During my recent media room makeover, I wanted to recreate the look of the gold dot wallpaper I saw on the cover of the “House Beautiful” November 2017 issue. The pattern has double horizontal rows of square dots evenly spaced … Read More
Have a boring, boxy room that needs something to make it look better? Try these 10 ways to add architectural details that will upgrade a boring room. As most of you know by now, I live in a builder-grade home, … Read More
If you love the Scalamandre zebras but would like a less expensive option, try out this easy DIY zebra wallpaper tutorial that can be done in a day. As some of you may remember…when I was making over my master … Read More
Instead of paying for expensive wallpaper, learn how to make your own with these easy step-by-step instructions on how to paint DIY Chinoiserie wallpaper. I love the look of expensive wallpaper but don’t have the budget for it, which means … Read More
Now that I’m finished being sidetracked by my library mini-makeover, I am back to finishing up the details on the work area in my office. I thought when I put up the fabric roll storage rack originally that I would … Read More
If you have been reading my previous posts, you know that I live in a house that was built with absolutely no architectural details whatsoever. So every time I makeover a room, I try to add something that will add … Read More
Like Wanda, I have also been working on updating my den / home office. Most people would say that there wasn’t anything wrong with this room to begin with. But I was a little tired of it and decided I … Read More
Walls take up a lot of the visual space in most rooms. So why not do something more interesting with them than painting them all one color? There are lots of ways that you can add color and pattern to … Read More
This ombre watercolor technique combines colorful paint with clear glaze over a pastel base to create stripes. It has a watercolor-like effect since the stripes do not have definite edges…which also make this technique much easier to paint than regular stripes! … Read More
To add the relaxing feeling of a garden to an indoor room, try painting a trellis with wisteria vines (or any other kind of vine that you like) to one wall of the room. I added this design to the … Read More
I recently painted wide bold stripes on my kitchen ceiling in strong colors taken from the new wallpaper. It took courage to decide on such intense colors, but I’m glad I did. Now the room acts as a magnet drawing … Read More