Filed Under (Home Improvement) by admin on January-17-2008

Mission style has a very wonderful history, dating back to Spanish missions and drawing influences from Mexico, California and Santa Fe. This simple style uses lovely dark wood and clean lines. It is still very popular today because of the way it so seamlessly blends function with style. If you choose to use mission style furniture and decorating techniques in your home, you should know that mission style stained glass panels are available. Using the extra touch of stained glass, you can really pull a room together.



Filed Under (Home Improvement) by admin on December-26-2007

Decorating Your Townhouse hallways in an elegant style helps it live up to the promises evoked from the outside. This second part of our two part series provides you with specific decorating ideas and suggestions for making the most of your townhouse hallway.

Style Pointers

WALLS

Golden yellow is a favorite town-house color, especially for creating a perpetually sunny hallway. Instead of genuine wainscoting, gray-striped wallpaper absorbs the brunt of the day-to-day scuffs. White-painted woodwork is typical of the town-house style.

FLOOR