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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 [...] [...]

To Reupholster or not

DEAR GAIL: We have a sofa and chair that have seen better days and we’re considering reupholstering them. Is it better to reupholster or just buy new? ROBIN S.
DEAR ROBIN: Reupholstering is one solution to refresh your sofa and chair, but you need to take a couple things into consideration first [...] [...]

Bins, baskets, boxes help organize stuff

DEAR GAIL: I just started back to work and it has become overwhelming for me to keep things picked up, especially in our family room. Do you have any tips on ways to reduce or at least control everyday clutter? Thanks — Joni
DEAR JONI: It is so hard to keep up with our homes when [...] [...]

Interior Arranging

DEAR GAIL: I love watching HGTV and especially enjoy watching how they move the furniture around and give the room a whole new look in just a couple hours. I’ve been having trouble placing the furniture in my living room and would love to rearrange it. Would you share how it’s done? [...] [...]

Moving to a Smaller Home

DEAR GAIL: We will be moving to a new, smaller house soon. I have to decide what to take and what to get rid of. I would like to inventory my furniture piece by piece by size in order to place it. Is there a source for a furniture-placing guide of [...] [...]

Focal Points

DEAR GAIL: How do I place my sofa in a room that has two focal points, my TV and fireplace? They are on right angles to each other and not the same wall. BETTY I.
DEAR BETTY: The two focal points that you have are also two different types. Your fireplace [...] [...]

Print Slipcovers

DEAR GAIL: I have evergreen color carpet that I have to keep for now. Furniture is a bit worn but in good condition otherwise. If I cover the sofa, two armchairs and one wingchair with natural color matlesse slipcovers, what can I do with the now antique white walls, pillows, drapes to [...] [...]

Bookcase Decorating

DEAR GAIL: I’ve just had bookcases built-in on each side of my fireplace where the builder had what I called "open holes". In the past whenever I’ve decorated a bookcase, it became junked up with piles of books. How do I go about decorating them so that they look nice? Lanei [...] [...]