Where can you sip iced tea on a hot summer day or listen to the pitter of rain?  The porch! But with its roof and pretty pillars, the porch can be more than that.  It can become an outdoor living space - a space where you can have a conversation, read a book, or dine with friends.  This is where the home meets the garden.  Here's how to makeover...

Butterflies, with their whimsical flight and flashy wings, inspire us to thoughts of hope and spring,  They even find their way into our home decorations.  Did you know that there are 17,500 species of butterflies of which 750 are in the United States?  Their wings are actually translucent, but tiny scales overlay and reflect beautiful patterns and color that make the butterly the...

I am seriously in love with my pink fridge file, and am looking for ways to accent it with golden letters!  I'll be sharing that very soon.  It's the perfect way to accent a kitchen or home office with a bright theme.  These pictures inspire me to decorate with...

The DIY Paper Rose Wreath + Free Printable holds so many options, as far as color palette goes, to the home decorator.  Carefully selecting a delicate paper in the room's color scheme, will ensure for the successful result.  I imagine hanging a wreath in a focal poi...

Patios can be the perfect place to relax and unwind at the end of the day or on the weekends, but it’s often overlooked when it comes to updates and makeovers. Enclosed patios can become a sort of catchall room, while non-enclosed spaces can become overwhelmed by the elements.
Whatever condition your patio is presently in, you can br...

Create beautiful rooms using a free design board online.  Why?  In Decorating 101 (the current book I'm writing), I talk about the seven steps to decorating any space with the goal to create beautiful rooms, after all who wants an ugly room right?  The first step, though, is design!  

Before you put your masterpiece together, good decorators put...