Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 26, 2009, 4:01 am

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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 25, 2009, 5:38 am
A fireplace draws people  together during the winter months, inviting them to relax and chat, play a game, curl up with a good book or snooze on the sofa.   In fact, they are so popular that some ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 24, 2009, 5:50 am
Yesterday I addressed some of Jason’s questions about what to do with his long empty hallway.  Today he has some questions about his entry and a 2 year old that makes accessorizing a challenge....
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 23, 2009, 5:54 am
Jason is a reader that has a particular problem with a hallway and how to decorate it.  As we corresponded by email, we also covered a couple more decorating issues he has and he has agreed that I ca...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 20, 2009, 4:01 am
Heather writes, “We have lived in our house 7 years and we have always hated our living room.  It seems like each year we try to change some aspect of it in hopes that it will seem put together...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 19, 2009, 6:04 am
Although things in life aren’t often black and white – they were at my dinner table the other night.  I hosted a post-birthday dinner for a friend visiting from out-of-town and used black...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 18, 2009, 6:50 am
Design is personal – even a wonderfully designed room won’t appeal to everyone.  Today we’re examining three French Country rooms created by well know designer Charles Faudree.  ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 17, 2009, 6:41 am
When we receive email questions from readers, we make every effort to reply quickly (as we promise).  When we feel the question is general enough that other readers can benefit from the answer, we li...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 16, 2009, 6:23 am
THAT time is fast approaching.  You know the one I mean.  Ssshhhhh…… Maybe if I don’t say it out loud it will take longer to arrive.  Okay, okay…..the holidays are nearly he...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 14, 2009, 8:19 am
Today is cause for celebration!  This is my 100th post.  Yay!  I feel a great sense of accomplishment and success – and all you readers are part of that.  I’m also excited about a new ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 12, 2009, 6:11 am
I have a fabulous announcement!  I’m so excited to tell you that my friend and sometimes business partner is still my friend (30 years and counting!) and once again business partner.  Cindy w...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 10, 2009, 7:31 am
This week my Wednesday Web Wanderings took me through site after site looking for great console tables (inspired by Alex’s question - thanks!)  I’ve found a variety of sizes, styles and ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 9, 2009, 1:24 pm
Today I’m trying something new.  I found a “party” over at ComfortAndLuxury blog and decided to participate.  The idea is that she chose 2 chairs from Anthropologie and whomever wa...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 9, 2009, 7:50 am
Okay, I know I’m a little slow to embrace fall decor, but better late than never – right?  I wandered through the house pulling things from here and there that had fall-ish colors and col...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 7, 2009, 11:05 am
“The best combinations of color – in no matter what color spectrum – have an element of surprise.  This idea of a surprise is an important one.  On entering a room you should think:  how ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 6, 2009, 7:48 am
This series of posts has covered much of the basics of using accessories successfully.  I’ve talked about decorating your walls, displaying your collections or favorite treasures, using flowers...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 4, 2009, 7:21 am
Wednesday Web Wanderings is focusing on fall colors, specifically ORANGE.  Enjoy some of these great finds from around the web. 1.  Starting with a sporty little table from Jonathan Adler ($450), t...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 3, 2009, 7:00 am
Janine writes:  “I just found your site and bookmarked it.  It’s awesome!  I have a few rooms that need help and I don’t know anything about decorating.  I would like to start in...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Nov 2, 2009, 7:10 am
In conjunction with the accessorizing series I’ve been running, I had a reader write with a specific question that others of you may have. “I saw your website online, and I am hoping you ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 31, 2009, 9:19 am
Usually I use these occasional posts to highlight the ridiculous in design but today I’d like to show that innovation can be inspiring and creative and functional and beautiful.  See if you don...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 30, 2009, 9:16 am
If you’ve been following along with this series of accessorizing articles, you now have beautifully decorated walls, your favorite treasures are stunningly displayed and you’ve added plant...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 29, 2009, 8:59 am
Thank you, Thank you! photo by Terrie P I just wanted to take a moment this morning and thank you all for checking out and reading my blog.  I started this project in June and have seen my traffi...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 28, 2009, 9:33 am
This morning in my email box I received the most delightful surprise.  Over at A Field Journal Livy as created the most appealing fall activity book and made it available for download – FREE &#...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 28, 2009, 9:03 am
This week my web wanderings ended up finding birdcages of all things.  It started with the charming ETSY pillow and grew from there.  Since I have nary a birdcage in my home, I’m not sure wher...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 27, 2009, 8:27 am
Continuing from yesterday’s post about the use of flowers in the home, I’ve gathered some photos that show the added excitement using flowers can bring to a room.  While the shape and col...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 26, 2009, 8:26 am
I touched on lots of good tips for using plants in decor in an earlier post, 9 Valuable Tips for Decorating with Plants.  Rather than reiterate those tips, I’ll introduce a few more ideas to co...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 24, 2009, 8:50 am
Even though there is no redeeming instructional value in these posts, I enjoy them because they make me smile.  Some of the things designers come up with are just SO weird……….. Kni...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 23, 2009, 8:30 am
Often we spend so much time creating the perfect box with paint and furniture, that we forget about ‘filling’, the most important part of decorating a room.  What gives a room it’s ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 22, 2009, 8:12 am
Hubby and I took a few days off last week and went to Scottsdale/Phoenix.  We stayed at a great timeshare condo, visited old Scottsdale and wandered the galleries (no pictures please), took a drive t...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 22, 2009, 5:38 am
I realized that Halloween is approaching too quickly and if I didn’t get these great ideas shared, it would be too late.  So here’s your one and only Halloween crafty fix from me this yea...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 21, 2009, 8:23 am
I’m using my Wednesday Web Wanderings to showcase some great fall ideas, shopping and projects I’ve found. 1.  This arrangement is a gorgeous reminder of fall and I found it on Eddie Ros...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 19, 2009, 8:23 am
I’m diligently working on part 2 of the accessorizing series.  However, I received another reader request so thought that should take priority.  She’s been patiently waiting while I was ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 18, 2009, 8:15 am
I think next to color choices, accessorizing is the main thing that many people agonize over.  Furniture arrangements often are dictated by the size and shape of the room as well as what you already ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 9, 2009, 6:58 pm
We’re headed out of town for a week, so there won’t be any new posts for a few days.  I’ll have lots to share when I return next week.  In the mean time, enjoy these fall pictures ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 9, 2009, 8:05 am
A reader writes:  “Recently we painted our fireplace wall gray; we love it!  The other walls are a light beige cream color.  We were thinking of changing that color but aren’t sure wha...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 7, 2009, 8:00 am
As I shopped the web this week, here are some of my favorite finds…… 1.  A fabulous collection of modern clocks – something really different.  (via gnr8.biz, $119) Nava clocks fr...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 5, 2009, 8:00 am
“I’m all about exuberance.  We only have one short life to live and we shouldn’t waste it being tasteful.”  -Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer My first response to this quote ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 3, 2009, 4:03 pm
As I’ve been browsing through some other blogs (there are SO many), I came across several that have simple but attractive fall crafting projects.  Everything from wreath making to candle decor ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Oct 2, 2009, 8:00 am
Exploring model homes for home decorating ideas is something my friend Cindy and I love to do together.  We can spend all day wandering through homes of all sizes and styles, picking up color ideas, ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Sep 30, 2009, 8:30 am
Wednesday Web Wanderings today features some great online finds of …. glass hurricanes.  This versatile accessory is available in every price range and in a variety of styles from classic to mo...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Sep 29, 2009, 7:30 am
Karen, a reader from sunny California has a dilemma.  She wrote, “My living room is so blah and I don’t know which direction to take the wall color.  The sofas are a soft green, the art ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Sep 28, 2009, 8:33 am
Last week I posted a how-to article helping you create a vase arrangement from a pre-assembled bunch of grocery store flowers.  A few days have gone by and my flowers are starting to fade so I want t...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Sep 26, 2009, 8:55 am
It’s been awhile since I’ve shown the oddities and what passes for innovative design.  I guess somebody needs to think outside the proverbial box.  Check these oddball things out. These...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Sep 25, 2009, 8:58 am
A site I regularly read published a great little how-to project last week that I’d like to share with you.  It doesn’t require a high level of skill, just a sewing machine, some pretty m...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Sep 24, 2009, 8:09 am
When seasons change, we’re all eager to embrace the change whether from summer to fall or winter to spring. One of the first harbingers of a season change is the fresh flowers showing up in the ...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Sep 23, 2009, 8:23 am
My format for these posts has been to share links to design sites and other interesting places I found during the week.  Over at How About Orange, Jessica does an occasional post where she highlights...
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Terrie Purkey posted an article on Your Decorating Hotline - Sep 22, 2009, 12:38 pm
As a designer, one of the first questions I’m usually asked is, “What’s the hot new color/style going to be?”.  I answer with predictions made by industry forecasters but the ...
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