An “Art-ache” Got You Down? One of the quickest ways to establish a great sense of style and personality in your home is through your artwork. Before, there were so many rules for installing artwork.… your frames needed to match, […] Read More »

The house where my wife, Diane, and I live has wooden baseboards that have never been painted. We decided we wanted to paint them white, but we didn’t want to risk getting the white paint all over our just-painted beige […] Read More »

When I moved into my downtown apartment I was so excited to get new furniture and decorate the entire place from floor to ceiling. After I paid the deposit, first month’s rent and utilities I realized my budget for new […] Read More »

Sometimes the easiest DIY projects are the ones that take the longest. After my husband, David, and I got our wedding pictures back, we had to decide which ones we wanted to frame and hang in our house. The plan […] Read More »

The “I Spent All My Money on Rent but I Still Need Furniture” Solution Tools & Materials: Sander/sandpaper Warm soapy water and a washcloth Odorless oil-base primer Latex paint Screwdriver Dropcloth Paint Roller Paint Tray Paint brush New handles (if […] Read More »

Impress Your Friends with Your Not-So-New Dining Set Tools & Materials: Staple gun and staples Scissors Material of your choice (I bought 4 yards and had quite a bit left) Screwdriver I recently moved into an apartment downtown Indianapolis with […] Read More »

How many times have you looked around your house and wished you had a new piece of furniture. Perhaps it’s a new chair, or bench for your entry way. Maybe you weren’t wishing for something necessarily new, you just wished […] Read More »

Being the wine connoisseurs that we are, my roommate and I have acquired many, many wine glasses of all shapes and sizes. Our tiny apartment kitchen can’t hold all of them and heaven forbid we get rid of any! I […] Read More »

As an Art Director, I get flyers and magazines full of all the latest and greatest trends, designs and styles. From what I have read, plain old stripes are so last year. The newest trend is a v-shaped stripe pattern […] Read More »