Today a reader asks:
Dear Diva,

I have been wanting to do a new tile backsplash for my kitchen. After giving some thought to using vinyl tile as a backsplash per your recent post, I am curious if have any tips for keep the costs down since I am trying to do this on a budget. Still [...]

Small children and pets are both hazardous to our window treatments. But at the same time, window treatments are also hazardous to our kids and pets!  So it’s important to know which types of window treatments are best when keeping children safe with blind cords.  The best styles of blinds that minimize the risk to our [...]

Today Diana writes:
Hi Diva,

I just got a new old house and I have a very smelly and gross carpet
problem. When I looked at the house in April there was no odor because
it was still cold, but now, with the warmth and humidity, the smell in
one of the rooms is overwhelming and disgusting. Hard to believe, [...]

Recently I received a question on a public forum about how to prepare plywood for vinyl tile:

Concerned reader asks:
So I’ve moved into a home that has wall to wall carpeting in every single room. That includes the kitchen and the bathroom. I was rather amazed and a little appalled that someone would do that on [...]

As we all know, times are tough and money is tight. That’s why it’s important to make wise decisions with your money. One way to do a living room makeover without knocking down walls and doing that dream renovation is to purchase a new area rug. Not to worry, it’ll be a popular [...]

In a previous article, I touched a bit on the value of considering backsplash ideas that can be done start to finish in under an hour. And among those ideas, was vinyl tile as a backsplash. While seeming rather “blah” at first pass, the truth of the matter is that this is both a time [...]

Anyone who has been to this site before, knows that we are in love with kitchen tile backsplash design ideas. But let’s face it, not everyone has the time or interest in totally ripping out the kitchen or even trying to get a project of that kind of scope done in one day. It’s a [...]

Choosing windows treatments for arch windows is never easy. And clearly trying to figure out which window treatment for arch windows is best may not be a straight forward as one might think. What it really comes down to when selecting a good window treatment is considering what you are actually trying to accomplish?

Blocking out [...]