Americans love white walls. We’re fond of white carpet, cabinets, woodwork and furnishings, too. White also is our favorite accent color.
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Want some instant decorating gratification? Pop open a can of paint. Inside this little silver treasure box is the power to transform a room in a jiff. Dollar-for-dollar, there is no more cost effective decorating tool, and with a few swipes of a brush in some strategic spots, you can give a room new life.
Let’s tackle the living room. The key things to keep in mind when arranging furniture are flow, function and focal point. The furniture should be arranged to facilitate traffic flow in the best way possible. Think of the pattern the traffic will take and arrange the furnishings for the best use of that space. Can you get in and out of the seating area with ease? When walking through the living room to get to another room, is the furniture in the way or can the traffic flow easily?
Q: I recently moved into a new house and received my first power bill. I was shocked at the amount and was sure there had been a mistake. I was wrong. A friend suggested I replace my thermostat with one that is programmable. What are the particulars on this job?
Collectors and collections are getting younger. So the old 1950s favorite, Chippendale furniture, has now been replaced by 1950s Eames pieces. And 18th-century English Staffordshire ceramics are not as wanted as much as Ohio-made 20th-century Rookwood pottery.
I should report an email to me regarding rabbit problems in landscapes. One reader suggests that she has always used mothballs around her plants and never had a problem with rabbits. Some of you might know mothballs can contain either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene. It was not clear which one she meant.
“The purist and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.” — John Ruskin (1819-1900, English art critic of the Victorian era, art patron, water colourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist.
On a recent Wednesday morning, Michael Murphy, a Los Angeles-based interior design and trends producer for Lamps Plus, stopped by the company’s Henderson store off of Stephanie Street. With a visitor at his side, he explained what customers are looking for these days in lighting decor.
We live in a culture with abundant choices and, if anything, green living is all about choices. But having the freedom to choose is not enough. Choices can be good or bad. Context is a necessary ingredient when making decisions.