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Ten pages show how to make rooms serve a double function: living room as guest bedroom, dining room as bar and/or home office, and bedroom as playroom. APARTMENT LIFE Jun 1978 (v.10#6) pg. 50
Lofty ideas. Six pages of photos suggest how to achieve sophistication and style in large, plain rooms. APARTMENT LIFE Dec 1979 (v.11#12) pg. 76
How to turn three "boxy" rooms into one integrated space by using one-color interiors, a room-to-room running shelf, and an unorthodox system of triangular closets. APARTMENT LIFE Apr 1980 (v.12#4) pg. 72, 98
Ten pages of room arrangements that are functional and convenient. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1972 (v.50#2) pg. 70
Photos show how to achieve the Early American country look when furnishing a home. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Aug 1972 (v.50#8) pg. 44
Ten pages of common decorating problems with suggested solutions. Price charts included for each solution. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Oct 1972 (v.50#10) pg. 42
Ten pages show how to turn attics, basements and other under-utilized areas into attractive living spaces. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Oct 1972 (v.50#10) pg. 68
Twenty-two pages of decorating ideas from Europe. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1972 (v.50#11) pg. 94
Ten pages of photos show how to solve common decorating problems using color. Includes use of fabrics, bold colors and supergraphics. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1973 (v.51#5) pg. 70
Twelve pages of photos and text look at the American Southwest style of decorating. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Aug 1973 (v.51#8) pg. 60
Six pages of photos show how to make period furniture fit in a contemporary house and contemporary furniture fit in a traditional setting. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1973 (v.51#9) pg. 86
How to decorate a contemporary house with Country French furnishings. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1973 (v.51#11) pg. 76
Six pages of photos and tips suggest how to decorate with Mediterranean look, but avoiding a dark, heavy, ornate effect. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1974 (v.52#3) pg. 78
Six pages of small changes you can make in a home to add interest. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1974 (v.52#4) pg. 72
Six pages of decorating suggestions for creating the "stripped down" look, rooms that are stark and uncluttered. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jun 1974 (v.52#6) pg. 58
Twelve pages show how both ordinary and unusual second-hand furniture and odd objects can be used in decorating. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Aug 1974 (v.52#8) pg. 46
Eight pages of photos show how to decorate with an Oriental look. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1974 (v.52#9) pg. 74
How to decorate an L-shaped living room and dining room from scratch in four stages for a total cost of $4,000 that is spread over four years. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1975 (v.53#3) pg. 60
Six pages of photos show how to achieve the art deco look in home decorating. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1975 (v.53#5) pg. 40
Text and photos on six pages examine nine rooms and explain fundamental elements in each that exemplify good decorating. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1976 (v.54#4) pg. 74
Six pages of decorating tips that stress imagination over money. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1976 (v.54#5) pg. 82
Ten pages show tips on how to spruce up any room through the use of color. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Aug 1976 (v.54#8) pg. 56
Ten pages of Scandinavian design and furnishings. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1976 (v.54#11) pg. 110
Photos and tips on how to decorate a "Basic Box" house. A three-bedroom ranch and a Cape Cod are restyled. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1977 (v.55#2) pg. 105
Six pages of photos, sketches and text answer common furniture arrangement questions. (1) How to get enought seating in a room cut up with windows and doors, (2) how to make use of a small space at the end of a room, (3) how to make a boxy room look special, (4) how to place furniture in a long, narrow room to avoid the "tunnel" effect, and (5) how to make a small room look less square and boxy. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1977 (v.55#4) pg. 126
Nine pages of photos show how Early American style furniture and accessories can be adapted for a more modern effect. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Oct 1977 (v.55#10) pg. 119
How to redo a room in three stages. An installment approach to decorating that gets big results fast. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Oct 1978 (v.56#10) pg. 109
Tongue-in-check decorating touches. Three ways to add personality to a room with a touch of whimsy. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1979 (v.57#4) pg. 50
Seven pages look at family-style decorating. Features the saltbox house in Massachusetts belonging to the Hasse Antonsson family. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1979 (v.57#4) pg. 93
Eight pages of photos show how to use color sucessfully in decorating. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1979 (v.57#5) pg. 116
How to make the most of your space. A guide to furniture arrangement. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Aug 1979 (v.57#8) pg. 85
Country style furnishings and decorations. Four country looks you can create: Country American, Country English, Country French and Country mix. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1979 (v.57#11) pg. 155
How to live well with less. Decorating tips that require less money, less space, and less time. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jan 1980 (v.58#1) pg. 66
Shoestring decorating. Six pages of photos show how to get the look you like for less money. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1980 (v.58#3) pg. 127
Decorating solutions for typical tract houses. (1) Living room/Dining room. (2) Small master bedroom. (3) Basement. (4) A long narrow living room. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1980 (v.58#5) pg. 123
Four examples of good decorating that incorporates the personalities of the owners. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Aug 1980 (v.58#8) pg. 77
How to decorate a split level home. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1980 (v.58#11) pg. 121
How to change the scene with color. One living room is decorated in four color schemes with basic furnishings remaining the same. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1981 (v.59#2) pg. 105
Six pages of suggestions on decorating with natural materials. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1981 (v.59#5) pg. 46
Six room arrangements show how furniture can be grouped to make the most of space. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jun 1981 (v.59#6) pg. 120
How to utilize artwork and accessories in home decorating. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jan 1983 (v.61#1) pg. 44
Wall and ceiling ideas. (1) Cinematic lighting strip coupled with a coved drywall ceiling. (2) Exposed joists are divided into squares with 2x8 blocking, painted black and trimmed with pine strips. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1984 (v.62#4) pg. 46
Three rules for creating eye-pleasing picture groupings. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1989 (v.67#9) pg. 80
Three suggestions on how to decorate the basic beige box room. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1992 (v.70#5) pg. 111
Sew a clever cover-up for unsightly furniture (table, stereo, file cabinets, etc.). Ribbon ties at the corner still allow for access. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1995 (v.73#5) pg. 164
How to create eye-pleasing balance with unmatched sofa end tables. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1996 (v.74#2) pg. 86
How to create four focal points in plain boxy rooms. (1) Scrolled wallpaper border and crown molding for picture display at chair-rail height. (2) Exterior shutters on the inside with a plate rail and painting tricks. (3) Painted backdrop to create a conversation corner. (4) Hanging a quilt or rug on a wall. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1997 (v.75#11) pg. 25
Finding your balance. How to create a more inviting room by rearranging things you already have to strike a comfortable balance. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS May 1999 (v.77#5) pg. 30
Design ideas that create separate areas in a spacious family room. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jun 1999 (v.77#6) pg. 86
Decorating tips to manipulate the rhythm of a room. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1999 (v.77#7) pg. 42
Now you see it, now you don't. Decorating techniques and storage solutions that solve common clutter problems, especially in small homes. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Aug 1999 (v.77#8) pg. 129
Tips on getting the proportions right in a chest-top display. CREATIVE IDEAS FOR LIVING Nov-Dec 1989 (v.20#6) pg. 40
A look at the impact of color on decorating. DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS May 1974 (v.4#7) pg. 36
Tips on how to personalize your home. DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Apr 1976 (v.6#6) pg. 30
How to use the power of color. DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Jun 1976 (v.6#8) pg. 30
Tips on how to make your home more restful during summer. DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Jul-Aug 1976 (v.6#9) pg. 30
Four pages of photos show how to arrange and light craft objects for effective display. DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Mar 1979 (v.10#2) pg. 38
A look at decoration with "Almost Antiques", items found at thrift shops, garage and yard sales. DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Apr 1979 (v.10#3) pg. 32
Six pages of basics on using color in decorating and a forecast of coming color trends. FAMILY CIRCLE Apr 24 1978 (v.91#5) pg. 112
Living with more or less. Three rooms are each decorated two ways, one emphasizing space, oranization and a clean look and the other filled with a variety of textures, styles and objects. FAMILY CIRCLE Sep 27 1978 (v.91#11) pg. 112
Ten quick-change decorating tips. FAMILY CIRCLE Oct 23 1978 (v.91#12) pg. 134
Four pages of photos give tips on decorating to bring the outdoors inside. FAMILY CIRCLE Jun 5 1979 (v.92#8) pg. 94
Thirty six decorating ideas that revolve around collectables. FAMILY CIRCLE Aug 7 1979 (v.92#11) pg. 76
Finishing touches. Low-cost decorating ideas to make a home special. FAMILY CIRCLE Mar 11 1980 (v.93#4) pg. 86
A look at the Supergraphic kit that you can use to choose a dramatic design to paint on your walls. Includes tips about paint, color selection and design shape. FAMILY HANDYMAN #186 Jan 1978 (v.28#1) pg. 13
Tips on using color. FAMILY HANDYMAN #196 Feb 1979 (v.29#2) pg. 76
What to do with small spaces. How to transform small spaces. How to transform small nooks and crannies into functional areas. FAMILY HANDYMAN #200 Jul-Aug 1979 (v.29#6) pg. 16
Excerpts from "Your Space: How to Put It Together for Practically Nothing" by Jon Naar and Mary Ellen Moore. FAMILY HANDYMAN #205 Jan 1980 (v.30#1) pg. 26
How to unclutter small rooms. Interior designer Charles Damga shows how to create a spacious feeling in small rooms and how to best utilize available space for more than one purpose. FAMILY HANDYMAN #236 Feb 1983 (v.33#2) pg. 78
How to make a small room look bigger. Simple, inexpensive ways to trick the eye and make your home feel larger than it really is. FAMILY HANDYMAN #252 Oct 1984 (v.34#8) pg. 35
How to decorate with framed pictures. Some tips. FAMILY HANDYMAN #268 Apr 1986 (v.36#4) pg. 62
What to expect from an interior designer. Advice from a professional. FAMILY HANDYMAN #268 Apr 1986 (v.36#4) pg. 118
Special section on discovering color and choosing your own style. Looks at English country, Scandinavian country, American primitive, and Art Deco. FAMILY HANDYMAN #279 May-Jun 1987 (v.37#5) pg. 43
Four of the simplest, least expensive ways to make a small room seem larger. Looks at color, moldings, storage, and mirrors. FAMILY HANDYMAN #291 Sep 1988 (v.38#7) pg. 50
Tip on recording paint or wallpaper numbers. FAMILY HANDYMAN #312 Oct 1990 (v.40#9) pg. 45
Powerful decorating. How to use the four principles of design (style, color, texture and accessories) to create the kinds of rooms your want. FAMILY HANDYMAN #318 May 1991 (v.41#5) pg. 63
The country look. How to blend old and new to create colorful, comfortable living. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Jan 1979 (v.188#1) pg. 98
Updating Early American. How to blend modern and Early American Furnishings. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Feb 1979 (v.188#2) pg. 136
Four pages of photos show how a house can be given a country look. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Mar 1980 (v.190#3) pg. 148
How to be your own interior decorator. Tips on taking an inventory, floor plan, furniture, color, lighting, etc. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Apr 1994 (v.218#4) pg. BIH4
Whole-house color schemes. How to use the color wheel to develop color schemes for your home. HOMEOWNER Dec 1987 (v.12#10) pg. 20
Perfect combinations. Redecorate like a pro with the right combinations of fabric, flooring, paint and wallcovering. Some tips. HOMEOWNER May 1989 (v.14#4) pg. 32
Working the walls. Techniques for wrapping your rooms with special textures and colors. Includes sponge painting technique. HOMEOWNER Dec 1990 (v.15#10) pg. 40
Tips by a professional designer on how to choose and use accessories. HOMEOWNERS HOW TO May-Jun 1978 (v.3#3) pg. 72
Easy ways to plan your color scheme. How to use color to create a personality for a room. HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Nov-Dec 1979 (v.4#6) pg. 50
The secrets of mixing and matching patterns in decorating. HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Mar-Apr 1980 (v.5#2) pg. 40
How to decorate windows and doors so that they cut heat loss. HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Nov-Dec 1980 (v.5#6) pg. 50
How to get started decorating a room. HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Nov-Dec 1980 (v.5#6) pg. 68
COVER UP. Programs written in BASIC for a PET computer calculates the amount of paint, paneling, wallpaper, or carpet required to "cover up" a ceiling, wall, or floor. Program will calculate the cost involved. KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #32 Aug 1979 pg. 26
Ava's greenhouse. How to use colorful floral sheets and pillowcases to decorate a studio apartment. McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Fall 1978 (v.23#3) pg. 142, 205
Selecting a color scheme for your home. Includes tips on using the color wheel. MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #678 Oct 1984 (v.80) pg. 72
Why you sit where you sit. Examples of room and furniture arrangements that have the correct "feel" for the occupant. NEW SHELTER Nov-Dec 1983 (v.4#9) pg. 60
Suggestions for dealing with too-small rooms, too-large rooms, those that are long and narrow, are too dark, are too cold or that are too noisy. NEW SHELTER Oct 1985 (v.6#8) pg. 58
How to put principles of interior design to work in your own home. Explains how to analyze a room, determine furniture arrangement and make a lighting plan. NEW SHELTER Mar 1986 (v.7#3) pg. 42
What an interior designer can do for you and how to select one. NEW SHELTER Mar 1986 (v.7#3) pg. 57
A look at the architectural influence of Andrew Jackson Downing on houses built between 1850 and 1870. Part 1. Includes a summary of Downing's theories regarding the use of color in houses. OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Oct 1974 (v.2#10) pg. 1
A look at the architectural influence of Andrew Jackson Downing on houses built between 1850 and 1870. Part 2. Includes Downing's guidelines on interior decoration. OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Nov 1974 (v.2#11) pg. 8
A look at cozy corners, Japanese corners, and Inglenooks, those private seating areas that were popular in the 1890's. OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Nov 1980 (v.8#11) pg. 178
Turkish corners, an exotic decorating touch popular in the 1890's. OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Dec 1980 (v.8#12) pg. 194
A closer examination of the basic techniques of Victorian wall and ceiling decoration. OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Oct 1983 (v.11#8) pg. 181
Fabric accents for the "Craftsman-period" home. Includes periwinkle and poppy designs to embroider or applique on bedspreads, table scarves or curtains. OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL May 1985 (v.13#4) pg. 86
Create an unusual room with strips of wood (lattice). Contrasting color lattice is attached to walls and ceilings, in various patterns, to decorate a room. Matching coffee table is made from plywood and lattice. POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1980 (v.154#3) pg. 102
Paint large, bold supergraphic colored designs on your wall using this kit, or make up your own designs. POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1976 (v.209#5) pg. 108
Tips on how to determine how a color will actually look in place. TODAY'S HOMEOWNER #820 Nov 1997 (v.93) pg. 10
How to hire a professional interior decorator. TODAY'S HOMEOWNER #829 Oct 1998 (v.94) pg. 14
Some ideas from interior designers on decorative paintings for walls and tips on getting started in painting wall designs. TOLE WORLD #106 Sep-Oct 1990 (v.14#5) pg. 20
How to provide for multiple activities in one room. WOMAN'S DAY Jan 9 1978 (v.41#5) pg. 70
Space and dollar streching ideas to make any room a multi-living space. Instructions for making a variety of tables, shelves, room dividers, light fixtures and seating platforms included. WOMAN'S DAY Mar 27 1978 (v.41#8) pg. 112, 186
Decorating tips using inexpensive multiples. WOMAN'S DAY Sep 27 1978 (v.42#1) pg. 92
Five rooms that are small but look larger through the use of various illusionary decorating techniques. WOMAN'S DAY Oct 23 1978 (v.42#2) pg. 126
Four pages of photos show how a one room apartment was turned into three rooms using built-ins. Construction diagrams for all elements can be ordered. WOMAN'S DAY Aug 7 1979 (v.42#13) pg. 94
One room three ways. How changing color, arrangement, and accessories can alter the appearance of a room. WOMAN'S DAY Nov 22 1979 (v.43#3) pg. 120
How to decorate inexpensively using colorful paint and fabric. WOMAN'S DAY Jan 15 1980 (v.43#5) pg. 94
The five most common decorating challanges and how to solve them. WOMAN'S DAY Aug 11 1981 (v.44#13) pg. 115
Decorating shortcuts. Lots of style with a low, low price tag. Tips on upholstering, making curtains, applying fabric to walls, rehabilitating furniture, etc. WOMAN'S DAY Jan 12 1982 (v.45#5) pg. 80
Fifty decorating ideas that cut fuel and electric bills. WOMAN'S DAY Oct 5 1982 (v.46#1) pg. 78
Tuck, tack, wrap and ruffle. Create decorating effects with fabric. WOMAN'S DAY Apr 3 1984 (v.47#8) pg. 69, 131
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