Design Giggles: Furniture with Attitude

Talk about a time-out chair! About Donna Hoffman, The Interior Design Advocate™ Author of the popular home design system, The Decorating Genius System – 7 Simple Steps to a Great Interior, Donna is the country’s foremost consumer advocates in interior design in addition to being an award winning designer herself. “Using my design systems and…

2 Tips for Lower Cost Dining Room Furniture

Need dining room furniture, but can’t afford the quality you want? Here are 2 great ideas for keeping your budget down when buying dining room furniture. Let me know what you think of these tips. We’d love to hear your comments or questions!

Design Giggles – Who Put the “FU” in Furniture?

About Donna Hoffman, The Interior Design Advocate™ Author of the popular home design system, The Decorating Genius System – 7 Simple Steps to a Great Interior, Donna is the country’s foremost consumer advocates in interior design in addition to being an award winning designer herself. “Using my design systems and strategies, I help people…

How to Recut an Ugly Sofa

So listen, I’m the girl who was very nicely asked to stay out of a wood shop in college and was told, not once but twice and in two different sewing workrooms, “Thanks but no thanks. Please look but don’t touch.” My talent is clearly in designing things, not in the actual “making” of things.…

Design Giggles: Furniture Order Hotline

How to Get Rid of Home Envy

Ever walk into a friend’s or acquaintance’s home and say to yourself, “This house is gorgeous! Why don’t I have that?” Envy no more! Here are some great tips to get the home you want. About Donna Hoffman, The Interior Design Advocate™ Author of the popular home design system, The Decorating Genius System…

Design Giggles: Furniture Delivery Woes

Now I know why it takes so long to finally get the furniture I’ve ordered! About Donna Hoffman, The Interior Design Advocate™ Author of the popular home design system, The Decorating Genius System – 7 Simple Steps to a Great Interior, Donna is the country’s foremost consumer advocates in interior design in addition to being…

Facelift Your Home with Flowers

Need help giving your room an easy quick facelift? Use flowers! About Donna Hoffman, The Interior Design Advocate™ Author of the popular home design system, The Decorating Genius System – 7 Simple Steps to a Great Interior, Donna is the country’s foremost consumer advocates in interior design in addition to being an award winning…

Design Giggles – Office Furniture Woes

Luckily, we humans have the choice to leave our offices at the end of the day! About Donna Hoffman, The Interior Design Advocate™ Author of the popular home design system, The Decorating Genius System – 7 Simple Steps to a Great Interior, Donna is the country’s foremost consumer advocates in interior design in addition…

Furniture Facelifts: Re-Upholstering Magic!

Want to see proof that re-upholstering something has a HUGE impact on it’s “fab” looking factor? Take a look at the power of a fabric to change the total vibe of a piece: This round ottoman went from dated to divinely chic: Here we reupholstered ONLY the back of this dining chair to give it…

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