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So many great tips! My favorite is secret #1. I rent a small apartment and needed tips on how to make it look stylish.

Natalie Grbic

Posted by Natalie – May 12, 2008 11:08 PM

What original episode of Design On A Dime did secret #1 come from?

Posted by carrie – May 13, 2008 12:20 PM

Can you please tell me what products were used to go over the existing counter in the shop design on a dime top 35 secrets. thank-you.

Posted by Pamela Ehrke – May 13, 2008 2:59 PM

I am trying to decotorate my living room on a non-existant budget. This is my first home and I want to be stylish, but, practical. My taste has always been sort of "country" with the natural wood heart shelves, ect. My husband bought us livingroom furniture that is mocha colored. I am leaning toward a combination of black and spice red for accessories and accents. I am stuck on what color to paint the walls. they are white right now with natural wood trim and wood floors. I don't want to paint the trim, only the walls. I need some ideas!!! Can You Help Me????

Posted by Rhonda DiLeo – May 14, 2008 12:54 PM

i have a bar/rec room and i want to make it very tropical....any suggestions

Posted by linda – May 14, 2008 2:17 PM

I also wanted to know what was put over the existing countertop to modernize it in the top 35 secrets..thanks

Posted by felicia a – May 16, 2008 11:58 AM

Hi, I am more than ready to change the style of my room that was decorated by my mother, years ago. She had white a white shinny formica bedroom set custom made for my room. My room is already small and adding 3 large pieces of furniture (made with storage in mind) only made it that much smaller. I am really looking forward to changing it and possibly getting rid of some of the furniture. my room is long and narrow (approx 8'x13'). The door to enter the room is on one end and the door to the deck is on the other end. not much space to work with except two walls. One idea I have is to paint the one main wall a deep blue and stenciling lots of gold stars starting from the top of the walls then gradually having less and less as it goes down to center of the wall and very few lower then that. This would give it the falling stars effect but not sure if this idea works with white formica at all and what to do with the other walls. I am also a fan of the color red but red with and white furniture seems to bold. I need help, please!!!!!!!

Posted by Esra Samrioglu – May 16, 2008 2:30 PM

I have an older home with ALL real wood/Cherry paneling, limited on what I can do. Have a large unused family room with a wood bar and high top table one big wall with family photos would like to redo, other large wall windows. Would also like to get away from carpet but kitchen that meets up to it is tile, which is dicontinued. PLEASE HELP ANY IDEAS WOULD BE GREAT

Posted by JoAnn – May 18, 2008 8:36 AM

It was an awesome show with great ideas. I am going to try to implement them when I try my hand at decorating my studio. I was planning on getting a bigger apartment but I just don't want to move.

Posted by Jamillah – May 18, 2008 9:08 PM

Hi. I would suggest a tropical tapestry wall hanging with perhaps a martini glasss or koi fish tapestries or something than can liven up the walls.

I have a shop that offers the tapestries at Decor4u.com, so I am partial to the wall decor being attractive and fun to spruce up any room.

Posted by Maridee – May 19, 2008 12:00 PM

Nice tip regarding the curtains. Not only will it add height but also would allow natural light to get in, which will make the space airy and feel more spacious. I liked the third photo...so nice.

Posted by Ann – May 20, 2008 4:24 AM

I loved this show, especially since Design On A Dime is one of my favorite shows. I also loved FreeStyle. I can't afford someone like Candace Olson (spelling ?), although, I think she is a fabulous designer. I would love to see more of the shows that teaches you how to do your own spaces while spending as little or no money as possible. P.S: I miss Lee, Summer and Charles, my absolute faves. Where are they???

Posted by Eleanor – May 26, 2008 11:32 AM

Eleanor, I couldn't agree more. We are also on a very low budget and i do a lot of DIY projects and have learned a lot from some of the shows but they seem to have shows that have budgets of thousands of dollars instead of hundreds. I wamt shows that help me not make me envious(?). Thanks for letting me vent.

Posted by Sherri – May 27, 2008 9:09 PM

I need help in decorating a home in Woodstock, Ga., which my son and I bought together. I am at a loss of what to do. Please help Mae Dell Irby

Posted by Mae Dell Irby – June 22, 2008 10:48 PM

what do you do with two focal points?? 40inch plasa tv and a fireplace??? Please help

Posted by sharon venable – June 28, 2008 8:34 PM