ShareThisA continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:Here are design ideas from Kim Myles of HGTV's "Myles of Style":Design Dilemma: You've chosen colors for every room in your home, but you don't know how to make them "flow."Kim's DIY Solution: Forget the flow!As long as you've chosen colors that complement each other, forget about the need to make your entire house flow. A matchy-matchy style is the quickest way to get bored with your interiors, so release yourself from the design police and do what makes you feel good about your space.Design Dilemma: You don't have much closet space, but you need extra storage.Kim's DIY Solution: Storage in (almost) plain sight Create storage, instantly and anywhere, by choosing the shortest wall in a room and hanging a curtain rod from the ceiling about 2 feet from the wall. Hang a wall-to-wall curtain to conceal this space. Choose any material: a pattern, silk, velvet -- anything but a sheer so you can hide the storage within the space you've created.Alternatively, if you have a bland armoire or storage closet, consider it a part of the room's design by treating the doors with decoupage, beautiful paper or an artistic paint treatment.Design Dilemma: You rent and can't paint, but want to bring color to your apartment's bland walls.Kim's DIY Solution: Fabric wallpaper that doesn't damage walls.1. Buy inexpensive, colorful fabric -- enough to cover at least one wall.2. Wash the fabric first so the color won't transfer.3. Apply liquid starch onto the wall with a paint roller. Note: The starch adheres better if the paint isn't an eggshell finish.4. Smooth your fabric onto the wall and apply a second coat of liquid starch on top.5. Let it dry -- instant wallpaper!6. When it's time to move on, dampen the fabric with a sponge and peel it off.Courtesy of Kim Myles of HGTV'S "Myles of Style."(For thousands of other ideas visit www.hgtv.com. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.)
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