Decorating Dilemmas from 2010
Our stylists answer your questions, so you can tackle your home decorating project with complete confidence. Email your decorating dilemmas to the Style Studio Design Team.
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Help with living room with fireplace!
Pin itHi! I just moved into an apartment with a huge fireplace as the main focal point, black painted cement floors, and white walls. The furniture I have is dark brown and might be too large for the space. I was looking for an ottoman but now I’m hoping you can help me tie everything [...]
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Ideas for Dining and Foyer
Pin itDear Ballard Designs: I have been looking through your catalogs and putting sticky notes on so many pages with items I like for my home. I’m looking for help in my dining room/entrance. As you can see we have a very brown room. We changed our 12’ by 18’ living room into a dining [...]
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Where do I go from here?
Pin itHello Ballard Design, I just painted my sitting room which is only about 12 x 12. The dilemma is the red sofa. I need to get rid of it or hide it somehow. I’m also going to donate the cabinet. I just painted it benjamin moore chelsea gray. I’m hoping you can give me some [...]
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Elegant Dining
Pin itHello, Could you forward this to the Style Studio decorating dilemmas? I tried to find the email address on your website but could not. I am trying to decorate my dining room which has a huge dark stain table (120 in x48 in) , dark hardwood floors, an olive green paint color, and 12 [...]
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Design Help
Pin itHi, I am looking to redo my dining room. I do not like what is there, drab, dated and tired looking…. I attached some pics. I’m thinking to purchase new lighting, curtains, and cover over the existing wallpaper….I have also thought about recovering the chair cushions??? I know I need some color, or “pop” [...]
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Inviting Music Room
Pin itDear Style Studio, We have three piano players in our house, so I want a warm and inviting room for us and our guests to listen to live music. Sorry my question is so long, but (except for a piano and a lamp) I’m starting with an empty living room! The piano is black. The [...]
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Foyer Fashion
Pin itStyle Studio, I just moved into my house 6 months ago after renovating the entire house inside and out, so I have a lot of decorating to do. You have such beautiful things on your website and in your catalog. I wanted to know if you would be able to help me design my [...]
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A Fresh New Look
Pin itDear Style Studio: As an “interior designer wannabe” I have assisted several friends with their decorating problems. However, I struggle to find just the right “look” for my home. I truly appreciate the opportunity to have your advice with my problems. My 90 year old home is structurally sound and has many beautiful features. [...]
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Please Help! Furniture arrangement…
Pin itDear Vanessa: We have received so many dilemmas regarding the placement of furniture in a rather open area with very little wall space. You really have only one solid long wall in the room. We would like to suggest a few options for furniture placement as well as addressing your concern of not enough [...]
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Sunroom Entry
Pin itHello Design team- We have a sunroom entry that I’d really like some help with. I’ve enclosed several pictures to get the angles but the room itself is probably 12 x 12 with windows and french doors and a somewhat raised ceiling. I’m specifically looking to pick a cushion fabric and pillows for the [...]
