Updating old furniture ideas

Choose a light color to brighten up a dark room or opt for a fashion-forward finish like stripes or diamonds, which you can achieve with painter's tape.

Simply surround a small round framed mirror with bare branches gathered in your backyard.

See more of this home that was featured in HGTV Magazine.

Designer Sarah Richardson turned a seldom-used niche into a kids' craft/play area in this basement family room.

Design by Sarah Richardson Give a plain-Jane ottoman the high-end treatment with these stylish little gems and a hammer.