Aaargh! I just had a "friend" who stayed at my place for a few days surfing on my computer while I trooped off to work every day. After he left, I figured out that he had helped himself to an $800 ...

My favorite was the $200k half round table bought a yard sale for $25 that almost gave the appraiser brothers heart attacks:

I think that's the problem with these design magazines - there is a relatively small circle of insiders' homes that get shown in multiple places. It turns me off from any magazine when there are mi...

I'm glad gold tones might be back in style, I just dropped $165 on a custom frame that's gold. Despite all my frames being black or silver, the gold was really the only color that complimented the...

I think the main problem was the designer's lackey totally screwed up the project (hence "had since left his employment") and didn't do any of the work on schedule so that the client was shocked at...

I upgraded my furniture over time by nixing particleboard / fake furniture pieces in favor of solid wood or more substantially built pieces. Not everything I've acquired was expensive or new (a hec...

1. Call electrician to install crystal chandelier 2. Find new curtains for bay windows 3. Hang up all framed photos (including reframing childhood portraits) 4. Donate unused clot...

I like the funky colors, but the living room seems cramped because you walk straight into the bookcase. Consider switching the bookcase right inside the front door and the buffet against the red wa...

Use some Howards Restor-a-Finish, it amazingly eliminates small scratches and marks. Pick the color closest to original and the missing veneer won't be as noticeable. Please don't paint it without ...

I have an old Marantz receiver from 1978 that works, but probably needs a "tune-up". Anybody have any suggestions on where to get one fixed ?

Cost Plus has black and white wooden models very similar to the Pottery Barn one on sale for $9.99 (down from $19.99).

I had to look up where this house is located in Narragansett since my mom has a beach house there. Anawan Cliffs is a pretty upscale location with incredible views - the lot would not have been a b...

It's a beautiful table, the style is Empire judging from the feett

We cut down our best ever Christmas trees in Greenwich CT. Our parents' best friends planted free pine tree seedlings from the State of Connecticut when they moved into their expansive Greenwich es...

I have hallway walls like this. We had the top half and trim painted Kelly Moore's Diamond White and the bottom half painted Kelly Moore's Dove Gray to highlight the texture. I would start p...

My mantel is usually a combo of a white feather wreath with red ornaments, red velvet ribbon, hot pink glass christmas trees, pink ornaments in sterling silver bowls, and paperwhites in silver pots...

Caveat, my sister had square plates and found they couldn't fit in the dishwasher without blocking the spray arm...

8 dining room chairs - 4 bought, 4 left by roommates 2 bergere chairs - inherited 2 mid-century wooden armchairs - free sidewalk finds 1 armless side chair - reupholstered sidewal...

It's hard living with slobs when you're not one. I've done it and finally learned that they are oblivious to things that get you stewing like dishes piling up. Once I realized they weren't doing it...

I too love the beach house style and commend you for an authentic looking casual style. I especially like the dining room and bedroom