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Creativity On The Fly – Part 1 – Furniture & Thinking Out-of-the-Box

Everyone is creative in one way or another and has her or his own special way about doing things, whether it’s a flair for putting together a great outfit, hosting a fantastic party, planting a colorful garden or decorating a home. But sometimes we need to pull it together on the fly, which can cause [...] [...]

Over-Budget Retreat

DEAR GAIL: We’ve just completed adding on a room to our master bedroom as a retreat for me. The construction costs were far more than we budgeted and now I only have a couple hundred dollars to finish the room. I have a bare concrete floor, no window treatments and no furniture. [...] [...]

Quilt Display

DEAR GAIL: I’ve recently received two beautiful, handmade queen-size quilts. I would like to display them in my bedroom, but don’t have room for a traditional quilt rack. I was thinking of displaying them on the wall, hanging them similar to towels on oversized bars. Will this work, or do you have any other [...] [...]

Bed Sheets 101

DEAR GAIL: We’re going to be buying a new bed and going from a queen to a king. In the past I’ve just bought whatever sheets were on sale. I know good quality sheets are expensive, but I’d like to buy just a couple sets of nice sheets this time. So [...] [...]

Retreat Area

DEAR GAIL: I just moved into my very first home and I love it. I’m writing because I have a fairly small master bedroom but want to create a small retreat in the room and somehow divide it off from the bed area. I only have a family room to watch TV [...] [...]

Night Stand Question

DEAR GAIL: We were just given my Mother’s bedroom set, but she only had one night stand. There is no way that we could match it as it is about 30 years old. What else can I use besides a regular night stand? Bobbie G.
DEAR BOBBIE: You do have the [...] [...]

Non-Girly Pink?

DEAR GAIL: I’d like to use some pink in my bedroom but don’t want it to come off too girly. What would be the best way to do that? Anna R.
DEAR ANNA: Pink has made a big comeback this season, especially in home fashion. A great way to introduce pink [...] [...]

Bedding Doesn’t Fit

DEAR GAIL: I have been trying to find new bedding for my master bedroom for months with no luck. We have a very high pillow top mattress and nothing fits right, plus I haven’t found anything that I’ve fallen in love with. So I’ve decided to have it made, but when I [...] [...]

Company Coming, Help!!

DEAR GAIL: I have company coming and need to quickly decorate the guest room. I don’t have time to run all over town shopping and really don’t have the patience for it either. Can you tell me what I can buy and how I can pull it together in an afternoon? [...] [...]

Long Narrow Bedroom

DEAR GAIL: We have a very long and narrow bedroom and have at least seven feet of wasted space at the end of our bed. We don’t know what to put there and with nothing it makes the room feel empty. What are some things that we could do? Carol [...] [...]