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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Wood ceiling and wall color | 2/8/2012 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I saw this question that was posted on 10/4/07. It's lengthy so I'll paste the URL: ... A: The Glidden color DOES still exist. Check your local Home Depot store. It's available from Glidden ... | ||
| coordinate chairs with dining room table | 2/8/2012 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: We have a big antique oak dining room table with big decorative claw feet & a center claw stand with ... A: It's a good one. Because it's Florida, and there's a casual lifestyle here (for the most part#, ... | ||
| blinds delimina | 2/7/2012 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: getting ready to purchase wood blinds for my house, however, am in a quandary about what color/stain ... A: Keep your blinds the same throughout your home regardless of the decor colors. If you are using ... | ||
| Offset Window Wall | 2/6/2012 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: Help, I need your expert advise. My living room is a rectangle measuring 13' by 25'. On one of the ... A: I think you have a couple of options. One, and the most dramatic, is to hang draperies (as close to ... | ||
| living room advice | 2/4/2012 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: my husband would like reclinable sofas in the living room....i am not a big fan .... how can we ... A: While I don't do sketches, I can give you some things to consider. I'm not a big fan of recliners ... | ||
| TV above stone fireplace | 10/23/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: We currently have our family room arranged in an open style. Furniture pushed back against walls, ... A: I think you will be much happier with the television mounted to the brick above the fireplace and ... | ||
| Opposite Focal Points | 10/21/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I have a great new home with a family room that has two focal points on opposite walls. I really ... A: Your question is a good one, and one that many new home buyers face. There are a couple of things ... | ||
| kitchen window treatment | 10/10/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I have an 8ft wide kitchen window - a large middle one with q smaller one on each side. My dining ... A: Since you've done the custom route, yes, you absolutely can create your own valance to cover the ... | ||
| Will my color scheme make my room feel warm | 10/6/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: My living room is 12x14 but very open to the rest of my small house. I have a dark blue sofa and ... A: I think your color choices are good, particularly with the moldings being white. Good choice! ... | ||
| Fireplace | 10/5/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: we have an older mason work fireplace that has been converted to gas. There are two alcoves (?) ... A: You have several options. One is to display two (or three - two on one side; one on the other) of ... | ||
| Living Room Help | 10/5/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I recently moved into a city apartment (pretty spacious. I'm close to finishing up decorating my ... A: I'm impressed with your sense of style and scale. I might suggest though that you try using your ... | ||
| silver spherical lamps | 10/2/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: We just purchased two table lamps for a guest room that look like two open spheres, one on top of ... A: paint the walls in a sand color, same as the carpet, but leave an off white border between the floor ... | ||
| HELP! | 10/1/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I recently moved in to my home. We were rushed for time and just threw paint on my cabinets without ... A: Barbara, Thanks for writing and for your questions. The chipped paint can be fixed by a light ... | ||
| Carpet colour | 10/1/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: I have a 1930's home with dark wood skirts, doors etc. I want to know the best colour grey carpet ... A: Ok, go for a dark chocolate brown downy carpet, try to stay close to the color of the doors and the ... | ||
| arranging two sofas | 9/29/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: My living room has a fireplace on one end of the room and a TV on the other. I have a dark brown ... A: Gigi, Thanks for your question. Since you want the tv to be the focal point, but you also have a ... | ||
| brighten a room with dark color furnishin | 9/27/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I have a lot of old antique furniture with rich dark browns. I recently purchased a off-white ... A: Lisa, Thanks for writing me at All Experts. You're absolutely correct in thinking that neutral is ... | ||
| Wall Paint | 9/17/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I have a large L- shaped grey sectional, what colour would look good on the walls, I was thinking ... A: If your sofa is dark grey, then a pale blue on the walls would work. If it's a lighter shade of ... | ||
| living room paint colors | 9/17/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: My husband and I live in a beautiful 1930's home with light oak hard wood flooring threw out. The ... A: If you've read some of my past answers about wall color, you'll see that I typically recommend a ... | ||
| color scheme | 9/15/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: We have a three-cushion, over-stuffed sofa and matching loveseat with sage-green/tone on tone, grape ... A: Start over - no way. Here are some suggestions. Sage green is a pale version of pure green (with ... | ||
| decorating dilema | 9/10/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: my question is: My Mom's bedroom has a 12 foot built in bench that covers an air duct.It is 12 ft. ... A: You may want to hire a carpenter to build up the bench with a simple plywood box making it the right ... | ||
| Furniture and wall color | 9/9/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I am very new to this whole renovations and design world and I am at the point where I simply feel ... A: I'm glad you selected me at AllExperts. This is a great question and I hope other people will read ... | ||
| refinishing armoire | 9/7/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I purchased an unfinished pine armoire for my bedroom. The colors in my room: walls (light tan), ... A: Having re-read the sentence, it confused me too! (LOL) Using a base coat of white or even a tinted ... | ||
| Living Room | 9/7/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I have a dark green leather sofa with 2 1 seaters. The living room is currently magnolia but I want ... A: Good Morning! Thanks for writing and for your question about wall color. Using a soft shade of ... | ||
| design ideas | 9/6/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: I would like to partly redesign my living room, to change the color on the walls (I was thinking of ... A: Paint the walls in the grey color what the one of the squares on the table is, and the wall behind ... | ||
| refinishing armoire | 9/6/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I purchased an unfinished pine armoire for my bedroom. The colors in my room: walls (light tan), ... A: If you are looking for a worn or distressed look, you may want to use a complementary color (as the ... | ||
| Colour schemes and furniture | 9/4/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: I'm looking to decorate my living room and dining room. I want a modern look and have no idea on ... A: It would be better to change them with either glass table or a black lacquer as it would match well ... | ||
| Colour schemes and furniture | 9/4/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: I'm looking to decorate my living room and dining room. I want a modern look and have no idea on ... A: All right, do paint the living room's walls in a very soft grey color and have the very same ... | ||
| cabin | 8/24/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: I just moved into a nice cabin home. The living room is appox 15 x 20 with brick fire place, nice ... A: very nice place you have! Ok, the rugs shall be bamboo rugs in a natural /earthy/ shade: ... | ||
| Entranceway | 8/23/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: I have only a very a small space in the front entrance of my house to put shoes/boots. The space I ... A: I would suggest you to build a custom cabinet there with sliding doors/ to save space/ and to paint ... | ||
| paint | 8/18/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: I just bought a new sofa and chair and now we want to paint our livingroom.The firniture is ... A: I would suggest to paint the ceiling and the walls in a cappuccino color, and the trims/ceiling & ... | ||
| burgundy leather sofa on dark cherry flooring | 8/6/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I have burgundy leather sofa and love seat with dark cherry wood flooring buttercream walls. How can ... A: Your best accessory color is green - you select your favorite shade. It can be anything from ... | ||
| furniture matching with rug | 8/3/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: i plan to purchase the charcoal photon rug from DWR.com ... A: You have a great question. For an ultra modern setting, opt for either a charcoal grey or dove grey ... | ||
| basement interior design with cement | 8/1/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I am an 18 year old girl that is starting college in a month. I'm living at home while I go to ... A: Janna, Thanks for selecting me at All Experts! Here's a terrific color that you (and your mom) ... | ||
| couch | 7/28/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I soon will be purchasing a new couch for my living room. Besides the couch there are three chairs ... A: Your style sounds more eclectic than traditional, so choosing a sofa will be an easier task; ... | ||
| cabinet color | 7/27/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: What color/finish cabinets are recommended for a small galley kitchen with dark wood flooring beige ... A: Because it is a galley style kitchen, you may want to add a paler shade of wood (or laminate, ... | ||
| Chaise Lounge | 7/25/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: My husband had a decor suggestion. Can I place a chaise lounge at the foot of my bed? If so, what ... A: The simple answer is that you "can" put a chaise at the foot of the bed, although the typical chaise ... | ||
| Interior expert needed for advice | 7/20/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: We are looking at purchasing a new/older home. But before we do we would like an expert to accompany ... A: Great question - thanks for selecting me at All Experts. There are professional renovation ... | ||
| vaulted ceiling in a small room | 7/14/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: I just moved into a house with very high vaulted ceilings. They are beautiful in the combined ... A: Cathy, Thanks for your question and for selecting me from the All Experts Panel. My apologies for ... | ||
| paint | 7/10/2011 | Jennifer Taylor Wojcik |
| Q: We recently bought a home and I can't stand looking at all of the white walls!! I am very concerned ... A: The photograph shows me exactly what your dilemma is - thanks for sending it along. To address ... | ||
| Livingroom Design question. | 6/29/2011 | Vancha Baylova |
| Q: I have a design question that I have been stressing over for MONTHS now.. And I am running out of ... A: I would suggest you to knock down the wall between the dinning room and the great room. If there is ... | ||
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Jennifer Taylor Wojcik
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Expertise
Visit my web site at: http://www.jennifertaylorwojcik.com Decor: I've written about it, planned it, designed it and colored it, and I've never stopped loving it. It's not what you spend, or who made it, it's how it makes you feel.
Experience
College, advertising, public relations, marketing, free-lance writing and a plethora of creative endeavors have led me here. As an entrepreneur in decorative product design, I learned the hard way how tough it can be to be in business for yourself. A stint at a law firm taught me humility too. Some three thousand questions ago, I wondered if I could really help.
Publications
"From Day One" A Novel, available now; published by Tate Publishing and available nationwide via bookstores and Amazon.com. HTTP://www.seasoned.com (HomeStyle articles beginning in 1998)
Visit me at http://www.jennifertaylorwojcik.com
Education/Credentials
BA, Psychology
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