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• Our Favorite Window Treatments  

  We've got you covered with ideas for curtains, shades and blinds to show off your windows.

• 11 Ways to Save on a Kitchen Redo  

  You really can get the kitchen you want with the budget you have. Check out these money-saving tips to achieve a mo...

• Update Your Bath on a Budget  

  Create a serene retreat that's organized, comforting, and easy on the pocketbook. We show you how.

• Quick and Easy Paint Projects  

  A simple coat of paint transforms just about anything -- walls, floors, furniture and more. Plus, it's cheap and ea...

• 12 Beautiful Bedroom Designs  

  Bedrooms offer a retreat from the stresses of everyday living. Make your private getaway relaxing and refreshing wi...

• Kitchens for Every Style  

  Update your kitchen with colorful accents, fresh styles, and a hardworking layout.

• 10 Ways to Bring Home Cottage Style  

  Fresh, colorful and kick-off-your-shoes casual, the cottage look is just plain easy to live with. Bring this warm, ...

• 27 Ideas for Bargain Decorating with Antiques  

  Midwest Living Senior Home Editor Carol Schalla loves the offbeat discoveries she finds at rural antiques markets. ...

• Secrets of Small-Space Decorating  

  How do you make the most of limited space? Here are 31 ways to decorate your small rooms with style.

• Decorating Secrets from Boutique Owners  

  Three Midwest boutique owners share their must-haves, must-dos and can't-live-without decorating tricks.

• 36 Ways to Live Big In a Small Space

  Many believe that small furniture, tiny patterns and white walls work best in snug rooms. But we beg to differ. Sma...

• 50 Instant Facelifts  

  Paint, fabric and a little creativity go a long way when you want to update your home's decor. Refresh your home wi...

• 3 Steps to Getting Organized

  These tips make it easy to reorganize any space, no matter how large or small.

• Tips to Refresh Any Bath

  Add new beauty to your bath with these 12 savvy ideas for bringing new life to dated decors.

• Decorating Dilemmas Solved

  Using smart floor planning to tame those awkward spaces.

• Room to Organize

  These tips will arm you with the attack plan you need get started organizing that closet, drawer, or entire room.

• Conquer the Clutter

  Wish your household was more organized? Follow these guidelines to plan your attack on clutter -- and win!

• Reinvent Your Basement

  Think of that gloomy concrete cavern at the bottom of the stairs as more than storage for half-finished projects.

• What to do with White Walls

  You can have lots of fun with a $10 can of paint.

• Wake Up Your Rooms With Red!

  The color red is red hot! With its passion-evoking nature, we think it deserves a place in every Midwest home. Here...

• Decorating In Full Bloom

  Indoors, things are coming up purple beads and flowers.

• Midwest Art Pottery

  Home grown right here in the Midwest, simple art pottery is a hot collectible.

• 10 Quick Kitchen Improvements

  Low-cost, low-effort ideas for kitchen rejuvenation.

• Tray Chic

  Feeling like you have too much "little stuff"? Let the basic tray organize your life!

• The Art of Display

  Arranging your collections into beautiful tabletop "still lifes" is easy when using the four basic principles relie...

• Collections on View

  Displaying your prized treasures is as fun as collecting them -- and just as challenging.

• Going Global

  Gazing globes are popular outdoor ornaments, but the spheres can make sparkling displays for interior spaces as wel...

• Mix'n'Match Furnishings

  Much as you mix and match your clothing, you can mix and match basic fabrics, furnishings and accessories to create...

• Asian Candle Wrap

  Give a regular candle an updated look by attaching bamboo.

• Bamboo Lamp

  An ordinary lamp base receives an organic redo.

• Update Your Bedroom

  No need to keep your bedroom the same, season in and season out. These simple swaps offer a stylish change of scene...

• Picture-Perfect Decorating

  Great ideas for displaying your photos.

• Fabric Refreshers

  Creative and budget-friendly ideas to revitalize your worn-out fabrics.

• Happy Color Decor  

  Color sets a mood. It makes us feel good. These rooms will make you smile.

• Antiques Shopping  

  When it comes to shopping for antiques, Home Editor Carol Schalla loves the offbeat discoveries she finds at rural ...

• Recycled Style  

  (ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: MAY/JUNE 2007) It's chic being green in today's environmentally conscious world. More than 7...

• A Guide to Midwest Antique Hunting

  Our game plan for visiting open-air flea markets helps you make the most of these countryside smorgasbords of furni...

• Rescued with Paint

  Giving your home a fresh look doesn't mean spending lots of money. Check out these ideas for transforming furniture...

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• Antique Collectibles  

  When you're looking for vintage pickups, concentrate on these categories