Southern Living offers tips for easy updates
Southern Living's recent publication, "Southern Living Style," offers readers a wide range of home decorating projects. From camouflaging a washer and dryer into a cocktail bar or transforming a child's bedroom door into a chalkboard, the ideas are practical, fun and, as Southern Living editor Lindsay Bierman said, show that updating "doesn't have to cost a fortune."
The economy did have an influence in the production of the book, according to Bierman.
"To me, it's the difference of showing people where they are and where they want to be," he said. "In a down economy, even though you're broke, you want to dream.
"Even if it's knocking off paint or adding a drawer pull, there's something for everyone in this book. Sometimes taking one piece of furniture and giving it one new coat of paint can make a big difference."
The book defines Southern style as an "easygoing mix of formal and informal furnishings. A color scheme that soothes but never bores. Treasured art displayed in a casual way. Window treatments that waver somewhere between frilly and masculine. A pedigreed rug, passed down through generations and now the perfect spot for a dog's nap time. A fine antique chest cozying up to a loosely slipcovered club chair. Taken together, the pieces add up to a graceful look that can only be Southern."
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