Tag: interior decorating

Like many homeowners, Jessica McRae loves decorating but sometimes gets in over her head. One night she texted a photo of her bare coffee table to a designer friend. In just a few hours, her pal shot back a simple plan of what to buy and how to arrange it. Problem solved. McRae also realized she’d found a new way to deliver pro decor advice.

History shows that homemaking is a very real antidote for stress. During the heat of the civil rights movement, many of its Atlanta leaders were working with appliance dealer Guy Gunter on remodeling their kitchens.

With formal living rooms about as popular as VHS recorders these days, homeowners and interior designers are taking a looser approach to front sitting rooms.

In an exclusive interview about his latest book, Apartment Therapy: Complete + Happy Home, founder Maxwell Ryan tells us why today’s homebuyers care more about making their home happy than perfect.