By ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN, Scripps Howard News Service

I receive many e-mails offering useful and interesting ideas on what can be done to improve home interiors. Here are some bits and pieces of information that might be of interest to you.

The accessories in your home reflect your personality. Since Halloween has passed, you can now concentrate on Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations, so let's focus on making your home more inviting and representing that great personality. Let's start with Thanksgiving accessories.

We have some great holidays coming up soon! Are you ready? Is your house ready, for that matter? Let's check out some decorating ideas.

Staging is the buzzword these days! When selling a home, it is suggested the home be staged for a better or quicker sale. The idea behind staging is to make the home look uncluttered and as professionally decorated as possible so it appears fresh and inviting to potential buyers. If the home is vacant, a professional stager will put furniture and accessories in to make the home more inviting.

It's time to talk about a good night's sleep. With all the stress we are subject to, a peaceful, relaxing sleep is health-restoring and rejuvenating. There are some innovative mattresses available to help achieve blissful sleep. Let's explore.

So, how does a professional designer design a room? They all have their own ways, but the basics are generally the same. I'm going to let you in on some professional methods.

It's never too late to get a dorm room organized and decorated! I know of many students who are still trying to get their pad in order, so let's start with the basics.

Raise your hand if you work from home. Aha! I knew it. There are many of you. Let me see -- one, two, three, 25 million, give or take. In order to be successful, you should have a well-organized, well-designed home office. So let's get started.

Remember the old movies where the actress or actor would slip behind a decorative folding screen to discreetly change clothes while still conversing with a guest in the room? Those quaint folding screens, also called privacy screens, are still in vogue today. They have many uses, and they're not necessarily related to apparel change.

A little idea can spark a big project, so here are some helpful household ideas to get you on your way.