Free decorating advice please :)

[Lostmom]

Hello,

I'm a (proud) single mother who just got a new place of her own. I'm brewing with ideas on how to decorate the new place because it's pretty bare right now. It's just white walls and off-white carpets. I want to make sure I choose something timeless. I've done some decorating of my own in the past and have a few regrets looking back (metal blinds and flower print wallpaper weren't even in style in the 90s!).

Does anyone have any ideas for a starter with a blank slate? Anyone know where I can get some free decorating advice?

Any help would be much appreciated, thank you!

xoxo Lostmom

[designguy]

Hi Lostmom!

Wow, that sounds like fun! I suggest doing your homework first. This is not a bad place for great advice. I'd also check out some of the home and garden web sites for free advice, maybe Martha Stewart. If you have gmail, you can search google reader for all kinds of decorating news. If I were in your shoes, I'd seek free advice from a friend of mine with "good taste". Do you have any friends with that "timeless" look to their house? Perhaps a neighbor?

Wow, metal blinds and flowers? Really? Well, window treatments are a good starting point for an empty new home. If you're in CA, I'd suggest checking out Smith and Noble. They offer free in-home consultations with their own design experts. Here's their web site:

www.SmithandNoble.com (http://www.smithandnoble.com/sn/sn_link.jsp?d=6&src=gr&cm_mmc=Apollo-_-SAH-_-GR-_-T)

Hopefully this is helpful. Good luck and have fun!

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