As the focal point of a modern home, the great room is where the family spends time together. A great room design should be comfortable and practical in terms of layout, furnishings and design elements.

Well, you have to be a die-hard do-it-yourselfer, but if you want to try laying your own carpet, we’ve outlined the basic steps, along with videos on how it’s done!

Designing your own window treatments is a great do-it-yourself home decorating project. Save money and have fun doing it yourself with these tips and ideas and design your own elegant home window coverings!

Follow these simple ideas and tips to get the most out of your living space and interior when arranging your furniture. You don’t have to be a professional interior designer; with a little planning and know-how, you can arrange your furniture like a pro!

Renovating your kitchen on a budget means making trade-offs. But smart homeowners are finding great deals on appliances, materials and labor these days, making kitchen remodeling a smart long term investment.

Warm and natural, terracotta tile is a great choice for flooring. Learn how to lay out, cut and set terracotta flooring tiles in our how to guide for do-it-yourselfers.

Part 2 in our DIY tile flooring series shows you how to lay, set and grout your own ceramic tile flooring.

With these tips you can learn to plan and layout a tile floor yourself. Whether you want to install ceramic, terracotta or natural stone tile flooring our guide will teach you how to measure, estimate materials, lay out and cut tile for your home flooring project.

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It has been a little over a year now since we developed the current RafterTales home improvement and decorating blog, we have posted almost 400 articles during that time. Looking back at the content we have published, it is fun to look back and see which articles have been most popular with our readers; it [...]

The vertical blind is great for any window in any room. It’s easily adjustable vinyl vanes allows light control simple.

Looking for ideas to make your own Christmas Wreaths? Here are some creative thought starters and example wreath photos.

One of the easiest faux finishing techniques for beginners is color washing. A variety of blending tools and strokes can be used to create mottled walls with this glazing technique.

You can faux finish the walls in your home yourself. Learn about the various types of faux painting techniques and how to start your faux finishing project in our DIY guide.

Serious collectors can’t wait for the Christmas season to come around again so they display their full collection and additions. Learn about starting your own Vintage Christmas ornament collection.

Spend some quality time with the children of your family, neighborhood or church and make these terrific crafts to decorate your home, or to give as gifts.