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Marni Jameson

TV host and designer Lisa Quinn has written a new book that offers overextended women dozens of household shortcuts (including 17 meals to make from deli chicken). She invites us to take perfection down a notch and live a little.

Jameson: Showing your perfectionism the scratched-up door

May 6, 2016 at 3:31 p.m.

Jameson: Showing your perfectionism the scratched-up door

Choose Halogen light bulbs when you want a crisp white light, and a concentrated beam that adds drama. Above, they're the perfect choice for highlighting artwork.

Jameson: Light-bulb aisle full of bright ideas

May 5, 2016 at 7:33 p.m.

Jameson: Light-bulb aisle full of bright ideas

Being energy-efficient and getting the lighting you want is getting tougher as options multiply. One major lighting catalog offers no fewer than 18,000 bulbs. No wonder consumers are often in the dark about choosing the right bulb.

Jameson: Warming up to CFLs can take time

May 6, 2016 at 3:52 p.m.

Jameson: Warming up to CFLs can take time

In the new home-improvement era, many reason that while moving doesn't make sense, a better bathroom might. A recent study showed that bathrooms have surpassed kitchens as the No. 1 space people want to remodel because bath renovations are cheaper and often necessary.

Jameson: The remodeling bug is biting again

May 6, 2016 at 3:28 p.m.

Jameson: The remodeling bug is biting again

Columnist Marni Jameson was in the dark about the building codes governing her new fixtures.

Jameson: If they say you can install lights, don’t believe them

May 6, 2016 at 12:45 p.m.

Jameson: If they say you can install lights, don't believe them

Syndicated columnist Marni Jameson, right, helps make over a room at the Brandon Center for battered women with Jeff Cramer, center, and his daughter, Maddie, 15.

Jameson: Making port in a storm a bit more livable

May 6, 2016 at 5:41 p.m.

Jameson: Making port in a storm a bit more livable

This room at a battered-women's shelter is tired. But it won't look this sad for long.

Jameson: Designing a space to heal for shelter’s battered women

May 6, 2016 at 4:32 p.m.

Jameson: Designing a space to heal for shelter's battered women

This room at the Jupiter Hotel, in Portland, Ore. looked innocent enough from the photo, but a little research would have revealed that the target audience wasn't families.

Jameson: Hotel-hopping was more “Havoc” than I bargained for

May 6, 2016 at 5:35 p.m.

Jameson: Hotel-hopping was more "Havoc" than I bargained for

Every household has them: old computers and electronics that need to go. But before you toss them in the trash, think of the planet. Dump these items responsibly.

When in doubt, don’t throw it out: You’ve got to green your garbage

May 6, 2016 at 5:06 p.m.

When in doubt, don't throw it out: You've got to green your garbage

By looking at theuse of color andaccessories inmy home office,a design psychologistcould tellright awaythat this spacebelongs to anextrovertedfeeler, not anintrovertedthinker, whichis a littleunnerving.

Jameson: Put your home on the shrink’s couch

May 6, 2016 at 5:33 p.m.

Jameson: Put your home on the shrink's couch