A Backsplash Ending at a Raised Bar
in Kitchen, Remodeling, Reader Advice, Q&A
Backsplash ending questions are just never ending! :-) There are so many different situations and sometimes it seems no two are alike! See what advice I recently gave a reader below.
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Adding Mouldings Solve Big Empty Wall Dilemmas
Adding mouldings is a popular design solution these days for filling big empty walls. I recommended this for one of my July Instagram Q&A’s and I have a project where we are doing this in rooms with 16’ high ceilings.
Let’s take a look at both.
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Furniture Layout Tweaks For 2 Living Rooms
Right up there with wall decorating in interior design dilemmas is this challenge, furniture layouts. It can be a big stumbling block to buying furniture, hanging wall decor and living functionally in your home.
See the new layouts I suggested for these two living rooms when you click through……
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