White paint doesn’t have to mean stark or modern. More at www.RoomsToRaveAbout.wordpress.com.

2010 tableware trends to look out for. More at www.CookingQuarters.wordpress.com.

Who doesn’t love the look of Nora Walker’s kitchen on the TV show Brothers and Sisters? This is definitely a cook’s kitchen. Read more at www.cookingquarters.com.

Not sitting down to a formal dinner like you used to? Casual dining is a growing trend these days. Read more at www.whatsnewathome.wordpress.com

The latest bedroom furniture trends may having you opting for a bedroom makeover sooner than later. Read more at www.whatsnewathome.wordpress.com

It’s said that America’s favorite color helps us relax.. maybe that’s because blue simulates the sky and encourages us to blue-sky, or dream, happy thoughts all night? But it’s the way the blue is used in this bedroom room that’s most interesting. Read more at roomstoraveabout.wordpress.com

We’ve been flirting with orange the past decade, from corals and fruit shades to warm, rich pumpkin, dijon and copper hues. But by 2010, this hot home fashion color is expected to be on par with gray, green and even stronger than ivory and beige?? Read more at http://www.whatsnewathome.wordpress.com

Popularity of contemporary giving way to more European and international influences. Read more at www.whatsnewathome.wordpress.com

See what can be done to save these Windsor chairs from a bland dining room fate at www.roomstoraveabout.wordpress.com.

More of us want restaurant-style dinnerware rather than bone china at home. Check out the trend… and one of my favorite NYC retail stores at www.cookingquarters.wordpress.com