Last summer, peeling paint, cracking counters and loose tiles basically forced us to give our apartment kitchen a facelift. I still need a clock and a new microwave and – according to my husband, who frequently does the clean up — we need to replace five pieces of our basic cookware with wooden handles [above] [...]

Designer Robyn Karp turns the tot’s room [above] into a big-girl’s room [below] by swapping the toddler bed for a twin. Everything else remains unchanged.   A solid three-color palette of cotton-candy pink, apple green, and bright white afford the luxury of using a vibrant multi-colored floor covering like the one here from Stark.

The quilted polka-dot [...]

I have had “buy a new foyer rug” on my To Do list since moving into our new old home four years ago.  The purchase has always been pushed aside by something I considered more important. Boy, was I wrong! The front entrance to our home is used by most of our guests, and you [...]

Recently Jane F. teamed up with our pal Anne of Virtual Room Previews to tackle her kitchen redo.  We’ve always been amazed with Anne’s virtual techno-wizardry.  So much, that we’ve asked her to be a regular here on Atticmag.
This week I had the pleasure of working with Anne on altering 3 bedrooms to show the [...]

One look at these before and after photos is all it takes to see what a difference a rug makes!

(Source: Sphinx by Oriental Weavers)

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