As Country Living’s home and design trends reporter, I’ve always got my nose to the proverbial ground, sniffing out the latest trends. Lately, I’ve been watching stripes. This beloved pattern is ...

Paint a solid base coat onto your piece and let it dry completely. Now for the stripes… Normally to make a cheveron pattern you draw a grid line and then lay out your stripes, but I think it's easier ...

Chevron stripes are hot for the summer of 2012. We have seen them all over the fashion runways and the city streets, in everything from dresses to swimwear. These diagonal stripes are eye-catching, ...

Night after night, I sat in the chair in my daughter’s room, reading her books before bed while facing the uninteresting, painted white, sliding closet doors on the other side of the room. Recently ...