This boring bookcase wall was part of my monthly subscriber Q and A on Instagram last weekend. The homeowner wanted to know how to update it so that it didn’t feel like a cluttered catch-all. Click through to read my suggestions and see my quick sketch.
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Update This Kitchen in a Warm, Traditional Style
This kitchen isn’t bad, but it isn’t what the homeowners want. The biggest complaint was how dark this kitchen really was.
(These are real estate photos, btw, so they are brightened up considerably more than how this kitchen looks in real life. :-( You know what I mean here.)
Come and see how this kitchen can become a more traditional, homey style and lightened up for a more enjoyable space.
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How to Decorate This Neutral Living Room's Blank Wall
in Decorating, Shopping, Q&A
This question was posed to me from someone who had recently moved into their new home. She liked a neutral, modern organic look and wanted to know how to decorate this blank wall above her sofa.
Well, I had a few ideas and it involved a bit more than just the wall.
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How To Decorate this Fireplace Hearth?
in Decorating, Q&A, Reader Advice, Shopping
This homeowner has done a nice job styling the bookshelves here, but she wants to know what to do with the hearth. That lower part of the fireplace wall is bare and. overall, the wall feels rather top heavy. Let’s see if some decorating will help.
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Adding Final Design Touches to this Kitchen / Dining Space
in Kitchen, Shopping, Q&A, Decorating
This kitchen was done, there was some furniture in the dining space, but it looked unfinished and the areas didn’t seem to relate to each other.
So, how to finish this off? Well, I definitely had some thoughts…..
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