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5 Decorating Mantras to Live By!

1. The closer something is to your body, the better it should be. This argues for fine sheets and beautiful rugs!

2. Surround yourself with quality, not clutter. Buy it once, buy it right.

3. Every room needs something living: flowers, goldfish, a pet, etc.

4. Honor the acts of daily living. If it's a habit, make it beautiful.

5. Life should sparkle! Every house needs a little bling!

Design tips from punchjordan Home

How big should an overhead light fixture be? Just add the length and the width of the room in feet, and whatever number you come up with is, in inches, your guide for the fixture's diameter. So a 14- by- 20 foot room would need a 34- inch- wide chandelier!

As seen at Bonfoey Art Gallery...available through punchjordan Home

Paula Rubinstein

As the daughter of an artist, I've had a pencil or paint brush in my hand since childhood, so it was inevitable that I be an artist. I graduated as a medical illustrator from Ohio State and was hired in that capacity Pfizer Laboratories. I subsequently started the Department of Medical Art at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine.
Now the direction of my art has changed. Most of the year I paint in my studio overlooking a magnificent waterfall. My summers are spent at Lake Chautauqua where I am surrounded by flowers, 'antique' treasures from house sales and flea markets, and the fruits and vegetables from the farm across the road. These simple ingredients are the inspiration for the themes I paint, with the hope that the mood will linger on the canvas throughout the year.I have a spiritual feeling about and respect for our environment and never tire of it or take it for granted. I want my paintings to reflect that passion.

These fabulous vintage chairs are full of pizazz! Simple lines combined with a bold pattern add amazing drama to any space!
punchjordan signature upholstery! Vintage chairs, hand painted and upholstered in designer Zoffany fabric.

Dorothy Draper inspiration!

I believe in doing the thing you feel is right. If it looks right, it is right.

Dorothy Draper

Never look back, except for an occasional glance, look ahead and plan for the future. Success is not built on past laurels, but rather on a continuous activity. Keep busy searching out new ideas and, experimentally, keep ahead of the times, or at least up with them.

Dorothy Draper

Birds are so much wiser than we! A robin builds a nest for robins. A seagull builds a nest for seagulls. They don’t copy each other – or build themselves nests as described in The Birds’ Decorating Magazine. Dorothy Draper, In the Pink

You may concentrate on appearances all through the rest of your house, but in the bedroom comfort should be supreme. I think that bedrooms should also be very intimate rooms-they should express your personal preferences in every way…Of all the rooms in the house your bedroom is yours. Dorothy Draper, In the Pink

I’ll always put in one controversial item, it makes people talk. Dorothy Drape