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Handmade Quilts Soften Edges in High-Tech Homes
I don’t know about you, but my weekly screentime hours are embarrassingly excessive. The more attention I pay to my electronic devices,...

Marni Jameson
Apr 11, 2022


Feeling Crafty? 7 Tips to Setting up a Home Hobby Room
“A room of one’s own,” author Virginia Woolf declared back in 1929 was a must if a woman was going to be a writer. Nearly 100 years...

Marni Jameson
Apr 4, 2022


Pandemic Prompts Big Boom in Homemade Crafts
And here’s one more good result born out of the pandemic. Many more people started using their hands and hearts to make crafts at home....

Marni Jameson
Mar 28, 2022


Murphy Beds Go From Slapstick to Sophisticated
Just the name Murphy bed makes me laugh. It conjures memories of hilarious scenes in slapstick comedies, where the beds, possessed with...

Marni Jameson
Mar 21, 2022


Home Librarian Judges Books by Their Covers and More
Forget sizing people up by their clothes, cars, or careers. You want to know someone? Look at their books. What people choose to fill...

Marni Jameson
Mar 14, 2022


Single and Living Solo, and That's How We Like It
As long as we’re celebrating the month of love, I thought this would be a good time to speak out on behalf of the 36 million singles out...

Marni Jameson
Mar 8, 2022


Hutch Makeover: Five Steps to Add Pizzazz to Display Cabinets
Here’s the problem with being a home design columnist who talks to a lot of creative people who have good taste and good ideas: Once you...

Marni Jameson
Feb 28, 2022


Design Podcast Pulls Back Curtain on TV Home Makeover Shows
“Those TV home makeovers that happened in a one-hour episode? People don’t realize, I had a crew of 100, and it took us a week to do one...

Marni Jameson
Feb 21, 2022


Get It Together ― Part 4: Just Because You've Purged, Doesn't Mean You're Organized
“Here’s the dirty little secret,” one professional organizer said. (Doesn’t that expression just make you lean in?) “Professional...

Marni Jameson
Feb 14, 2022


Get It Together ― Part 3: Inner Secrets of a Well-Organized Home
One needs courage and more than a little trust to let an outsider come into her home to rifle through personal belongings with the goal...

Marni Jameson
Feb 7, 2022
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