Michele Buchamer

Small interiors can be challenging to decorate. It's important to find ways to maximize on important issues such as color palette, furniture layout, storage, lighting and accessorizing. Here are some ideas to maximize your small space.

*   Color - Ensure the theme of your space is reflected throughout your entire interior. Continuity allows a space to feel
     bigger: too many different sty ...

Rugs add comfort, and visual interest to the space as well as help unify its furnishings.
But before you buy beware, this is the one area of decorating where size and placement matters. Below are some guidelines:

• Standard Living/Family Room – it should be proportional to a room’s floor space.
  Ideally, it should leave an equal amount of floor bare all around it. This applies
  regardless of obs ...

How can I give my bathroom an update without breaking the piggy bank?

Here are a few tips that will add style and detail with very little cash output and just a bit of work.

• Frame your existing mirror – to give it definition and updated style in 2 ½ “ wide wood or MDF (Medium density fiber board), stained or painted and attach it right to the mirror to the wall around it.
• Dress up the cabin ...

Creating eye-catching displays of artwork or photos throughout your home.

Create Unity – Color and theme unit a display, but subtle differences add interest.
(ie. all of the pictures are black & white, all frames are the same
color, not necessarily the same size, all are family photos or
similar theme).

Focal Point – Give the arrangement a focal point. One larger or a set of larger
pictures o ...