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Decorating

This page contains tips and advice for decorating your home or apartment.

Paint chips on a kitchen blueprint. Paint Color Advice
Photo of a kitchen mural. Kitchen
Picture Frames on a Wall Advice
Wood paneled bedroom. Bedroom
View of the living room with French door entry. Room Color Schemes
Hanging Curtains With Pleat Hooks Curtains
Frugal Window Treatment Window Treatments
apron hanging on mug rack Budget Decorating
View of the corner of bath with painted brown bag wallpaper. Bathroom
Using Crystal Every Day Accessories
Photo of an organized girls bedroom. Kids Space
How to Frame Artwork Art
Painted recycled cupboard. Furniture
Textured wall. Painting Techniques
Dog on leather couch. Living Room
Dark gray couch and black rug. Carpets and Rugs
A picture of the Eiffel Tower. Themes
View of the corner of bath with painted brown bag wallpaper. Wallpaper
bamboo decoration Apartment
Decorate Patios With Artificial Flowers Outdoor Decor
Vase made from old an old door nob. Floral Displays
Purple pillows on bed. Bedding
Fluorescent light fixture Lighting
Dining table set with winter decorations. Dining Room
Girl studying reflected in dresser mirror. Teen Space
Flea market iteams. Trash to Treasure
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I have green and beige granite counters, cream distressed cabinets, terra cotta tile floor, and need a suggestion for paint color for the walls.

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I want to have a colorful zebra room. How do I do it?

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My kitchen is quite small. The walls are cream in colour. My appliances and fridge, etc. are mostly black and silver. I would like to know what colour would be nice to paint

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I have new hardwood flooring and the color is Maple Moka. What color should I use for the kitchen cabinets and countertops?

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I have a very old roll of Imperial wallcoverings, AB6054. Can you tell me if its still available?

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My husband bought a zero gravity chair. I think it looks awful. He wants it in the living room. Our house is an open floor plan, so I can see this eyesore no matter where I am.

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I have a black fridge, white stove, and grayish blue countertops. What color should I paint the walls and cabinets?

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I am looking for a paint colors for the kitchen. We have maple cabinets, darker hardwood floors, and granite countertops that are beige, cream, and black (fairly neutral).

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What and how do I work with that when all I have got is neutral. Any suggestions?

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It's a condo with no table in the kitchen just appliances and floor space. The cabinets are washed oak, the appliances are bisque and the countertops are grey with some

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I have a small bathroom with gray/white floor tile and a white vanity with black/white top. Any suggestions for wall color?

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I planned to paint an accent wall of my family room with random stripes (four different colors). I brought the paint and now I feel so lazy and it seems like lots of hard work.

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My cabinets are a honey pine, my countertop has brown, grey, black, a rusty color, with light tan granite edging. My backsplash is in tannish tile with some grey/black going thru

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My kitchen cupboards are dusty rose, what color should I paint my walls? My dinette set is oak wood.

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I have a yellow kitchen with oak cabinets, wood floors and trim. I recently purchased stainless steel appliances and am now hoping to get new countertops and backsplash. What

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Use an old rake head to hang wine glasses. Just hang the rake head on the wall and hook the stemware from the tines of the rake. Also you can use it in a closet for neck

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I need help with curtain color for my living room. Our walls are a tan color, our tables are mahogany, couch, loveseat, and chair are chocolate brown and our carpet is a

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I have whitewash cabinets with black appliances and a black sink. I need help with countertop color.

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I have a black granite countertop with birch color cabinets and a tan ceramic floor. What paint wall color should I consider to bring the kitchen together?

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What color counter tops would go good with apple green walls and medium maple cabinets?

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I painted my bedroom with two different colors. My large wall is nautical blue and the other three walls are cream. Something is wrong. It doesn't look right. Can someone

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In my kitchen, I have maple cabinets and mauve Formica countertops. I am looking to paint some walls (right now they are a pink color). I want to freshen up the room. Also my kitchen

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What color granite typically goes with Victorian ivory cabinets? Should it be light or dark?

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What colors will look nice with butterscotch leather sofa and black leather chaise?

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I just installed new black appliances in my kitchen. My cupboards are beige and I was wondering what color grey would go good or maybe a yellow?

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I have a bright yellow paint on my walls, and I white-washed my cabinets. I am having the hardest time with the color of the flooring. I have decided to go with vinyl squares

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What color or different type of painting should I paint my kitchen? My kitchen cabinets are light oak, counter tops are blue speckled, appliances are stainless, and the floor is ceramic

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My husband does not like the beige walls in his bathroom. We wish to retain the dark brown shower curtain and bath set. The sink and tub are kind of a creamy off white.

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Picture graduation time and a house of boys. No fancy table decorations. Just the cake and then a quick run out to the herb garden to pick a bouquet of flowering chives. 

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I have a living room painted pinkish red, with curtains in a combination of red and brown, my sofa is basically brown adding few cushions in red, and a red rug.

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I have Yankee candle wax tarts, but I don't have a burner. What could I use?

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What flooring would modernize oak cabinets somewhat? The entire house has oak trim, banister, etc. and we are trying to update w/o changing all the wood.

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I have a 1443 sf home and am painting all the walls except my kitchen a soft sage from Glidden paints. What color do you suggest I paint my kitchen walls?

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I have a kitchen and living room adjoining wall. The walls in the living room are Delicious Melon from Behr and the kitchen is a very light shade of orange almost a

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I'm after some sort of paint that I can use to change the colour of my Roman blinds. They are fairly new so I don't want to buy more. They are made in a quality Laura

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What color granite counter tops should I buy to go with natural oak cabinets?

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I have a small bathroom with grass green toilet and tub. The ceramic tile is a 70's rectangular two toned-green/pinky beige with some tiles of lavender pink flowers.

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What is a good grey color for kitchen cabinets?

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I want to paint my living room and kitchen that are adjoining. It is not an open floor plan. I need some help finding colors that work without making the rooms look completely off from

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I have a 8x13 galley kitchen that has ginger cabinets, white appliances, and gray vinyl tile floor. I want to upgrade the counter top with black granite, but I'm wondering if that

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I'm wanting to add dramatic long floor to ceiling curtains to make the room feel more roomy. However the issue is we have these ugly ledge walls.

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What paint colors, granite colors go with dark hickory wood flooring? We recently replaced kitchen vinyl floor with dark hickory distressed hardwood floor. I need ideas for wall

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I painted my walls a royal blue color that I love, but my stuff is dark. How can I brighten it up a bit? I really like the color.

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I finally have my own apartment and have no idea what to do with it. It's a 2 bedroom, small kitchen, and big living/dining room. I can't paint the walls that are white/beig

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I recently moved in a new place. The living room rug is dark green. What colors would go good with it? All I can come up with is a rain forest look. How do I make my living

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We have a big living room in a wintergarden (north-west) with lots of sun (in Portugal), viewing the green hills and the sea 10 kilometres areal distance away.

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Turning to my ThriftyFun friends again! I am moving to house with a rectangular window that has an arched top. I'm wanting to cover the whole window, not just a portion

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I am in the process of renovating my kitchen cabinets. I have a small kitchen which has red brick on one wall and as a backsplash. My counter top is a black faux marble laminat

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What color kitchen cabinets goes with knotted pine walls?

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I have honeycomb shades and I would love to change the color of the them. Has anyone tried to spray paint or dye them?

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I have white cupboards with navy counter top. What colour should I paint the walls?

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My kitchen cabinets and appliances are white, countertops are maroon, and I have laminate Bershire cherry flooring. What color do I paint my kitchen?

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My front living room has a reddish five by nine area rug on top of wood flooring. It runs into the kitchen, which runs into the family room. I have oak cabinets in the

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What color should I paint my kitchen? I have white tile with red tile trim, white cabinets and appliances. the countertop is terra cotta speckled with red.

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I was wondering how to decorate my room, Japanese themed. Any good decorating and furniture ideas? I'd like to keep it sweet and simple, but still have the Japanese touch

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My living room has dark blue carpet and off white walls. Our furniture has brown, green, burgundy, and blue in it. The burgundy and green stand out the most. What curtain

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I have a U shaped, dated kitchen with almond colored cupboards and imitation butcher block counters. I do not get a lot of natural light in it as it does not have a direct window

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My walls are sunkist yellow. What color area rug can I buy so it blends nicely with the walls? I have Pergo flooring, light oak pictures with reds and yellows and the

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I have an open concept kitchen/dining room/living room. I have an L shaped kitchen that leads into the dining room. I recently painted both walls in my kitchen a light/soft gold color.

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I have burgundy leather furniture, yellow walls, and a partial oak hardwood floor.What color carpet?

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Will Spanish elm wooden cupboards work with yellow walls? How about white cupboards?

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Please help with kitchen colour for walls. The units are white. There's currently a kind of pale yellow on the walls and it's very cold. I need something to warm the place up

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I have a living room in which I just painted the walls a light yellow. The room has three large windows (2 - 8ft and 6ft wide). I have a couch that is a deep rust with

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I have a red accent wall with a bay window and then another accent wall directly across the room. The rest of the walls are a very light beige. I have leather "off white,

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I have a neutral living room with sand color walls and light sea shell color living room couch and loveseat and a white accent chair. There are also sand color tables and

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I have a light living room with 3 walls; it opens into the kitchen. It faces west. There is a full tall cathedral wall, another the same that tapers down to the front wall which

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I have a medium-dark stained kitchen cabinets, black marble countertop, and stainless steel and black appliances. The kitchen is about 14 feet long x 5 foot wide (very narrow)

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I just bought a 1956 slab ranch. The kitchen has new white cabinets, a black marble countertop, and a burnt orange ceramic tile backsplash.

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I am painting the hall with rosy coral. What color should I paint my wooden doors and windows?

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Can you paint faux marble bathroom countertops with the sink being all one piece? Will it be durable and how difficult is it to do?

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