Take Back Your Garage -- Organization is Easier than Ever
Yard tools leaning against the walls. Random storage boxes stacked high. From oil-stained floors to the cluttered corners, garages are not usually the first room you show off in your home. But things are changing and the new trend in home improvement is to create a garage that is not only more functional, but one that extends your living space.
"Many homeowners feel the garage sets the tone for the whole house and really is the true main entrance to their home," says Steve Real, an executive in the automotive category at Wal-Mart. "The great thing about garage organization is that it is completely customizable to each
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One Small Decorating Trick, One Huge Room Improvement
Let's face it: Most of us can't resist a good home decorating show.
And after we've got a few episodes of "ReDesign," "Room by Room" or "Find Your Style" under our tool belts, we feel confident that we, too, can make equally inspired decorating changes in our homes. But where to start?
Here are some simple ways to make big home improvements from some of the nation's top designers and manufacturers:
Kenneth Ludwig -- president and creative director of Kenneth Ludwig Home Furnishings, Ltd. in Chicago -- is a huge proponent of textiles and fabrics. "The addition of two or three pattern fabri
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