Melisa Moore

You pride yourself on the look of your living room, but one thing you think the room could use is more accent chairs. The question becomes, how many is too many? You don’t want the chairs to dominate your décor, so how do you strike the right balance? In most living room setups, you should […]

Throw blankets have their practical use, of course, but you can also turn them into great accent pieces. Their usefulness as living room style boosters depends in part on their color, the pattern they sport, and how they’re placed on the couch. We’re here to help you get the most mileage out of your throw

Most of us spend time complaining about problems that arise due to limited room space, yet the opposite side of the issue is just as concerning. A spacious room with high ceilings can be hard to decorate. It’s hard to imagine where to start, especially because the additional vertical space makes it difficult to control

Natural stone can be a magnificent way to cover interior walls. However beautiful, it’s also expensive and difficult to maintain – which is where stone-like wallpapers enter the picture.     New printing technologies have really taken wallpaper to the next level. And nowhere is that more apparent than in faux stone patterns. Rich in

Decorating your front room can be one of the most challenging, but most fun rooms to decorate in your house. It’s the first room that anyone who enters your house will see, and first impressions are important. While there will be lots of things to do, coffee and end tables are structures that give foundation

Pink isn’t an easy color to work with because incorporating it into your room runs the risk of looking rather weird. Then, you have to contend with its reputation of being ‘girly’ and even ‘childish,’ attributes that could be embarrassing when designing a room for an adult.   But what if you already have pink

Nowadays, TVs provide countless hours of entertainment. They’re the main attraction in most living rooms and are important elements in the room setup. If you’re looking for a place to hang your TV, you might be tempted to put it in front of a window. But is this a good idea? We researched what the

The Kallax, a shelving unit of cube-shaped modules, is one of Ikea’s most popular products. Kallaxes are manufactured only in white or black, so many owners consider painting them to complement their decor. However, the Kallax is laminated with nonporous melamine, which is notoriously poor at handling paint. So, how do you paint your Ikea

If you’ve ever shopped for a home or an apartment, you’ve probably seen a few places that are much different than the standard. Older houses divided into smaller rental units, for example, have some pretty creative ways of establishing bedroom and living room spaces inside them. Repurposed commercial and industrial structures also have units within

When picking out furniture, it’s important to not only ensure that the styles match, but also that everything goes well together height-wise. Although coffee tables are nearly always lower than the couch, if you have a short sofa, you may be wondering “can a coffee table be higher than a couch?” Sometimes, a coffee table