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Posters, paintings and photos are the traditional items chosen by homeowners to hang on the walls of their abodes. But that’s poor use of one of the largest, and most prominent, décor spaces in your living area, according to local designers.

Q: I have a Mexican petunia (Ruellia) that is about 4 years old. In 2013 the freeze caused all of the stems to die back. I cut all of them off at ground level and the plant grew back nicely and flowered beautifully.

The world is full of important sidekicks (where would Batman be without Robin?). In the decorating world, one of the all-important but unsung heroes of a room is a great side table. When we are designing a living room, most of us have a blast selecting a sofa or chair, but then we forget about its buddy, the table that will snuggle up and complete the seating arrangement’s look.

Chalk painting had its first brush with design about about six years ago when its slate-look finish began showing up in novel ideas for home accents.

An ever-changing color palette keeps home décor stimulating and interesting. As the winter season gives us frosty white scenes outside in some parts of the country, we are seeing a similar design trend for interiors for 2015: gold and white. Unlike some recent color trend predictions, this is one almost anyone can live with.

They started the exchange the year I headed out in my VW to hippie life in the wilds of the Sierra Nevada. That was the first back-to-the-land movement when we all sought a natural lifestyle beyond suburban origins.

Most people depend on their kitchen appliances for daily use and occasionally for a preholiday cooking marathon. They’re staples of the kitchen, and expected to work. But as soon as the refrigerator stops cooling or the oven won’t warm, panic sets in.

Old toys are expensive today because they are scarce. Children played with the toys, damaged them, scratched the paint, lost parts and eventually the toy was discarded because of its shabby condition.