Question: Dear Luise: My bathroom is small, (4 by10). Should I put bead board halfway or three quarters up the wall to give the appearance of being a larger room? C. Answer: Dear C. That will make it look smaller. You don’t want to call attention to the walls; you want them to seem farther [...]

Question: Dear Luise: Our living room and dining room is divided by a partial half wall that is 36″ tall. The ideal place for our TV is against the half wall on the living room side. Presently we have a console TV that works well. We want to update to a flat screen TV but [...]

Question: Dear Luise: My husband and I are having a lot of trouble regarding what comprises “normal” storage. It’s not the age-old battle between a “keeper” and a “thrower.” We are both “keepers” and want to get a handle on it. Every drawer, cabinet, and closet is full and so are the basement and garage. [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I am wondering about decorating small spaces. I’ve been following your decorating advice with interest because I want to redo my bathroom. It’s so tiny you can hardly turn around in there. I don’t see why it has to be so blah-looking but I have no idea how to cure its ills. [...]

Question: Hi Luise: I would like some help with Bedroom Interior Design. I love the variety of subjects on your site and the common sense advice. We are going to build our own home and I want our bedroom to be really nice. I’m not interested in a huge area or costly features just for [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I’m interested in cottage decorating because we just got a little lakefront place in the woods for weekends. It’s not new, or large and it’s unfurnished. Most interior home decorating ideas that I see in magazines are too costly and look too formal for our tastes and budget. We have two young [...]

Question: Dear Luise: Could you give me some ideas on interior designs? Do you have any interest in the subject of home interior design? I am trying to work with a very small space and nothing I have fits. I don’t have a lot of money at my disposal but I have some. I would [...]