Arranging Furniture for Conversation: Before and After Thinking
There is a reason arranging furniture for conversation keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point…
A Practical Checklist for choosing a rug size that works
If you have ever started choosing a rug size that works with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble…
Layering Lighting in Three Levels: Before and After Thinking
There is a reason layering lighting in three levels keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Styling a Coffee Table: Small Changes, Big Difference
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what styling a coffee table can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
A Practical Checklist for tv wall ideas without glare
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what tv wall ideas without glare can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
Sofa Fabrics for Real Life for Small Spaces
If you have ever started sofa fabrics for real life with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Creating a Reading Corner on a Real Budget
There is a reason creating a reading corner keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
A Practical Checklist for gallery wall spacing rules
There is a reason gallery wall spacing rules keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
How to Upgrade curtains: length and fabric This Weekend
There is a reason curtains: length and fabric keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
The Mistakes to Avoid With statement chairs on budget
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what statement chairs on budget can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
Renting? Open Shelving vs Bookcases Without Drilling
Most advice about open shelving vs bookcases falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
A Practical Checklist for color schemes that age well
Most advice about color schemes that age well falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Plants That Survive Living Rooms: Small Changes, Big Difference
There is a reason plants that survive living rooms keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between…
A Practical Checklist for hiding cables neatly
There is a reason hiding cables neatly keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
A Practical Checklist for sectional vs two sofas
There is a reason sectional vs two sofas keeps coming up in conversations about Living Room: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Fireplace Makeovers Small Budget for Small Spaces
Most advice about fireplace makeovers small budget falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on…
A Practical Checklist for mirrors to widen a room
If you have ever started mirrors to widen a room with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
The Mistakes to Avoid With nesting tables and flexibility
Most advice about nesting tables and flexibility falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
How to Upgrade slipcovers for pets and kids This Weekend
If you have ever started slipcovers for pets and kids with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Renting? Warming Up a Gray Room Without Drilling
Most advice about warming up a gray room falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…