A reader asked: “My family room is 23×14′, and I have peacock-blue, floor length curtains and beige carpeting. What color would look best on my walls?” Paula, a residential paint color expert at CertaPro Painters of Bowie, says: I have […]
A reader asked: “We have a small library and decided to paint the wall to wall bookcase. We just painted the walls Ben Moore Silver moon. Nice and clean. We have NO idea what to paint the bookcase. We had a […]
A reader asked: The majority of my floor is neutral tile except the office at front of our house and the master at the far back of the house. This year I replaced the builder-grade carpet in the office with […]
A reader asked: We are purchasing a large sectional for our basement. We will have extra pieces left over. My husband wants to put them around the house, in the bedroom….I thought we would store them or try to sell […]
A reader asked:Which glass pool tile shape would stand the test of time, square 1 x 1 or Rectangle 1×4? The pool management experts at Continental Pools had some advice: Tile can be tricky when installed in an outdoor application. Proper […]
One homeowner asked: “I live in a small but charming condo. The living room and dining room have an open layout with an exposed brick wall. I have always had a hard time finding styles/decor that work well with the […]
Here’s a Monday mailbag of Ask a Decorator questions from Decorating Den’s Sue Pelley: Sally asked Decorating Den: “I cannot center my couch along the living room wall due to the need for enough space to accommodate hubby’s recliner. How do I place […]
This week we received two submissions from readers who are about to undergo bedroom makeovers. Emma asked Decorating Den: “I’m just about to decorate my bedroom french style with stone and mauve colours. I was planning on a ‘feature’ wall […]
Danielle asked Decorating Den: “In a small house, should the kitchen and bathroom flooring match because of their close proximity?” Sue had this to say: As a general rule of thumb, in a smaller home, if you can have the […]
Decorating Den’s Sue Pelley has a mini mailbag of Ask a Decorator submissions. Here is her latest round of advice: Annett asked Decorating Den: “Our front door opens into our rectangular living room. Thankfully, most people come through the garage to […]
