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Decorating Dilemmas

Our stylists answer your questions, so you can tackle your home decorating project with complete confidence.

    Customer Design Dilemmas Solved by Traditional Home

    Using bold colors – especially greens and blues – can be a little scary. So we asked our friends at Traditional Home to pick their favorite paint colors. Then we used them as our inspiration to take several rooms from staid to stellar. You’ll find TH’s reasons to love it beside each paint chip.

    Classic Look for a New York Home by Maria

    I would love some advice on decorating/arranging furniture in the formal living room of our colonial home. The room is 12 1/2 feet by 23 feet and as you can see in the photos I’ve included, over the last couple of years I’ve been adding pieces of furniture/accents to the room. My goal is to make the room look like something put together over time as opposed to a room filled with furniture just to quickly get the job done.

    The Right Size Chandelier by Merry N.

    Dear Style Studio,

    My room is 17-by-17 and the ceilings are 16-and-a-half feet tall.

    There doesn’t seem to be any chandeliers that are the correct proportion…

    New Life for a Tired Deck! from Barbara M.

    After the terrible winter in the Northeast, I was looking to create an outdoor room on my tired, winter-weary deck! Here are some “before” pictures. This deck needs help!I contacted Style Studio and we worked together to coordinate everything. We added a Rug, Cushions, Loveseat and Pillows. It made all the difference – planted some bright flower boxes and my deck […]

    Lyn Wants A Cozy Home Office

    Dear Ballard
    Office Floor Plan

    I am hoping you can help me with a decorating dilemma for my cozy home office.  Attached is a floor plan…

    An Office that Works! from Esther

    I live in small co-op garden style unit. I am planning to purchase original home office furniture. My organizer suggests my color choices are…

    My House is a Blank Canvas by Courtney M.

    Decorating Dilemmas is a weekly column in which our stylists answer your design questions, so you can tackle your home decorating project with complete confidence.

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