Year in Review: Helping You Look Ahead

Now that all the ho-ho-hoing is behind us, it's time to jump into 2014 with fresh goals and sweet expectations. A popular inspirational ...

How to Use Today's Trendy Grey and Yellow Palette

Looking for a crowd-pleasing color combo that looks clean and contemporary to make your home attractive to buyers? I vote for grey and yello...

Don't Be A TV Diva When You Paint Walls

Fresh paint turns buyers on.  Painting a room is one of the easiest, cheapest ways to get a home ready for selling. As a professional painte...

Popular Decorating Advice You Should Ignore

Can you spot the four staging mistakes? Interior decor. Home staging. Two different animals. That's why you can disregard some of the mo...

Stumped by Staging? These People Were.

The blue walls of this dining room are the same intensity as the brown walls in the neighboring rooms.  Did you have a teacher who said, “Th...

DIY Project: Overhead Garage Door Re-Paint

Whether you like it or not, a street-facing, overhead garage door takes over a home's facade, forcing itself into the role of focal poin...

How to Beautify an Ugly Microfiber Chair with Paint

I took one ugly chair and gave it six different looks. This is one. This is not an April Fool's Day post . I really did convert an old m...

Pastel Colors: Good or Bad for Staging Your Home?

When you think of pastel colors, do you envision sickeningly sweet pinks, lackluster yellows, and hospital room greens? That kind if thinkin...

Get the Look for Less: Smart Shopping

Drop cloths for cushion covers? Why not?    I’m not fond of shopping for the sake of shopping. I love to score a deal, but I don’t like to ...

The All-White Color Palette -- Is It Alright for Staging?

Photo: Country Living. Color is a powerful tool. You can use it to draw people in, relax them, excite them, or -- heaven forbid -- send them...