How to Hide Your Fugly TV Cords
Have you ever noticed how decor magazines never show you cords and cables in a room? Obviously these aren’t Amish homes, so what’s up with that? In the spirit of [...]
Living Room
7 Tips for Decorating a Small Home
Ever have a relationship that’s wonderful when the going’s good and horrible when it’s bad? That’s how I feel about my current apartment. Home-wise, [...]
Champagne Problems and Progress On the Living Room Makeover
Ever since I moved to this apartment, I’ve felt like the living room was too big. Yep, I’m complaining about having too much space. The first floor of my home is [...]
Back to Basics: Beige Beauty Moodboard
(That headline needs more alliteration.) For some reason, I’ve been hankering to paint my living/dining room white. Never mind the fact I’d painted it in my [...]
Style-Inspired Moodboard: Urban Bohemian Library/Reading Nook
For my second Style Sense article in the Toledo City Paper, I interviewed Brooks Hardison. Brooks’ distinctive style is a mixture of elements: his faith, his love for [...]
How to Win the Battle of the Boring Bookshelves
Me, circa 1995: “Books? Check. Shelves? Check. Done!” Me, 2015: “Do I want to organize my books by subject? By color? Do I need a lamp? Why do I have so [...]
Decorating Tips for the Highly Sensitive Person
Are you easily stimulated by scent, light, and sound? Are you easily overwhelmed when you have a full schedule? Do you take special care to avoid things that just rub you the [...]
