Gilmore is a 27 year old who loves decorating and is a self-proclaimed expert on just about everything. At least she likes to think so. Copyright 2011. Consult a design professional before beginning your project.
Most mom’s of teenagers have stories about how their child at some point wanted to paint all of their walls black, which is of course met with cries of horror. In my quest to learn more about all different kinds of colors, I learned that black is a color, unlike white which is not a color. An all black room can seem quite depressing, but I’ve seen some rooms with black walls that I really liked. The key to this is just to balance the dark color out with a lot of white, cream, taupe or even pink. Edward from "Trading Spaces", always says that every room should have a touch of black. Black paint can make any beat up piece of furniture look like a designer high end piece.
March 4th, 2007
Housekeeping 101
We all have our strong points & decorating is my strong point. However, we all have the stuff we aren’t so good at too, & mine is definitely organization. If someone just tells me how to keep things organized then I can keep it that way, but without that, I’m just lost. That is why The Housekeeping Channel is so fantastic. You can just click on whatever room needs organizing & cleaning & you’ll have lots of articles, tools, reviews & even books & videos to help you get things ship shape. There is even a really great article on motivating kids to help with the work, & what parent doesn’t need that? I really love how easy this site is to use. The tips aren’t overwhelming like at a lot of other places, these are things that everyone can do to make their home better. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want a clean organized house, but most of us just don’t know how to go about doing that. Well, now we have some help!