

DecorBook Classic : Shopping for a Bedroom Refresh
If you're like me, you have a room or two that just isn't pulled together. Last week, it was time to get this bedroom sorted. My...


DecorBook Classic : Do Wild Animals Belong in Your Rooms?
Do wild animals belong in your rooms? Most successful, comfy rooms have a little bit of black, a little bit of metallic and a little...


DecorBook Classic : Gallery Wall on the Cheap
Are you seeing gallery photo walls everywhere? There used to be a hard-and-fast rule in interior decorating - no personal photographs...


DecorBook Classic : Christmas, 2022
Have you decorated your house for the holidays yet? I must confess that I've done the bare minimum this year. I just didn't have the...


DecorBook Classic : The Uncommon Wreath, 2022
Every home should have a wreath - whether it makes an appearance for holidays or is displayed year-round. One of the most ancient...


DecorBook Classic : Moss Balls, Naturally
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm re-running this article from October 22, 2016 (and again in 2019). Another 3 years have passed and moss balls...


DecorBook Classic : Moody Rooms
Now that I have my rooms light and bright, I'm suddenly attracted to dark and brooding rooms. Maybe it's because the weather turned...


DecorBook Classic : Exterior Refresh
In my Year of the House (2022), I have been devoted to getting my house shipshape. Besides the fun bits this year, there was a new water...


DecorBook Classic : Looking Up to Decorative Ceilings
In my rooms, painting is underway. More on that later, but having painters here has made me look up. A few years ago, we had our...


DecorBook Classic : Not for the Faint of Heart Hardwood Floors
Turns out replacing and / or refinishing wood floors is not for the faint of heart. This little pile of wood is my new white oak...