Dorm rooms are tricky to decorate since you can’t hammer anything on the walls, but most students want to make their space "their own" by putting up plenty of cool posters. The solution is to use painter’s tape or another low adhesive tape that peels off easily without damaging the walls or wrecking your posters. Use a different color of tape to enhance each piece you’re hanging or use the same color throughout. Tape all the corners like we did here, or frame the whole piece with tape to create a faux frame. There are no rules, so have fun with it.

Getting ready for back to school is not only about the backpack and the clothes, it's also about carving out a comfortable place in your home for your kids to do their homework. If you have more than one child who needs a study space, why not consider a long narrow table for them to share?

Hanging magnetic boards, corkboards, and small chalkboards straight on the first try may seem like an easy thing to do — until you actually have to do it. These kinds of boards usually come with four sticky double-sided adhesive pads that you place on each corner. While it may be easy to stick on, once the board is up on the wall it's tough to straighten it even if you applied very little pressure on it to start with. More often than not, you end up either removing the pad from the back of the board or risk damaging your wall.

Whether you're hanging three picture frames above a headboard like in this inspiration picture from IKEA, or above a couch, a table, or a desk, the hanging strategy is the same.

Your laundry room is probably the busiest room in the house and also likely the most neglected in terms of decorating.

So when we finished our basement (15 years ago), I made sure we'd make the over-used and under-decorated room a place that we'd want to spend time in. As a busy mom with young kids at the time, I decided to carve out a small craft area within the laundry room. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. While the kids were busy drawing, gluing, and painting, I'd be washing, folding, and ironing. The best part of having a dedicated craft corner in the basement is that the mess is out of sight — no longer were we using the dining room table for kids projects, we could actually use it for dining again!

Since imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, we had no guilt recreating the cover image of this IKEA back-to-school flyer. It was easy to do since we already had some of the key pieces shown, which is part of the reason why the image was so inspiring to us in the first place.

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Okay, admit it - when you go to someone’s house and there’s a mirror by the front door, you sneak a peek at yourself, don't you? It's all right, most of us do.

Do you walk by your artwork without really noticing it?

If you have not changed up your wall décor for a while, it starts to blend into the background. Move your pictures around and it will feel brand new again. And the best part is, it won’t cost you a dime.

Have you noticed how big art is popping up everywhere? From décor magazines, design TV shows and stores, big art is definitely in! Large pieces can be expensive, but if you’re looking to create a focal point in a room that’s missing one, that’s the way to go.

A few weeks ago, I made my very own gallery wall  using pictures of my kids from one of our holidays. Within hours I completely transformed a boring wall into a very lively space. Since then, I’ve been having fun creating different looks for my hallway simply by using furniture and accessories I already had. Which […]

A nicely designed gallery wall with a bench sitting underneath is a trendy look we often see in décor magazines. It looks great, but how practical is it? If you’re not planning to lean against the wall when sitting on the bench, it works perfectly fine. But if you have kids that will be using […]

Before hanging a group of pictures, place all your frames on a table or on the floor, hop on a chair to take a picture of the arrangement.