Weigh down your curtains with a proper 5-inch hem. It makes them much more proportioned and professional-looking.

Oddly enough, white is a dead tone in a small room. Choosing something with a more medium tone will make the space feel larger.

I set up stations, buy a big vat of chili, and then guests do what they want to do - and I still get to party.

I'm shocked at how much I'm into Christmas pillows. There's cheesiness, obviously, but then there's really cute ones that are metallic that say "Ho Ho Ho" or "Merry" or cute vintage needlepoint ones.

As long as you work in a color palette and you style what you already have within that color palette, it's going to look good together.

I personally would rather be a partygoer than a party-thrower.

Metal shades only give directional lighting, which is great for a desk or work area, but not for ambient lighting. Fabric shades are much softer.