House Tour: Color & Pattern Revive a 1930s Beach Cottage
This Amagansett beach house in the New York Hamptons, which originally was a horse farm, was always quaint but not quite as lovely as it is now that homeowner Amelia…
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How to Choose a Paint Finish
Use flat paint for bedrooms, living rooms and anywhere you want a soft look. Also called matte, this finish is also great for hiding wall imperfections such as cracks, bumps…
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Make Custom Art with Paint Chips!
What you’ll need: 30-40 paint chips in a variety of coordinating colors double sided tape frame white cardstock scissors How to do it: 1. Using your frame’s backing sheet…
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Summer Color Palette: Aqua, Orange & Peach
1— Big Top cushions in turquoise and coral, $62.75. Visit howkapow.com. 2— Emily boxes, $600. Visit madegoods.com. 3— Silkscreen, “Untitled – Faces in a Grid” by Clarence Holbrook Carter, $1,500.…
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6 Easy Tips to Add Texture & Color
In a recent post, you saw how designer Kerry Cassill used fun fabrics to create a cottage just for girls. Now she offers a few helpful tips, making it simple…
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House Tour: Fun Fabrics and Fresh Style in this California Beach Cottage
In 2003, when fabric and accessories designer Kerry Cassill was searching for a home she wanted the ideal place to raise her then one-year-old daughter, Dean. Located a short walk…
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A Bright & Natural Make-over for a Historical Bathroom
In a recent house tour, we showed you how Lori McCarty and her husband transformed their small historical cottage into a sophisticated spacious design. Now take a look at how…
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How to Use Color in a Small Kitchen
Tip: To help keep kitchen essentials on hand but out of the way, keep them in open baskets. Your clutter will feel contained but will still be easily reached. …
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House Tour: A Small Historical Cottage Gets a Big Update
When Lori McCarty bought her home in 1995, she was a single woman whose only passion aside from her job in social work was vintage, historical property. Now, 16 years…
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Decorating an Oversized Wall
It’s not an uncommon dilemma: you have a large blank wall and no idea how to fill it. Even in the best-dressed room, an unfilled wall can be a distracting…
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