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‘Rugs’ Category
 A nice lady named Mary wrote to me on my last post, ( Start with an Area Rug) wanting to know what size and shape of rug to buy for her dining room in relation to her table. So, I thought I’d answer her here and post some guidelines for sizing up area rugs in [...]
Posted by: Cathy 8/16/09 at 12:05 am
If you’re stuck for a place to start when decorating a room, start with the area rug. One with more than one color will provide a complete palette to inspire the look of the whole room. Area rugs are a great addition to any room. Whether they adorn hardwood floors or layered over carpet, the impact of [...]
Posted by: Cathy 8/8/09 at 8:36 pm
With warm weather holidays and summer entertaining on the horizon, there’s no better time to perk up the patio, dress up the deck, or punch up the porch. Hmmm, sounds expensive. It doesn’t have to be!  Think of “repurposing” items to add some cheap chic to outdoor rooms.  Repurposing means to take a thing or material [...]
Posted by: Cathy 5/17/09 at 12:05 am
Wow! how fun, a blog party! Should I B.Y.O.B. (bring your own blog)?  Well, here it is. Welcome to HG Openhouse (for those that haven’t visited before…where ya been?). For those of you who haven’t seen the blog party, you should check out The Ultimate Blog Party 2009 at,  5 minutes for mom.
 Let me introduce myself.  I’m [...]
Posted by: Cathy 3/22/09 at 1:08 am
Just in case you’ve forgotten, I was the crazy blogger who started redecorating her living room over the holidays and we’re not talking about the tree. You can see phase one here.
Phase two was to rearrange the furniture to give a more open feel to the room which meant first replacing some of the [...]
Posted by: Joan 2/24/09 at 9:06 am
Your hallway is the journey, not the destination (which is a nice way of saying it’s often a forgotten room).Â
Granted, we don’t all have nice wide hallways with architectural details and natural lighting to work with, but that doesn’t mean you can’t express yourself!Â
For a little eye candy, I’ve included one of my favorite hallway [...]
Posted by: Susan 2/18/09 at 10:58 am
Are you one of those brave souls who grabbed your wallet and armed yourself with courage and determination to get the best deals on Black Friday? Will you be up early on Friday, prepared to get out there to make any necessary returns and look for after holiday markdowns?
I learned under the tutelage of [...]
Posted by: Deb 12/23/08 at 3:05 pm
I do know that decorating blogs this month tend to be about holiday decorating and not actual home re-decorating. In fact, I probably should have saved this post for AFTER Christmas, but I’m so excited about the re-decorating we’ve been doing in our living room/dining room the past few weeks that I just had to [...]
Posted by: Joan 12/8/08 at 10:54 pm
