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{After updating my blog a while back, I lost all the images from my old posts!!! In an effort to turn a negative into a positive, I am updating some of them-This is one of these posts} Does your room lack a focal point? Do your walls look dull and boring? Do you want to add color [...]

A while back I revealed my updated mudroom. You see that decorative mirror over the washer and dryer? Today I will show you how I turned a cheap framed art into a simple decorative mirror. I bought this framed art during my trip to the antique mall in down town Ellicott city last year. I did [...]

A client in Cape Cod requested a Moroccan style bathroom from designer Kyle Timothy Blood.  To create this amazing retreat, the designer read several books on Morocco to understand the basics of the Moroccan style. In an interview with House Beautiful magazine he said: “Islamic Design is all about one space unfolding into another, but [...]

If you have read my blog, you would probably know that I am captivated by Islamic Calligraphy. Take a look at my DIY home projects so far with calligraphy {click on the image to learn how that was done}…. Islamic Calligraphy is the most popular form of Art in the muslim world. As Muslims are prohibited [...]

I love my end table with an exotic flare that I painted last December. But I felt that the top is missing something! So I decided to personalize it with the first letter in our last Name. This is how my end table looked after I painted it with Annie Sloan’s chalk paint {Versailles}. Not [...]

  According to David Freeman at WebMD ……. proponents of color psychology believe that the colors you use to decorate your home can have a profound effect on the emotional well-being of you and your family.” Color has an effect on us physically and emotionally so it is important to know where and how to [...]

Welcome back friends! So far, I have explored decorating with Black, Green, Violet, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Brown, Red, Pink, and Grey.  Today I will be exploring decorating with White, the last post in this series.   Color psychology of White Peaceful and comfortable Light and airy Encourages organization Indicates cleanliness Reflects simplicity Sophisticated Too much white gives a cold [...]

Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I heard that many people call in sick the Monday after the Super Bowl. I was just about to do that so I could have more time to work on my color psychology post! Not that I was partying all night because the Baltimore Ravens WON the [...]

I mentioned earlier that I am planning to re-design my daughters’ bedroom. I have several ideas that I would love to try, one of them is an accent wall behind the headboard. In order to do it right, I surfed the net for tips on creating successful accent walls. This post is a summary of [...]