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Coffee Table Styling Using What You Already HaveHi Everyone, Before I get into today’s topic about coffee table styling using what you already have, justView full post » .png)
Timeless Furniture Pieces, Plus Tips For Getting The Best Deal!And Happy Fourth of July weekend! I hope you’re having a good holiday. This year, I’m hanging outView full post » .png)
Our Home’s Difficult Floor Plan Is Giving Me Fits!Dear Laurel, I don’t know what we were thinking, but our home has the most difficult floor plan, andView full post » .jpg)
9 Gorgeous Benjamin Moore Cool Gray Paint ColorsDear Laurel, I know I’ve read somewhere that the gray paint trend is dead. And, thank God, I thought. But,View full post » .jpg)
The Open Concept Bathroom – Holy Crap Is Right!Hi everyone, what a gorgeous day, again in Boston. I just got back from an event at the Otis House for aView full post » .jpeg)
Tour of Historic Deerfield, MA Prepare to be Blown Away!Hey Everyone! Happy Father’s Day and also Juneteenth Day, if you celebrate this federal holiday. Today,View full post » .jpeg)
30 Inspiring Butler’s and Kitchen Pantries, Old and NewHi Everyone, this is part II about butlers and kitchen pantries. If you missed part I, which focused on theView full post » .jpg)
The Butler’s Pantry Like You’ve Never Seen It!Hi Everyone, Ahhh… this was supposed to be one post. However, I got so into the first part that the secondView full post » .jpg)
Darryl Carter Did The Most Dreadful Room I’ve Ever Seen!To be clear, it was not I who said that, nor would I ever. In fact, just the opposite. I’mView full post » .jpg)
Eight Years Later – Is HGTV Still Misleading Us?Hi Everyone, Many of you may recall a post I wrote eight years ago titled 12 Ways HGTV is Misleading Us. PleaseView full post » .jpg)
Are Green and White Rooms Trendy or Passé?I hope y’all had a good Memorial Day weekend. Mine was pretty quiet, but that’s not a bad thing.View full post » .jpg)
I’m Afraid Our New Rustic Home Will Be Depressing!Dear Laurel, I hope you can help me via a blog post, as I bet others also have this issue. But, here’s myView full post » .jpg)
Classical Interior Architecture – The Most Important ElementA while back, after this post came out about blue paint colors, Val wrote this comment concerning interiorView full post » .jpeg)
My Interior Design School Portfolio from 1988-1991You may have gotten here from this post about interior architecture if you’re on this page. However, ifView full post » .jpeg)
The Beacon Hill Hidden Garden Tour 2022Hi Everyone, I hope everyone is doing well, and I’m so glad you enjoyed the last post about the beautifulView full post » .jpeg)
A Gorgeous Kitchen Remodel Done Right!Below is a real Dear Laurel letter from a kind reader regarding her recent kitchen remodel. Dear Laurel,View full post » .png)
He Wants To Keep His Big Black Sofa, But I Hate ItOh, Laurel, Well, I’m on my second marriage, and we’ve just hit a decorating snag. And canView full post » .jpeg)
Chicago As You’ve Never Seen It Before!Hi Everyone, Thank you again for all of your kind wishes! It worked. I’ve been testing negative sinceView full post » .jpeg){kind=tracking}
30 Astonishingly Beautiful and Best Front Door ColorsHappy Mother’s Day! My mommy and me the summer of 1958, Evansville, Indiana. This is a specialView full post » .jpeg)
Evansville Indiana and The Little Know Truth About ItHi Everyone, For those of you who didn’t see my email, yes, I have Covid. I’m just finishing up DayView full post » .jpg)
15 Hideous Fabric Mistakes (I Made Most of Them)Although I no longer take interior design clients, I did for 24 years, counting the years working for others.View full post » .jpeg)
French Door/Transom Design + Stair Railing Part IIHey Everyone, Hope you’re all doing well. I’m on a plane flying to Nashville! I’m going toView full post » .jpeg)
New Staircase Railing Design – Ugh, It’s Not Working!Last Sunday, we looked at staircase decor, design, and mistakes. Today, I will share more relatedView full post » .jpg)
Staircase Decor, 3 Common Mistakes + what to do insteadHi Everyone, Happy Easter and Passover! A while back, I received a real Dear Laurel note asking aboutView full post » .png)
Our Ugly Brick Fireplace – He Vetoes Painting It!Dear Laurel, Please don’t ream me out. I’m just a meek little housewife with three kids— and aView full post » .png)
Happy 10-Year Blogiversary-Ten Years of Laurel Home!Hi Everyone, Yes! The Laurel Home Blog is exactly ten years old today. And, while I’ve removed orView full post » .png)
Hubs Thinks Farmhouse Style Is For Farmers- Period.Dear Laurel, Oh, I’m sure this is going to be boring for you. I am soon to be married (for the third time)View full post » .jpeg)
Do The Best Dark Blue Paint Colors Make You Blue?Hey Everyone, Guess where I am on this early spring day in Boston? I won’t leave you in suspense;View full post » .jpg)
Kitchen Lights – You’d Think This Would Be Easy.Hi Everyone, Yes, the post is a day late. And even then, I’m struggling. Oh, not in a bad way. TheView full post » .png)
The Stained Wood Trim Stays-16 Colors To Make It Work!Dear Laurel, I just found you on Pinterest. Great boards. I was googling the best neutral wall color withView full post » .jpg)
20 Timeless Kitchens You’re Going To Love Forever20 Timeless Kitchens – eh? Nothing like going out on a long limb to say that a room that could very wellView full post » .jpeg)
The Boston Athenaeum-Boston’s Little Known Crown JewelToday, I have a special treat to share with you. Now, some of you definitely know about the Boston Athenaeum.View full post » .jpg)
All About Hardwood Floors + How To Ruin Them!Hardwood floors. This subject is so broad that one could have an entire blog devoted to hardwood floors, notView full post » .png)
Rooms With Light Walls Look Larger, Yes Or No?Common’ Laurel. Is that a trick question? EVERYONE knows that rooms with light walls appear to beView full post » .jpg)
How To Build A Unified Interior Color PaletteOn Sunday, after the last post came out about my favorite decorating trick, Ramona asked some compelling questions in aView full post » .jpg)
A Secret Decorating Trick Designers Won’t Tell YouAnd why don’t they want you to know this decorating trick? Well… I can’t speak forView full post » |
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