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Is High-End DIY Decorating A New Trend?

The Interior Design industry seems to have focused on media for its response to what the DIY customer really wants. Print magazines, online publications, television and web-based series all tout the DIY label but most simply stir the same pot of “helping-hands-at-home” projects and never get to what I believe hard-core decorating do-it-yourself-ers really want to know. So what do these determined individuals really want? I believe what they are looking for is someone to break it all down; to spill the beans and share the real secrets behind real Million Dollar Decorating.

Is DIY Decorating Right For You?

I have great admiration for the home decorating do-it-yourself-er. It’s not an easy job but the rewards are self-evident. Once the dust has settled and the new furniture is in place, the art is hung and accessories artfully distributed there’s nothing quite like the praise of friends who wish they could do what you have just done. Before you jump into a project, here are a few things to consider.

Home Automation With Your Security System

Home Automation is easily accomplished by using your security system. The new wireless security systems easily incorporate automating your home into a futuristic smart home.

Does Reading Your Favorite Interior Design Magazine Cause You Pain?

Have you ever wished you could wiggle your nose and have your home’s interior look like those you see in magazines? For those who love interior design this disconnect can be painful. It’s about time someone created a system to alleviate this frustration and give homeowners the decorating tricks used by professionals to make rooms magazine ready.

DIY Home Decorating: Failing to Plan Means Planning to Fail

A quick visit to some of the design industries most popular online chat and advice rooms will turn up a shockingly large number of questions which have to do with spacial layouts, furniture arrangement, room organization and scale, proportion and size questions. One pleading post simply said (after offering a photo of a minuscule living room and a much too large sofa) “please, can anyone help me arrange my living room so that our new sofa will fit”. Sadly, in this case, even a shoe-horn would not help. How can such costly mistakes be avoided? I hoped you would ask…