Day: July 17, 2015

Perhaps you have stood in the paint aisle staring at the paint chips on display, wondering what to do next. Well, you are not alone. For many homeowners, choosing a paint color is one of the biggest and most controversial decisions relating to a home purchase. Paint chips are intended to provide a visual sample so a homeowner or renter can take a sample of the color with them and see how the color looks within their space without taking the plunge by having to purchase a pint or can of paint. The issue in many instances is the paint chips are too small to give the purchaser a true prediction of whether or not the color will be a winner or flop.

Beautiful wood furniture is an essential ingredient of a well-decorated home. But for too long, the old rules of how to decorate with wood pieces have hampered our creativity when we are curating our living spaces. Ask any of the nuns who had the misfortune of teaching me in high school: I love to break rules. Here are three long-held maxims we can tell goodbye:

Jimmy James, the self-proclaimed man with two first names, loves bringing smiles to the "€œinsanely creative."