Category Archives: Decorating How-To (or NOT To)

Designing From An Inspiration Picture

                        This teen bedroom makeover is hands down my most popular video on YouTube. It’s been viewed almost 60,000 times, and I get comments on it several times per … Continue reading

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Monday Mailbag: 2-Cushion Sofa or 3?

                                Hi Kristy – I love your blog, and I always look forward to new articles!  Here’s my question.  My husband and I are getting ready to … Continue reading

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Thrifty Thursday: Beauty and the Budget

                        Is it REALLY possible to create amazing spaces for pennies on the dollar? Spaces that look like the ones you see on TV, except without the hot carpenter … Continue reading

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Giving it all away #1: Beach Inspired Bedroom on a Budget

                        For those occasions when ”desperation design” becomes a necessity, in this post, I discussed how to design a room super fast, super cheap, and with almost guaranteed results, by using … Continue reading

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How to Design a Room Super Fast and Super Cheap!

                        A “quick and dirty” redesign…  It could be necessary for any number of reasons, but here are a few of the most popular: Your mother-in-law is coming. You’re … Continue reading

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Family Pictures… Where ARE you allowed to put them??

                        I seem to have inadvertently gained a bit of notoriety for my stand on the placement of family photos.  I’ve been known to say things like, “No one … Continue reading

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