Marni Jameson

Tying 1,264 knots per square inch, this Turkish weaver will take 14 months to complete this hand-knotted, silk rug, which will be about the size of a pillowcase, and will ultimately sell for over $13,000.

Jameson: How to buy a rug, part 1: Meet the dealer

April 20, 2017 at 4:54 p.m.

Let me state my bias up front. I don鈥檛 trust rug dealers, those peddlers of foreign carpets from places like Persia and Turkey. Whenever I talk to one, I leave...

Personality, please. That抖阴ap what every room needs more of, says blogger and author Melissa Michaels. 鈥淚t抖阴ap easy to create a room that抖阴ap a cookie cutter look of someone else鈥檚 or an imitation of a picture, but a that doesn鈥檛 reflect you.鈥�

Jameson: Melissa Michaels on what every home should have

April 14, 2017 at 9:13 a.m.

Blogger and author Melissa Michaels and I share philosophies on homes, books and dogs.

If you train a puppy right from the start, in a year they can have full run of the house and yard, which is the goal, said animal behaviorist Dr. Ian Dunbar, pictured here with Hugo.

Designing a pet-friendly home

March 30, 2017 at 11:45 p.m.

If you want a pristine, immaculate, well-ordered home, don鈥檛 have kids or pets. But that is not the life for me.

Jameson: 5 tips for bringing home a puppy

March 24, 2017 at 9:39 a.m.

Dr. Ian Dunbar, a veterinarian and animal behaviorist, shares his tips to raise a puppy I want to live with, and create a dog-friendly house that doesn鈥檛 look or smell...

Jameson: How to say goodbye to a house

March 17, 2017 at 5:14 p.m.

After the closing, I drove by the old house to say goodbye.

A well-chosen accent chair can anchor a room, provide extra seating, add a pop of color, or all three.

Jameson: How to choose an accent chair with flair

March 10, 2017 at 3:48 p.m.

A well-chosen accent chair can anchor a room, provide extra seating, add a pop of color, or all three.

Joanna Gaines, of HGTV鈥檚 Fixer Upper, before one of the patterns in her newly released 鈥淢agnolia Home by Joanna Gaines鈥� collection for York Wallcoverings.

Jameson: This is not your grandmother’s wallpaper

March 3, 2017 at 11:16 a.m.

Wallpaper and I have a love-hate relationship. Every time I put it up in my home, I fall in love with it. When carefully selected, a great wallcovering can inject...

You don鈥檛 have to put the 鈥淲inged Victory鈥� in your home, or a bust by Giacometti. Sculpture is any art that is three dimensional, that is interesting to look at, that cuts through space and that you can enjoy from different angles.

Jameson: Renewing my appreciation for sculptures at home after a visit to the Met

February 23, 2017 at 10:27 p.m.

How to perfectly place sculptural objects at home.

Room refresh: The furniture is the same in this dining room, but the wall color, light fixture, mirrors and area rug have changed, taking this room from tired traditional to updated transitional.

Jameson: From traditional d茅cor to transitional in 5 easy moves

February 16, 2017 at 5:39 p.m.

I鈥檓 on the phone with Sarah Fishburne, director of trend and design for The Home Depot, one of the best jobs ever. She literally gets paid to travel the world...

A break from tradition: Pops of turquoise, a traditional rug reinterpreted in current shades of fuchsia and navy, a glass and metal cocktail table, and clean-lined mirrors with frameless art make the style of this otherwise traditional living room transitional.

Jameson: Break from tradition and let transitional d茅cor revive your room (Part 1)

February 9, 2017 at 5:34 p.m.

Transitional style, as it抖阴ap called in design circles, is traditional style with a touch of modern. And it is your ticket out of decorating rut.

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