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10 Common Decorating Mistakes to Avoid - Are you guilty of any of these decorating blunders? HGTV designer Karl Lohnes and leading custom window fashions manufacturer Hunter Douglas have put together a top-ten list of the all-time most often made decorating mistakes.

Autumn Decorating With Slipcovers - Slipcovers offer a simple yet creative way to alter the look of any room within the home.

Bathroom Corner Cupboard - Shari and I have decorated numerous bathrooms, and all of them share one common problem - not enough storage. Typically, the only places to store items are the medicine cabinet and under the vanity, neither of which offers much space.

Decorating Ideas to Make Your Living Room More Liveable - Above all else, the furniture in the living-room should make it livable. It should be grouped so that it offers centers of interest, convenience and comfort. Look for upholstered seating with homespun-type fabric, or toss a pieced quilt over plain fabric or leather. An old rocker is a great addition.

Decorating With Gail: Fun With Frames - Adorn your walls and tables with inexpensive and interesting handcrafted wood frames! You can purchase wood frames at discount stores, craft stores and yard sales, just to name a few. The only necessary supplies for your "masterpiece" are a glue gun, glue sticks and your imagination!

Decorating Your Outdoor Space - Outdoor rooms are extremely popular these days, and not just amongst the rich and famous. You can squeeze an outdoor room in almost any space, and decorate it to match the style and mood of your home, inexpensively!

Decoupage Lamp Makeover - Turn a plain table lamp into a wonderful work of art. A perfect accent for any room, you pick the pattern and color to match your decor.

Framed Angel Pictures - Frame beautiful Angel prints to accent your home. These prints can be found in art books and on calendars, posters, greeting cards and postcards. If you use an angel that's part of a larger picture, decide how you want to crop the picture before cutting it.

Handmade Quilts: Not Just for Bed! - The art of quilting has been part of American history for more than a century. Regardless of the climate where you live, you can enjoy quilts in your home year round.

Homework Furniture - Today, parents often erroneously assume their kids need what's known by the unfortunate appellation of "computer desk" or "workstation." This may not be what your children need in order to study most comfortably and most effectively.

Make an Antique Bench of Your Own - I love to browse through antique shops. Because I enjoy building things myself, I especially enjoy looking at the handmade wooden furniture. I admire the workmanship and history in each piece, and often come away with the inspiration for a project of my own.

Painting On Wood - The popularity of tole and decorative painting has exploded in recent years. The following are a few tips and/or tricks I have learned or stumbled upon since I began painting to make the job go faster, better or easier.

Personalized Furniture for Kids - Chances are if you have more than one child, you�re eager to cut down on the symphony of "It�s mine," "No, it�s mine," "No, it�s mine," that perennially rings out from play rooms to kitchens across the land.

Reusing a Changing Table - Most moms have, at one point, had a baby changing table. But once the baby is too big for it, what then? Sell it at a garage sale? Save it for your sister-in-law? Shove it in the storage shed or garage? Instead, create some needed storage space for your laundry room, mud room, kitchen, front porch, sewing room or any other area that is in need. Don't have one? You can pick one up at a garage sale these days for $10 or less.

Slipcovers 101 - Although furnishing "covers" have been a common household item for more than a century, todays slipcovers possess the ability to make a dramatic fashion statement. We're not talking Grandma's plastic!

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