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Organize your pantry with a five-step makeover By Aisha Sultan

Stillwater NewsPress • Friday, February 20, 2015

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We confront it everyday, morning and night, for one of our most basic needs – the search for food. If your pantry is a mess, it can bookend your day in frustration. Fortunately, it’s also one of the quickest organization projects that offers one of the biggest returns in improved efficiency and peace of mind. We turned to two professional organizers to makeover two different types of kitchen pantries. The first one, a floor-to-ceiling cabinet with six pull-out shelves was my very own challenge. The second, a closet pantry combined with a mudroom, was a neighbor’s. It took about an hour to complete the cabinet pantry, and it took two organizers about two hours to make over the larger one. Each one, however, followed the same basic steps: 1. Assess your needs. Take note of what works about your pantry. Then, list the things that make you crazy about it. Lisa Bianco, director of marketing for the National Association of Professional Organizers St. Louis chapter and

owner of Perfectly Organized in O’Fallon, Mo., says she starts every project with a conversation with the client about how often the items in the pantry are used and by whom. The stuff that gets used every day needs to stay near the middle. The things that children help themselves to should be within their reach. The less often an item is used, the higher or lower up it can live. Gretchen Bender, owner of Creative Spaces Organizing in St. Louis, says the first question she asks is: What is your goal? “A lot of time people have the space, but they don’t know what to do with it. They just see a series of shelves.” The organizer starts envisioning what can be grouped together, taken out and added to improve the functionality. 2. Empty it out. The next step is to empty out the entire pantry. It sounds daunting, but it’s truly the only way to get a handle on everything that is hidden there. People will often discover they own multiples of the same product or have a backlog of expired foods. “If you don’t see it, you won’t use it,” Bianco said. We discovered several

unopened bottles of vitamins and supplements that had been purchased with good intentions but lost in the recesses of the pantry. 3. Sort into categories. The next step is to group like items. Bianco brought a few storage containers in which she grouped all the protein bars, and fruit and nut bars roaming around. She created a section for snacks, one for breakfast items, pasta and dinner, spices, grains/rice and an entire shelf for baking. 4. Toss the excess and expired. First, you purge, Bianco said. Get rid of things that are stale or expired. I threw out some year-old granola and half a package of stale shortbread cookies. (I don’t even like shortbread cookies.) We also tossed the Tupperware that was missing lids and consolidated things into empty jars that kept turning up. Taking note of the redundancy in the pantry can help cut down future costs. “It can be a money saver,” Bender said. Think about the money wasted on food that gets thrown away, excess items and impulse buys. It can help with menu planning

to keep a grocery list on the inside door of the pantry and make a note of things you needs before you shop for the week’s meals. 5. Put the puzzle back together. In the case of both the pantries our organizers worked on, they added a few storage baskets that grouped together certain items, such as teas, spices or lentils. In my pantry, Bianco added Lazy Susans for soup cans. She also added labels on each shelf as a reminder for everyone who uses the pantry. Bianco moved the largest box of cereal to a middle shelf where our children could reach it more easily. She grouped it with the oatmeal and other breakfast foods. She also suggested tearing the loose box tops off of boxes to make the overall space appear cleaner. For shelves that don’t pull out, it’s important to use the vertical space, so everything is within eye level. This may require buying a few tiered shelves, she said. She added two small containers, two medium ones and two Lazy Susans, all from Target, which cost about $35 in total. In the closet pantry, they added

a few more storage containers for a total cost around $45. In both cases, they played with a few different ways of putting the contents back together. “It’s like putting together a puzzle,” Bianco said. Some

pieces fit better in different configurations and it takes a little bit of trial and error. A pantry project is a good start for those who want to become more organized, Bianco said. “It doesn’t take as long. It gets you

motivated and lets you feel successful.” In less than an afternoon and less than $50 in supplies, you can make enough tweaks in an area of the house you use every day to have a significant impact on the rest of your day.

For a perfect faucet match, keep it in the family By Ed Del Grande Tribune News Service

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Q: Dear Ed, I’m in the planning stages for my new kitchen and would like to have two sinks installed. For the main sink, I want one that is farmer-style with a high-end faucet. I will also have a much smaller prep sink and would like the faucet to match my main faucet. But, I don’t want the prep sink overpowered by a large kitchen sink faucet. Do they make smaller kitchen faucets, or will I just have to use a bar sink faucet? – Beth, Virginia A: In most cases, prep-sinks and/or bar sinks use smaller faucets, and for many years, prep/bar faucets

looked more or less alike. In recent years, things have changed. For two sink kitchens, you can look for a new faucet category that’s commonly called faucet families. Basically, kitchen faucet families can include a standard size highend kitchen sink faucet, with an available smaller version of that same faucet to fit the prep/bar sink. Just like the larger faucets, smaller faucet features can include one-handle faucet controls, high-arch gooseneck spouts and pulldown spray heads. But the big plus is it’s a perfect style and finish match to the main kitchen faucet, just a little smaller, proving once again that good things do come in small packages.

Rethinking the decor of your child’s room be calming retreats regardless of your child’s age. Imagine trying to relax or I spend a lot of time reviewing pho- study in a setting of hot pink and lime tos of all types of rooms _ some good, green or bright blue and fire engine red. some bad. If I had Mixing navy with to identify one group of rooms that pale gray with touches of orange, generally fall into the bad category, it green or red works for all ages. would have to be Furniture can be children’s rooms. wood tone or paintWhy is it that everyone thinks you ed navy, black or dark gray. have to paint the Pink looks wonwalls some shockderful with beige, ing, hot color and white and wood then add two or tones. It’s so chic three intense, noncoordinating colors? and calming. Fabrics are just Children’s rooms should be decorated as important as paint colors. by the same rules Designs with action and standards as heroes and Barbie the rest of the dolls are a poor home. Work with investment. Most neutrals and add kids change heroes touches of color for way too fast. If your contrast and interlittle ones are really est. diehard fans, conConsider using sider buying sheets upholstered twin that feature their beds in a neutral latest craze. It’s color. The look will much easier to have appeal whether your child swap out sheets than entire bedding is 12 or 21. ensembles, window Next, paint the treatments and walls a neutral wall murals. color. This doesn’t Speaking of wall mean limiting your murals, don’t do it! choices to white or First, it’s rare to beige. You can still work with tradition- see a mural that’s done well. Secondly, al colors such as they are far too blue and pink. I’m suggesting that you permanent. Consider instead a move away from shocking tones and large wall-mounted bulletin board such try navy for boys as the ones sold at and pale pink for Pottery Barn. girls. Bedrooms should These make it easy to keep up with By Vicki Payne

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your kid’s latest passions. There’s no need to invest in expensive framed artwork for the same reasons. Your children may be into cowboys this year and the Dallas Cowboys next. Buy good quality frames in standard sizes and change the images as their taste calls for it. Art Classics Ltd. has a huge selection of affordable framed and unframed artwork in a variety of sizes. Wood floors topped with a rug are a better option than wall-to-wall carpet. The onetime investment to install hardwoods will pay for itself over the years. A stained rug is easier and more affordable to clean or replace every few years than carpeting. I prefer outdoor rugs

in children’s rooms. The rugs clean up beautifully and are much more affordable than wool or woven rugs. The secret to keeping any newly decorated room looking good is storage space. Invest in chests with lots of drawers; bookshelves to hold toys, books and electronics; and of course a well-designed closet system. You can’t expect a child to clean up his or her room if there’s no place to put things away. Take a look at your children’s rooms. Maybe it’s time to redecorate to provide them with a space that they will enjoy and be proud to share with friends. They may even be inspired to pick up their junk once in a while.

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dishes or using the garbage disposal creates a veritable playground for bacteria from uncooked meat and poultry. Stainless-steel sinks should be scrubbed with a disinfecting cleanser daily, while ceramic or cast-iron sinks can be cleansed with a mix of one gallon of water and a tablespoon or two of bleach. That same mixture can be used to clean a wooden cutting board after each use, while most plastic boards can go into the dishwasher. Toilets should be scrubbed and disinfected at least once a week, or more frequently if, say, you have a large family or only one bathroom. Ironically, the water that comes out of your tap in the morning can be chock-full of bacteria, too, because it sat inside your old piping system all night. Experts say you should run the

tap for a minute or so to clear out germs before you fill your coffeemaker or jump into the shower. Finally, if someone in your family recently caught a cold or has the flu, don’t necessarily blame the chilly weather: Your television’s remote control might be the bad guy. After all, if you’re like most Americans who fall ill, your first inclination is to crawl into bed and turn on the TV -- thus transferring those nasty germs on your hands to the remote and then to the next person who handles it. Wipe your remote and your telephones with a sanitized napkin or towelette daily. *** DEAR MR. MYERS: I always love the

Budweiser Clydesdale advertisements that air during the Super Bowl and at other times of the year. Where are the horses stabled? ANSWER: I love those Budweiser ads, too. The “official” home of the Clydesdales is an ornate, brick-andstained-glass stable built in 1885 on the company’s 100-acre brewery complex in its hometown of St. Louis. But its main facility for the “gentle giants” is Warm Springs Ranch, a 300-acre parcel of lush rolling hills in Missouri that’s about 150 miles farther to the west. More than 100 Clydesdales make the state-of-the-art breeding facility their home. Between 30 and 40

foals are born there each year *** DEAR MR. MYERS: We bought our first home last year and were anxious to get our refund that reflects all of our new real estate tax benefits. We filed our return Feb. 1 because we thought we had all the W-2 and 1099 forms that we needed, but I received a 1099 from a client who I had forgotten about a few days later. What should we do now? ANSWER: You’re going to have to claim that income that you had forgotten about by amending the

return that you had filed a few days earlier. That means that you’ll need to complete Internal Revenue Service Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. You and your spouse can get a free copy of the form, plus written instructions to complete it, by calling the IRS at 800829-3676 or by downloading it from www.irs.gov. Wait at least a few weeks before filing your 1040X so the IRS can first process your original return. Also note that a 1040X can’t be e-filed, so you’ll have to mail an old-fashioned paper copy instead.

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think that you are infected. Your own house Still, there are or apartment might several steps you be a breeding can take around ground for unseen your home to defend “bugs” that can against other illcause sickness or nesses. even death. Your kitchen DEAR MR. sponge is likely the MYERS: My sister property’s biggest came to stay at bacteria trap: It’s our house for a almost always couple of days moist, and you problast week, and she ably use it to conbroke out with stantly wipe up measles about 72 crumbs and spills, hours after she which creates an left. Is there a ideal environment way to disinfect for the growth of our home to kill dangerous E. coli any virus that she and salmonella. may have left Health experts say behind? you should regularANSWER: It ly throw the wouldn’t hurt to sponges into your give your home a automatic dishthorough scrubbing, washer so its heated including the use of drying circle can kill an over-the-counter the germs, or put disinfectant on your them in a kitchen and bathmicrowave-safe dish room tiles. But the with an inch of truth is, if you’re water at the bottom going to get and zap them for a measles, you’ve minute or two. probably already The kitchen sink been exposed. That’s is a big breeding because people with ground, too, in part measles can spread because it’s wet and the disease from the hot water you four days before run when rinsing their own rash appears to four days after the flat red dots start showing up. Your best bet now is to monitor yourself and your loved ones for symptoms. Besides the rash, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says other telltale signs include a high fever, a constant cough, a runny nose and red, watery eyes. Consider visiting a doctor if you

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A few helpul hints on how to prevent weeds in your lawn this spring Even though it’s cold and gloomy right now, we will all have a dose of spring fever very soon. With warmer weather will come an avalanche of promotional and advertising materials offering dozens and dozens of different combinations of fertilizer and weed control products. At the top of that list are products offering crabgrass control. The choices can be overwhelming. This information should help you increase your chances for successful weed control this season. We talk a lot about timing when it comes to crabgrass. That is because the key to good control is having a preemergent herbicide in place (and activated) before the weed tries to germinate. Activated means having the product watered in properly. When you read the label, you will see that it states clearly how soon after application the product must be watered in (this applies for liquid applications as well as granular products). Even if you have your lawn treated by professionals, I suggest

Home Grown KEITH REED you ask how long you have to water it in as the time can vary depending on which product is used. If you are using a granular, don’t be too concerned if they don’t fully dissolve. The actual granules are often just corncob or other inert material used as a carrier for the herbicide. Back to the timing issue, two factors are key. The first is the soil temperature as crabgrass germinates when the soil reaches 55 degrees. The second is the last freeze. A freeze is the best crabgrass control going as it will readily kill all crabgrass. Mother nature has a couple of very visible bio indicators to help us with soil temperature. As the common spring flowering plants forsythia and redbud begin to pass their peak flowering period, you can be assured the crabgrass will be coming on soon. To

ballpark a calendar date, I would suggest having the materials in place by March the 15th. Please remember, if you are late with your herbicide application, applying “a little extra” is not going to help. If this is the case, your best control option is to use a product containing the active ingredient dithiopyr to control those small early emerging weeds. And as always, PLEASE make sure you read the label and follow the directions carefully when using these products. For more information on this or any other horticultural topic, you can contact Keith Reed, the Horticulturist in the Payne County Extension office. Keith can be reached via email at keith.reed@okstate.ed u, phone at 405-7478320 or in person at the Payne County Extension office, located at 315 W. 6th in Stillwater.

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Window for growing peas is short and sweet By Maureen Gilmer

beans. Nothing is further from the Tribune News Service truth in warmer climates, where peas enjoy a very narrow Here in the tropi- window of productivcal low desert of the ity in spring. Southwest, we sow These days it’s the pea seed in January. edible podded peas Yes, it’s totally coun- that dominate our terintuitive, but the gardens. These are dawn of the year is divided into the very the only time it’s cool old flat snow pea of enough for this 60 to Asia and the new75 day crop. Peas comer, the super are unique in the sweet snap pea. vegetable garden Both can be eaten because they love right off the vine and cool, moist condiat no other time are tions and won’t they so delicious. Too abide heat. Problems often only half the arise when novice crop ever makes it to gardeners find pea the kitchen. seed on the summer Therefore plant veggie rack and twice the number of assume they go in seeds you think with the green you’ll need to allow

fresh eating with plenty left for dinner. To show you how tight the window is, old time gardeners know to sow peas is on St. Patrick’s Day and never after April Fools’ Day. However, this may be way too late for the warmer regions, where it’s already heating up by tax time. Heat and dry air can not only desiccate tender pea vines, it creates the ideal conditions for viruses that spread from ground level up the vines turning leaves brown and crispy. Because garden centers don’t always have seed racks up during these early

cold months, you may not get much variety in your seed selection. That’s why ordering via catalogs is the best way to get good seed that’s fresh and well-suited to your situation. Catalogs also offer pea inoculants, which are dry cultures of beneficial bacteria to treat your seed prior to planting. This naturally occurring microorganism is present in the soil and helps peas utilize atmospheric nitrogen, but it takes time to accumulate in your soil to benefit such a short-term crop. Add inoculant at planting time and

you speed the process, which leads to much heavier yields and healthier plants naturally. Inoculant is usually offered for about $5 where you find pea seed displayed in garden centers and online or print catalogs. Catalogs carry many more different varieties of edible podded peas than you can find locally. The primary differences among snow peas are pod size and disease resistance. Oregon Sugar Pod II and Oregon Giant produce snow pea pods to over 4 inches long and 1 inch wide. Big vigor-

ous vines produce larger yields, and these two are resistant to a variety of diseases, which makes them better for humid regions. Varieties like Avalanche yield smaller, perhaps more tender pods that are better-suited for small city gardens. Each variety has its unique characteristics, so read the detailed descriptions before ordering. There are many heirloom varieties, such as Amish Snap or Golden Sweet snow peas, from India. Look for dwarf forms that make better choices for Earth

Box and smaller raised beds. Peas require 60 to 75 days to mature. Sow your snow peas in full sun to prevent mildew on the foliage and protect from wind. Provide a simple fine trellis of twine, net or woven wire fence so they climb vertically and demand little space in the ground. Mulch the root zone when temperatures rise to keep the soil evenly moist for longer harvest. Once your peas begin to produce, pick every day to prevent pods from forming pea seed inside so new flower buds are encouraged to form.

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Stillwater NewsPress • Friday, February 20, 2015

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Dear Angie: Where can I get professional advice about making our home accessible for the disabled? We need a ramp with a railing so someone can get from the street to our front door. – Sidney L., Silver Spring, Md. Dear Sidney: You’re not alone in wanting to make your home work better for people who use wheelchairs, walkers, crutches or have other special needs. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 1 in 5 Americans has some kind of disability. The cost to add an outdoor ramp and railing will depend on a variety of factors, but it can start at around $500. If space is too limited for a concrete or wooden ramp, another option would be a vertical platform that lifts and lowers. These cost from $6,000 to $10,000. Service providers who can help you with this kind of work include handymen, carpenters and general contractors. However, for a more detailed or comprehensive look at how

you can make your home more accessible to disabled people, you might appreciate the expertise of a contractor who is a certified aging-in-place specialist (CAPS). Contractors who hold this designation, which originated with the National Association of Home Builders, the AARP and other organizations, take classes to learn best practices for retrofitting or remodeling a home to meet an individual’s needs throughout senior adulthood. Certified aging-inplace specialists can review your home and recommend minor or major adjustments. Projects can range in cost from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands. Meanwhile, there are guidelines that can help you or a professional assess your home’s accessibility. For instance, while private residences generally aren’t required to comply with federal Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines, most contractors follow those standards when making adjustments to a home. For example, wheelchair widths vary, often making

it difficult to maneuver from one room to another. ADA guidelines require that public doorways be 34 inches wide. Using this standard as a residential guideline ensures that wheelchairs can pass freely through doorways. Depending on the location, widening a doorway can cost from $500 to $1,000. Besides handrails, other common accessibility adjustments include adding grab bars to a tub or shower, converting a tub or shower so it’s wheelchair-accessible, raising the height of a toilet and adding grab bars and adding doorway threshold ramps. In addition, it’s a good idea to make simple adjustments, such as moving items to lower cabinets for easier reach and removing thick floor coverings that can hamper wheelchairs or walkers. When hiring any contractor, remember to confirm any claimed credentials, as well as insurance, bonding and any required licensing. Consider only companies that have positive reviews on a trusted online site, and be sure to get all pertinent project details in writing.

Monthly Housing Statistics Data from Stillwater Board of REALTORS | December 2014 Area Delimited by Entire Stillwater MLS - Residential Property Type *

Absorption Rate:

December

Average Sales/Month 12 months prior to Dec 2013 is 69.4 Average Sales/Month 12 months prior to Dec 2014 is 68.4

2013

Closed Unit Sales Closed Volume Sales (x1000) Median Sales Price Average Sales Price Median Days on Market to Sale Average Days on Market to Sale Median Asked to Sold Ratio End of Month Inventory Months Supply (End of Month Inventory/Absorption Rate*)

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53 9,751 153,000 183,977 94 122 98.11% 97.50% 254 3.71

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December 120

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122

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AVERAGE ASKED TO SOLD RATIO December 97.50%

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Farmhouse-style sinks present form, function By Ed Del Grande Tribune News Service

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know the work advantages with this type of sink, let’s get into design. Farmhouse sinks come in a wide selection of materi-

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fit oversized cookware like cookie sheets as well. Speaking of bowl design, the traditional farmhouse design is with a

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Q: Dear Ed, please help me decide on a new kitchen sink. I really like the farmhouse-style kitchen sinks, but I don’t want to spend extra money just for good looks. Are there any practical advantages as well with a farmhouse kitchen sink over a standard kitchen sink? – Abby, Ohio A: Farmhousestyle (or apronfront) kitchen sinks date way back to when plumbing was young. I bring this point up because they were originally designed as heavy duty work sinks. So, don’t let the classic good looks fool you. Like the name says, farmhouse sinks can easily handle all your kitchen

chores till the cows come home. Because the apron-front design creates a large bowl, farmhouse sinks can usually

Use pattern mixing to reinvigorate the home, discover your design personality

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By Mary Carol Garrity

coverings or table ferent fabrics togeth- many small-scaled linens, has gotten to er _ even patterns patterns or too and colors you are many large-scaled Tribune News Service be as important a step in the design just sure wouldn’t patterns will torpedo process as selecting play well together in your look. Our homes are the furniture itself. the sandbox _ We like to include sacred places where Coming up with because sometimes a fabric or two in a we restore and rein- just the right collec- the most unlikely of small, repetitive patvigorate ourselves. tion of textiles can pairings are the tern, like a thin, I’ve found that for a be tricky. So here most sublime. two-toned stripe. home to fill you to are three steps we When we create a Then we bring in a the brim, it needs to follow when we pat- family of textiles to medium-scaled patbe a place where you tern mix: use on a sofa or bed, tern, like a floral or feel fully yourself. 1. COMBINE we pull from some of geometric print. And They key to creating THREE OR our favorite pattern we finish off with a a haven is to MORE PATgroups: florals and statement fabric thoughtfully decoTERNS botanicals, with a big pattern, rate so your spaces It’s time to toss menswear patterns like a toile. reflect your unique aside those old rules like plaids and 3. THREAD personality, passions that forbade us from checks, stripes, TOGETHER SEVand lifestyle. mixing together a solids, geometrics ERAL COLORS There are lots of wild assortment of and toile. The design trend design techniques patterns. Pulling 2. SELECT DIF- today is away from that will help you together patterns FERENT SCALES matchy-matchy, achieve this, but that might clash but Opposites attract where every tone right now, pattern somehow don’t is at when pattern mixyou use in a room mixing is one of my the heart of this ing, so it’s key to has to be just the favorite ways to help technique. have a wide specsame. And I’m people put their Experiment by trum of pattern thrilled. I’ve long thumbprint on their throwing lots of dif- sizes. Having too been a fan of spaces decor. You can turn a generic space into a $ singular celebration of your distinct style simply by pulling together a unique assortment of different fabrics. Pattern mixing is a design term that basically means tumbling together Attractive brick 3 bed, 2 bath home located in southwest an array of textiles Stillwater. The home is very appealing and very wellwith different patmaintained. It has 2 living areas, vaulted ceiling with large terns, colors and windows in the second living area, french doors, interior textures to create a storm shelter, and a private patio. It is located on a large layered but intecorner lot on the north side of the Westbrook Addition. grated look. Picking the fabrics to accesSee more of this home at sorize a space, Page Provence www.WeLoveSellingStillwater.com whether it be the ® mix of accent pil(405) 612-0194 Fisher Provence, REALTORS lows on your bed or 377-1000 sofa, your window

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that look evolved and unexpected. I like to pick a general palette of colors, then bring it to life is an assortment of shades. Picking the right color palette for your spaces can allow you to do mighty things. Here’s an example: I worked with a customer who wanted to visually connect her adjoining kitchen and family room. Her kitchen island was turquoise, accented with citrine, and her family room had gray furnishings she wanted to enliven with blues. So we

pulled together a palette that brought these colors together. The navy toile, with its touch of citrine and turquoise, pulled in the kitchen hues and added some zip to the gray furniture. We banded the pillows in the solid citrine fabric. Then we did a solid turquoise pillow trimmed in a great Greek key. A playful blue cheetah print in another accent pillow finished it off with a fun flourish. How far you go with your color palette is up to you. Some people love

lots of bright colors blended together. Others like to keep their color palette limited and play with variations on just a few tones, like navy and cream or black and white. Others want to blend a handful of quieter tones using different fabrics from the same family. Your job is to find that mix that’s right for you. Remember, as you experiment with pattern mixing, there are no hard and fast rules. Play until you come up with the combo that sends your heart