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Ask A Designer: How To Transform A Living Room With Shades Of Blue

In this Ask A Designer column, Jennifer Koper shares her ideas for bringing a dated living room into the present with a cool-toned palette. Question: I’d like to update my living room, but I’m not sure where to begin. Please help! — L.J., La Salle, Ontario. Answer: I love that…

Decorating & Design

Ask A Designer: How To Freshen Up A Dark & Dated Bedroom

In this Ask A Designer column, Jennifer Koper shares her ideas for redecorating a bedroom in cool shades of blue. Question: I’m redoing my bedroom with a fresh look. I like aqua blues and teal, and I only need to keep the headboard, which was custom made. What do you suggest?…

Decorating & Design

Ask A Designer: How To Decorate A Petite Living Room

In this Ask A Designer column, Jennifer Koper shares her ideas for decorating a compact living room with an awkward layout. Question: I have a very small living room with doorways and windows on every wall. We use this space for lounging and watching television, but the layout is awkward. Please…

Decorating & Design

Ask A Designer: How To Create A Beachy, Open-Concept Cottage

In this Ask A Designer column, Jennifer Koper shares her ideas for designing an eclectic cottage with seaside flair. Question: I’ve been decorating my new open-concept cottage and have purchased a modern sofa, dining table and reupholstered chairs. How can I pull the look together? — J.T., Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba.

Decorating & Design

Ask A Designer: How To Create A Fresh & Inviting Dining Room

In this Ask A Designer column, Jennifer Koper shares her ideas for designing an inviting dining room. Question: I want my dining room to be inviting and to have comfortable seating. I’m looking to change the furniture, lighting and wall color. I love white, blue and grey tones — what…

Decorating & Design

Solve Your Biggest Design Dilemmas With Ask A Designer™

House & Home is here to help solve your design dilemmas. Each month we select one question to answer. Whether you’re tackling a kitchen design conundrum during a kitchen renovation, or just want to know how to best arrange your living room furniture, we’ve got the sound advice you need to…

Design News

Ask A Designer: How To Layer A Rug Over Carpet

H&H’s Joel Bray and Jennifer Koper offer expert advice on how to achieve this cozy and textured look!

Condos

How To Furnish A Small Condo To Maximize Space

Calling all condo owners and small space dwellers! This is a video you don't want to miss.

Design News

Easy Watering Tips For Your Lawn & Garden

Keep your lawn and garden looking greener than ever! Discover the best garden watering tools and get answers to your top lawn maintenance questions from Home Hardware’s gardening expert Mark Cullen. Mark lets us in on his secrets to maintaining outdoor space, like watering plants at certain times during the…

Design Lab

Ask An Expert: Increase Your Kitchen’s Value!

Learn Cameron MacNeil and Reiko Caron's tips.

Design News

Lynda Answers Popular Questions

Discover her advice for two common dilemmas.

Best Paint Colors

Suzanne Dimma’s Top Front Door Colours

Learn her picks this season.

Dining Room

Living/Dining Area Makeover

Tips for a less formal, more livable space.

Bathrooms

Retro Bathroom Update

How to change the layout, fixtures and more.

Design News

Small Condo Living Room

Graduating to a more mature, modern style.