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#1: Paint brilliant color
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#1: Paint brilliant color

Floor-to-ceiling navy paint stripes, framed with white molding, wake up bland walls. Outline each stripe with painter's tape (the stripe here is 2 feet wide). Cover edges with molding. Flank a fireplace, TV or any other focal point for a shot of color that's not a major commitment.

#2: Frame fabrics

For inexpensive art, frame small sections of bold-hued fabrics. We picked two patterns with stylized birds to create a unified display.

#3: Add canvas color

Add easy-to-change color to walls by covering prestretched painter's canvases (from crafts or art stores) with fabric. Secure with a staple gun. One solid panel grounds the geometric prints.

#4: Paint "shoes" on a table

Paint only the bottoms of legs on a side table (as if you're giving it a sassy pair of shoes).

#5: Add pillow pattern

To quickly brighten a plain pillow, wrap patterned fabric around the middle. Secure with safety pins.

#6: Dress up a bed

A headboard gains colorful style with a striped woven rug draped over it. Secure with clip-on drapery rings and ribbon.

#7, #8: Highlight a window two ways

Glued-on fabric or wallpaper gives a plastic pull-down shade an arty update. Paint just the window trim to frame the shade.

#9: Enliven an entry

Remake an ottoman with a flat-weave rug (or fabric). Fold the rug under the ottoman, like you're wrapping a package, and secure with a staple gun.

#10: Create a two-tone painting

Dark coral paint on a tall canvas and light coral on a short one add up to one great piece of art. Layer canvases; attach from back with screws.

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michelle1859 wrote:

I had this issue but forgot to keep the buying guide. Does anyone know where the stylized bird fabric is sold? Thank you.

9/23/2011 09:54:34 PM Report Abuse
mernieanne wrote:

I love the lamp in this photo. Does anyone know where it came from? Usually items pictured are listed in the magazine as to where you can purchase them but not the lamp. Please help, I have been looking for lamps for over 5 years and can not find what I like.

2/13/2011 12:37:04 PM Report Abuse
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