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Flip Flop Your Living Areas Flip Flop Your Living Areas

While Houstonians are outside in the spring weather this month trying to salvage outdoor living areas after an unusually cold winter, more than 80,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibitors representing 106 countries will be indoors in …

Is a New Sofa in Your Future?

Know what to look for before you start shopping around
Need a new sofa? Take your decorator’s advice and buy the best one you can afford. But, don’t forget to make comfort a priority, too. …

Bye, Bye, Flat Walls; Hello “Wow”Brighten rooms with walls that serve as eye-catching art Bye, Bye, Flat Walls; Hello “Wow”Brighten rooms with walls that serve as eye-catching art

Kiss the flat, matte wall goodbye. Wallpapers and paint are being replaced with amazing new surface materials that make wall coverings more like a piece of art. The latest looks are rich, textured coverings in …

Bathroom Renaissance, Add pizzazz and personal style with decorative fixtures Bathroom Renaissance, Add pizzazz and personal  style with decorative fixtures

Turning water on has never been so fun! The latest bathroom faucet designs offer many choices among modern, Asian-inspired, transitional, traditional and creative styles. You can save water and create a special mood just by …

New Generation of Appliances Offer Convenience, Conservation and Cleanliness New Generation of Appliances Offer Convenience, Conservation and Cleanliness

Shop around before you buy
Creating a healthy home environment is one of the hottest topics today. Another is reducing the carbon footprint, and a third is cocooning. The healthy home can be defined as a …

Accentuate and Accessorize

Adding interest and color to your home increases its value —
for you and for any future buyers
Getting ready to put your home on the market? Or, just want to perk things up for your own …

Juxtaposed and eclectic, Yin and Yang – It’s all about home design

If you like it, use it; there’s no right or wrong in furniture choices this year
A renewed interest by homeowners in upgrading their homes is expected to have a positive effect on the furniture market …

It’s A Red Story. And blue and green, grey and orange, purple too!

More and more celebrity de­signers are entering the home interiors market with their own brands of fabrics, furniture and accessories, so don’t be surprised this fall to see home interior and clothing fabrics drawing inspiration …

2010 NKBA Bathroom Design Competition

Trends: What homeowners want in their bath and powder rooms
The number one feature that modern homeowners are requesting when buying or remodeling a home is concealed kitchens, according to the National Kitchen and Bath Association. …

Dazzling Windows – New trends in window shades

One of the simplest—and most inexpensive—ways to refresh a room’s décor is to update the window treatment. After all, when we enter a room for the first time, our eyes are naturally drawn to the …

Luxurious New Amenities Lead Kitchen and Bath Trends for 2010

Does your kitchen or bath look like it’s trapped in a time warp? Are the countertops, cabinets and floors all the wrong colors? Don’t despair!

Bonnie Richardson of the Na­tional Kitchen and Bath Associ­ation says …