Deborah Baldwin
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11 Tips for a Cleaner, Safer Kitchen
These quick and easy upgrades can actually improve your health → Read More
4 Small Upgrades That'll Clean Your House for You
Yep, you read that correctly. Make these changes at your entry to stop dirt from ever entering your home in the first place → Read More
Blending Wood and Tile in an Open Plan
Spaces like the one above (by SuzAnn Kletzien) inspired renovator Melissa McCreight to go for the no-thresholds look in her Euclid, Ohio, house. We asked her how she meshed tile and hardwood → Read More
Paint on a Bit of Trim
To reinforce the impact of a stair runner, give it a perfect partner → Read More
How to Paint Oversize Blossoms on Your Porch Floor
Decorate your outdoor sanctuary with a large floral design → Read More
How to Paint a Colorful Carpet on Your Porch Floor
Stylish outdoor living calls for fresh thinking, and Brian Carter, a decorative painter in Atlanta, knows just where to focus when a front porch, a screened porch, or a sunroom is at play. "Since more thought is going into furnishings and accessories," he says, "why not look to the floor as a surface that can be treated decoratively too?" Carter, the mastermind behind the porch-floor design in… → Read More
Detail Work for a Towered Italianate
A period-sensitive redo highlights the original woodwork—and charm—of a unique 1850s house → Read More
Bright and Airy Rehab for a Once-Gloomy Victorian
An architect and her interior-designer daughter tap the inner beauty of a Victorian-era house—gaining a thumbs-up from the whole family → Read More
Painted Floor Inspired by the Past
Use tape, paint, and a stencil to make this classic floor pattern shine → Read More
A Farmhouse Renewed with Grit and Polish
With its listing walls and sagging roof, this fixer-upper farmhouse was a sorry sight—until two serial renovators gave it new life and a new look → Read More
How to Hire an E-Designer
Hire a designer you've never met? Thanks to Skype, e-mail, and the Web, it's not as crazy as it might sound → Read More
6 Jaw-Dropping Curb-Appeal Makeovers
"The homeowners didn't realize what they had," says architectural color consultant Amy Wax of the diamond-pane windows and the stickwork hidden in the gables. She suggested a modern take on classic Victorian-era schemes.Shown: The 1902 house, in Montclair, New Jersey, was suffering from the blands. The two-tone treatment made it top-heavy and disguised its splendid trim. → Read More
Personalize Your Front Door With Paint Colors
Ready for more interesting hues than hunter green, colonial red, and basic black? Our color expert offers 17 energizing paint picks to refresh your entrance → Read More
Read This Before You Buy a Mattress
It's more than 10 years old and sports lumps, dips, or trenches. Your hips sink too low, so you wake up with a sore lower back. Sagging means the springs are worn, the batting has flattened, or the mattress or box spring was poorly made. You wake up stiff or with shoulder or neck pain. You've changed: You've gotten much lighter or heavier, which can affect the body—mattress fit. You've… → Read More
Before You Buy: Latex Mattresses
It's a big purchase, so avoid insomnia by finding out what's under the cushy covering and behind the fancy claims → Read More
How to Stencil An Accent Wall
A bold pattern on just one wall can anchor focal-point furniture → Read More
Pamper Your Houseguests, Hotel Style
Ever wondered where hotels get their creature comforts—and where you might, too? Consider upgrading your guest suite with these items for bed and bath → Read More
Remodeling a Farmhouse Without Losing the Charm
How a handy couple transformed their dream fixer-upper into a family-friendly home → Read More
A True to Form 1929 Farmhouse
The 1929 farmhouse sits just above the road, so the primary entrance and outdoor living space are out back.Read the full story on this charming farmhouse remodel. → Read More
Fake a Wallpaper Look With Yarn and Upholstery Tacks
Bland white walls and a wallpaper-averse landlord inspire a young couple to harness their color and fiber-arts know-how → Read More