Q: My grandmother still switches her house from winter to summer. She puts on white slipcovers and takes down the heavy draperies. It's a lot of work, but the house does feel refreshed and cooler. My grandmother is from the Old Country. Do people ...
Q: I don't even know how to phrase my question about decorating. Our home is comfortable enough, but it's lacking something. Call it personality or maybe attitude. I just don't feel like it's welcoming, not even to us who live here. Maybe I need ...
Q: My husband is retiring after a long career in newspaper journalism (his paper downsized, and he says he's not interested in doing "E-news"). I am redoing his home office and want to commemorate his 25 years as a "real" editor. I read the column...
Q: When we moved our furniture into our new -- and bigger -- house, it practically disappeared in all that space. We can't afford more furniture for a while. In the meantime, I don't want to invite anyone to come see us, not even family. The house...
Q: My favorite color is "shocking" pink. I wear it lots and was all set to paint our living room walls when my husband's mother called it a "tacky color."
Now he's gotten involved big-time, and I have "lost the courage of my conviction," to ...
Q: I am confused about furniture arranging. My mother-in-law has everything in twos in her living room (except the sofa): two club chairs, two side tables, two lamps, all matching, even twin cubes for the cocktail table. Is this the right way to ...
