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5 Hints for Savvy Antiques Shopping

Score better deals and build better collections with these expert tips for making the most of your next antiquing excursion.

5 Ways to Get in the Spirit

Gather cheerful Christmas decor for your home by shopping thriftily during the holidays, keeping an eye out for off-season bargains and repurposing accessories and other seasonal decorations. Use these resourceful ideas to spruce up your yuletide home!

5 Ways to Remodel on a Budget

Discover innovative tricks and smart tips for cutting costs on your renovation without sacrificing style.

5 Ways to Save Time and Money on a Remodel

Experts when it comes to restoration, Linda and Joe Harris renovated their historic Albany, Oregon, abode from top to bottom. Here are a few of their tips for getting the look you want without breaking the bank or emptying your gas tank.

Aging Gracefully

Nothing has more country charm than primitive accents and furnishings—but if you can’t afford or find the real McCoy, try Lori Vidito's suggestions for giving timeworn zest to plain-Jane walls, furniture and accessories.

Basically Beautiful

Learn how to make any home—no matter its age or design—a welcoming country abode with these fundamental decorating techniques.

Entertaining Alfresco

With its beautiful blooms and artful arrangements, Maureen and Mike Coffland’s Olympia, Washington, garden is the perfect spot for get-togethers. Make the most of your outside spaces with these tips for entertaining in the great outdoors!

Go Green!

Read up on ways to dress your home for the holidays with embellished wreaths, lush garlands, ornately trimmed trees and much more.

Great Adaptations

Learn how to personalize cast-off items and awkward objects to make them work with your decorating style!

Period-Style Decorating Ideas

Cultivate a Colonial atmosphere in your home with these history-minded hints for choosing colors and mixing antiques and reproductions.

Primitive Planning

Take a page out of Debbie Campbell's primitives playbook to track down perfectly aged pieces for your home!

Quick and Easy Makeover Tips

Illinois homeowner and decorator Teri Pfau is an expert on getting the most for her decorating dollar. Follow her tips for making your home beautiful without breaking the bank.

Sensational Stenciling

Get helpful tips for bringing the delicate, colorful style of Early-American stenciling to your home.

5 Steps to Better Antique Hunting

Experiences as an antiques collector and dealer give Washington homeowner Amy McCoy a unique perspective on buying and selling wisely. Let Amy’s tips help you play the antiques game like a pro.

Stretch Your Decorating Dollar

Pinching pennies doesn't mean you have to skimp on style! Read up on great ways to get the most out of your makeover money.

Textured Touches

Find out how to generate a rustic, refined atmosphere in your home by combining wood, fabric and metal accents in innovative ways.

Fanci-Fall Decor

Illinois homeowners Mike and Cathy Clauson love fall and Halloween for the delightful decorating they get to do indoors and out. Here, Cathy shares four ideas for creating festive scenes that will enchant both adult visitors and trick-or-treaters alike.