Can someone give me a primer on translating the British terms for wall / house paint into their American equivalents? [more inside]
posted by holgate on Nov 24, 2009 - 14 answers

How would you decorate a living room with a mirror wall? [more inside]
posted by unsupervised on Nov 9, 2009 - 10 answers

We're remodeling our kitchen and adjacent family room and we need help finding someone in the Rochester NY that can help us pick out and coordinate the colors of our walls, counter-tops, rugs and floors. I've been looking at the web sites of interior designers and decorators and I find them very intimating. It looks like they work on $$$$ projects and we have a modest house and a modest budget. Do you have any recommendations or suggestions?
posted by 14580 on Nov 4, 2009 - 7 answers

How can I introduce some color in my very brown apartment - AND - can you recommend some cheap sources for cool/hip furnishings & paintings? [more inside]
posted by pilibeen on Nov 2, 2009 - 14 answers

I recently started working with fondant and have made 2 practice cakes now in preparation for making my son's groom's cake for his wedding at the end of this month. I pretty much have the whole rolling it out and draping it over the cake part down, but I can't get it to look smooth & glossy like it does in the pictures and videos I have studied. [more inside]
posted by PrettyGeekAtx on Oct 19, 2009 - 8 answers

What can I make with these decorative letters that I bought at a gift shop clearance sale? [more inside]
posted by cabingirl on Oct 8, 2009 - 11 answers

Seeking free/cheap print-quality stuff online with which to decorate our new home! [more inside]
posted by 2or3whiskeysodas on Sep 8, 2009 - 9 answers

Why are some small spaces cosy while others make you feel claustrophobic? [more inside]
posted by giggleknickers on Jul 24, 2009 - 18 answers

What office accessories can you not live without? [more inside]
posted by 1f2frfbf on Jul 9, 2009 - 39 answers

I need advice on changing the color and leg length of an IKEA table. [more inside]
posted by eunoia on Jul 8, 2009 - 6 answers

We're moving into a new place in a few weeks, and we've got a nice glass block "window" in the bedroom. We love it, but the boyfriend needs darky darkness in order to sleep at night and there's a street light right outside the window. Help me figure out a window covering/curtain/shade/other! [more inside]
posted by bienbiensuper on Jun 23, 2009 - 22 answers

I really like art in the style of Hatch Show Print and Yee-Haw Industries. What other similar great artists am I missing out on? [more inside]
posted by quodlibet on Jun 12, 2009 - 4 answers

I have access to free printing on canvas paper, so I'd like to find some high-resolution (100 dpi minimum) images of neat illustrations and unusual images to frame. [more inside]
posted by zoomorphic on Jun 5, 2009 - 12 answers

Where can I find tasteful, simplistic chic seat covers that aren't too plain? [more inside]
posted by Glitter Ninja on Jun 5, 2009 - 0 answers

We're finishing an attic to use as a living space. Said attic is ~400 sq ft and has sash windows and skylights, and Mr. desjardins is going to put white beadboard paneling around the walls. The floor is old, dark wood in bad shape, but we do not have time/money to sand/refinish. What colors should we paint the paneling and floor? The walls angle in dramatically so I don't want to feel claustrophobic. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jun 4, 2009 - 16 answers

How to you curb your desire for material goods? [more inside]
posted by Fairchild on May 21, 2009 - 38 answers

I have a large and beloved collection of People's History posters. Last year I had them mounted on thin foamcore (thinness illustrated here), thinking that would lengthen their lives, but I cannot keep them on my walls. [more inside]
posted by serazin on May 18, 2009 - 14 answers

How can I cover or otherwise improve the ugly wall sconces in my apartment? [more inside]
posted by 6and12 on May 11, 2009 - 10 answers

Help me find a non-traditional quilt! (All my overly-fussy requirements inside...) [more inside]
posted by JoanArkham on May 7, 2009 - 15 answers

My Bioshock obsession has turned into an Art Deco obsession. What are some inexpensive ways to turn portions of my home - specifically, home office and bedroom - into Rapture rooms? Looking for ideas for which items to collect, as well as any specific online merchants to acquire them from. Bonus points for photos of great interior spaces made over into Art Deco wonderlands.
posted by jbickers on May 6, 2009 - 4 answers

Creative inspiration for bohemian home décor in a tiny, rented studio apartment? [more inside]
posted by velvet winter on May 2, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a detailed and thorough guide on home lighting principles and ideas. Where is this source? [more inside]
posted by bouchacha on Apr 22, 2009 - 8 answers

Home Decorating: Point me in the right direction for an on-line tool that will help me choose a new color scheme for my apartment. I've found several that show you paint colors, but none with a certain feature I hope to find. [more inside]
posted by SweetTeaAndABiscuit on Apr 5, 2009 - 13 answers

Decorative Sticks: What's the right vase height to stick height ratio? I'm really bad at decorating/visuals. A friend had decorative sticks, like this and this, and I'm copying her, so my question is if, for example, I have 3' sticks, how high should the vase be? Bonus points if you know where I can buy a modern/contemporary vase and sticks together for under $100.
posted by bananafish on Mar 21, 2009 - 9 answers

Help me decorate my 1920s craftsman bungalow dining room. I have my grandmothers kinda beat up table, hutch and buffet from the 1940s. They are veneer medium wood and either need to go or need paint. I donated the chairs because they were rickety and not comfy. [more inside]
posted by seekingsimplicity on Feb 13, 2009 - 12 answers

Help me figure out a solution for textured rental walls? [more inside]
posted by casarkos on Feb 10, 2009 - 5 answers

Where can I find pictures of inspired dining room table settings? [more inside]
posted by kgn2507 on Jan 23, 2009 - 4 answers

Help me identify the "cat house" in this picture. [more inside]
posted by ArchBr on Dec 18, 2008 - 4 answers

Does anyone have any recommended interior painters in the GTA? Specifically, not that expensive, fairly quick but do a decent job (standard fare I'd imagine). [more inside]
posted by purephase on Dec 2, 2008 - 4 answers

Suggestions for making a Guitar Hero cake look like the guitar controller? The problem is all the black.... [more inside]
posted by gwenlister on Nov 25, 2008 - 11 answers

What's an easy, convenient way to store framed pictures temporarily? (Especially when they're different sizes.) We have lots of framed photos, maps, etc. that we like to switch out every 6-12 months. We want to protect the glass and frames, of course, but ideally we'd also be able to access the pictures and switch them out relatively easily, without having to unwrap some hellish Christmas present of tape and cardboard and padding every time.
posted by gottabefunky on Nov 14, 2008 - 6 answers

What decorating magazines will show me rooms in different colors, and then tell me what those colors are? And who makes it? [more inside]
posted by Mimzy on Nov 10, 2008 - 4 answers

Where can I find a small number of vinyl records (20 - 30) inexpensively? Alternately: other things to spray paint and throw on my walls! [more inside]
posted by Glitter Ninja on Nov 8, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me find some modern accessories to go with my modern furniture. [more inside]
posted by burnmp3s on Oct 20, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm moving into a new home soon and, sadly, I have absolutely no interior decorating talent whatsoever. I've managed to get by most of my adult life by snagging ideas from magazines and tv shows, but two things about my new house have me stumped. Here's where you come in... [more inside]
posted by _Mona_ on Oct 11, 2008 - 16 answers

Where to find pretty and unusual desk and office accessories? [more inside]
posted by alpha_betty on Oct 6, 2008 - 12 answers

What are your personal experiences with products or methods to keep your area rugs from moving around on your carpet? [more inside]
posted by Fuzzy Skinner on Aug 17, 2008 - 5 answers

Any tips on decorating my new home that has dark wood paneled walls? I want to try and lighten the place up without actually redoing the walls since we are renting.
posted by All.star on Jul 28, 2008 - 8 answers

Creative ways to display flatware? [more inside]
posted by OLechat on Jul 16, 2008 - 12 answers

One final attempt. Anyone know where I can find this blue vase? [more inside]
posted by zenpop on May 10, 2008 - 14 answers

I need some creative ideas for decorating the thin border of unpainted wall space surrounding some new decorative light switch covers. [more inside]
posted by Nematoda on Apr 14, 2008 - 5 answers

Looking for various sources of inspiration for painting/decorating a new apartment. [more inside]
posted by Meagan on Apr 4, 2008 - 9 answers

I've already checked out officefurniture.com, IKEA, Office Maxand Staples. Can you recommend a place to get modern type office furniture, particularly desks for around $500 or less? I'm looking for either a corner desk or L-shaped.
posted by fracturing on Apr 3, 2008 - 15 answers

I'd like to do some interior design/cozying to my sailboat's interior. Before charging off with a sewing machine and some rubber cement, I thought it might be good to seek some advice. Got any? [more inside]
posted by cior on Mar 3, 2008 - 4 answers

I need a 'decorative' desk chair. It doesn't have to be too comfortable, it only gets used for occasional filing. But it is in a bedroom, so I'd like for it to be fun and modern. Ikea is the only place I could think of to look, and I'd like some more options. Thanks!
posted by lemonade on Feb 19, 2008 - 10 answers

I have been wanting to redo the bedroom in blue and chocolate brown, and I really really love this duvet cover, the king-size sky version, although I wouldn't mind if the blue was a few shades darker. Is there something similar but cheaper out there? And maybe made of a sturdier fabric...
posted by lemonade on Feb 12, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm helping a friend with her baby room this weekend and am looking for tips about working with a limited space and organizing it for two kids! [more inside]
posted by amanda on Feb 2, 2008 - 11 answers

What are your favorite home improvement/design/decorating websites? [more inside]
posted by elquien on Dec 30, 2007 - 13 answers

I feel guilty for not wanting to really "go all out" with Christmas decorating this year. I'll do the tree, of course, but every year I feel like doing less and less in terms of the "whole shebang"... My kids are basically "grown up" (ages 19 and 15) but I feel like I'll be letting them down if I do less than what's expected. The thought of totally getting into the decorating this year is exhausting. Can any other Mefites relate to this? And, if so, how did you deal with it?
posted by amyms on Dec 2, 2007 - 27 answers

What happens to letters from demolished buildings? What happens to old lettering on commercial buildings in general? Of course, the real question is, can I get my hands on them? [more inside]
posted by electric_counterpoint on Nov 12, 2007 - 12 answers