01:  When displaying, whether bookshelves, curios, or soffits, work in odd numbers.

02:  Mix and match traditional with modern, antique with contemporary.

03:  Paint a white lampshade your favorite color or add gimp or beading to lower part of shade.

04:  Find a thiftstore chandelier, repaing and add crystals.

05:  Buy a photography, botanical, celebrity, or even comic books, take a razor blade, and cut it up.  Put into inexpensive frames and group together on a large wall.

06:  Use wooden clipboards to display important papers or reminders.  Hang in a vertical or horizontal fashion.

07:  Add wall brackets or candle sconces to add width to mirrors and pictures.  They easily elongate a focal wall.

08:  Use twin beds in a guest room with a nightstand between to add not only interest but varied room dimension.

09:  Add a long bench or chest at the end of your bed which provides not only storage but finishes the look of a room.

10:  Rearrange your living room.  Instead of one big seating area, break it up into smaller, cozier seating areas.

11:  Instead of buying just one shower curtain or ready made drapery panel, buy two.  You will love the fullness and give the area the look of expensive custom made treatements.

12:  Frame old record albums and use as wall decor in basements or children's rooms.

13:  Paint the small edges (or piping) on your bookshelves to add contrast.  The same effect can be achieved by painting or wallpapering the background.

14:  Take inexpensive nailheads to ottomans, chairs, and cornices to add a more finished look.

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15:  Group frames of varying sizes and shapes, creating a focal wall of interest.  Mix new with vintage for additional impact.

16:  Change out hardware pulls on dressers and vanities to update the cabinets

17:  For cramped kitchens, remove closed door uppers and replace with open shelving to add space.

18:  Group mirrors, clocks, or art of varying shapes and sizes.

19:  Paint your ceilings colors that coordinate or accent your walls.

20:  Decorate under a console table using oversized vases or jardines to add drama.

21:  Use apothecary jars for display using buttons, beads, pasta, Christmas ornaments, old watches, or candy.

22:  Using folding screens as art.  Separate and hang on walls either vertically or horizontally.

23:  Take your closet doors off and add a drapery treatment.

24:  Lean and stack pictures on fireplaces, bombay chests, and dressers.  Don't be afraid to overlap.

25:  Pull your sofa away from the wall.  Add large mirrors, pictures, or book shelve unit behind to add depth.

26:  Create wainscoting by painting the lower third of your room a deeper color.

27:  Use books to eleviate the heights of your accessories.

28.  Take chances.